Scarlet lily beetles (lilioceris lilii) – also known as red lily beetles or simply lily beetles – are pesky little offenders that can wreak some serious havoc on your garden. Today, we’re explaining the life cycle of lily beetles as well as our foolproof way to get rid of lily beetles naturally.
Have you ever set out to do anything without having a strategy? And how did that work for you? Just how many trips did you take back to the store to get supplies?
Strategizing for anything you’d like to accomplish is always a good idea. In this blog we will talk about why planning a garden is a good idea and talk about steps in planning a garden.
Dahlias, in their amazing array of colours and styles, bring sparkle and drama to a garden space. Dahlias are the flowers that your neighbours will stop and ask about. The dahlia family offers a multitude of choices in colour, height, and flower type to compliment your garden the best.
For plants, light is life. Light is the crucial element for their growth – if we didn’t have light, we wouldn’t have plants. In the north where we live, adequate lighting from natural sources for growing plants can be hard to come by.
In this blog we will talk about photosynthesis, why supplemental lighting for plants is necessary and new trends in LED lighting for horticulture.
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Wondering how to overwinter your treasured dahlia flowers? Today, we’re sharing two simple methods for overwintering your dahlia tubers indoors during Canada’s cold winter – both for those grown in pots and those grown in the ground.
Fertilizer can be confusing. The sheer quantity of brands and mathematical combinations can be dizzying. Let’s spend some time unwinding fertilizer and hopefully, the numbers will begin to make sense.
Explore the history of horticultural zones, what horticultural zone Alberta is, what growing zone Edmonton is, how horticultural zones benefit the home gardener, and some hardy perennials for Edmonton’s horticultural zone with us in this blog.
It’s frustrating. Perennials die over the winter and they’re really not supposed to, right?
Tomatoes are probably the strongest draw for the non-gardener to venture into trying to grow something because there really is nothing like a fresh tomato. Tomatoes are originally native to the tropics, producing smaller berry-like fruit than we know today. Here are a few tips on the environment of their choice and care.
When flowers bloom, a complex series of events start to perpetuate their species. We gardeners get to enjoy the beautiful color displays and heady scents, which flowers use to attract pollinators. And what a joy it is to appreciate the blossoms!
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As the growing season winds down, that prickly patch of raspberries is screaming for attention. To be able to prune raspberries correctly, understanding their life cycle makes the task so much more bearable. Here are a few tips on raspberry pruning.