They say home is where the heart is, an old and perhaps hackneyed phrase that nonetheless chimes with all of us. That’s where it all begins on the home quarter. You don’t build a beautiful pool because you want a dip now and then; you build it so family and friends can gather and have […] Read more
The Home Quarter
Everything dear begins at home
Stocked pond provides fun for family
Jim Luco is run off his feet in the summer as he manages a fruit and vegetable farm frequented by visitors who come to buy his produce. So when the day is mostly done and there’s a little time to relax, he goes out to his pond and feeds the trout. Handfuls of fish pellets […] Read more
Nursery eyes native plants to enhance survival
SPRINGBANK, Alta. — Ken Wright carefully checks tiny saplings growing in a protected bed to decide which to pull and which ones might become mighty oaks. The saplings are among the thousands of trees that Ken and Pam Wright grow from seed at their 16-acre nursery. The oaks are grown from acorns collected from a […] Read more
Oasis in bloom
BLACK DIAMOND, Alta. — Vale Greenhouses may be one of southern Alberta’s best kept secrets. Located at the edge of Black Diamond, southwest of Calgary, visitors pass through the gates of an English style stone fence where they can enjoy an alpine retreat, a kinetic garden or they may sit in one of the carefully […] Read more
Hardy plant varieties make the garden grow
Planning and design
Dry conditions are more common on the Prairies than excess moisture, the last two years notwithstanding. Gardeners are well aware of this and many have embraced the concepts of xeriscaping that include practical ways to use water in yards and gardens. June Flanagan knows all about gardening in dry areas. The Lethbridge author was a […] Read more
