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Daydreams of Sunshine and Gardening
Our yard is still mostly covered with snow! It’s mainly because of last weekend’s 48 hours of snowfall. But according to Environment Canada, there are also remnants from our first winter 2012/13 snowfall – more than 150 days ago! So … Continue reading
Frosted Flowers
I popped outside late yesterday morning, just before the sun came around to melt the frost and cause the flowers to wilt to the ground…
Edible Garden Assessment – 2012 Winners & Losers
Calgary experienced a “hard” or “killing” frost last night, so today the nasturtiums, cosmos, carrot tops and parsley tops seemed to shrivel up and fall over right before my eyes. The weather forecast called it, so I ran around yesterday, … Continue reading
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Tagged aphids, Calgary garden, dwarf apple trees, lady bug, postaday, postaweek2012
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Bald-faced Hornet Nest – Quick Update
Near the end of July, we discovered a Bald-Faced Hornet Nest in the crabapple tree in our front yard. We eventually decided to hang some strips of warning flagging on the tree branches and leave it be until cold temperatures … Continue reading
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Tagged bald-faced hornet, black and white hornet, hornet nest, postaday, postaweek2012, wasp nest
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Flower Garden Assessment – 2012 Winners & Losers
We’re enjoying beautiful weather in Calgary on this first day of autumn. But with leaves turning yellow, nights growing cooler and seed pods forming on a number of plants in the yard, it seems like the right time to do … Continue reading
