It’s Day 2 of our Riverbank Makeover project for 2023 with Leaf Ninjas . Today is invasive weed removal: Burdock (see pic)Tansy, Thistle, Ox-Eye Daisy, etc all coming out before native plants start getting planted Wednesday. Plus we found a baby vole! Volunteer spots still avail.

🥇Streak over. After 182 consecutive days with minimum temperature ≥-1°C in #Calgary, the minimum temperature was only -1.2°C Monday. We broke the all time record before the run ended. #YycWx #YYC #ABWx

Milkweed Pods: How to Collect and Harvest Milkweed Seeds savvygardening.com/milkweed-pods/

Pumpkins: The overlooked superfood. bbc.com/future/article… Nutritious, drought-tolerant, long shelf life, nitrogen fixing and more.

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone map has been updated (from 2012). The 2023 map is about 2.5 degrees warmer. npr.org/2023/11/17/121…

A rural city bets on water access and landscape amenities as the keys to economic revitalization. bit.ly/41hWplg

Beautiful. 👇#yyccc #yyc #Ilovetrees💚

Native Plants- Very Popular

Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica) #hummingbirds via Claire Jones thegardendiaries.blog/2023/04/13/ind…

Like little palms… #rodgersia pinnata ‘Chocolate Wings’

This is important! #yyccc

Help support the 2024 Spring 50/50 Raffle and have a chance to win some real prizes. rafflebox.ca/raffle/horticu…

Rudbeckia glowing in the summer garden💛🌼☀️ #gardening #flowers

At Nose Hill this morning where the city’s latest GOAT contractors are eating invasive species in their official uniforms.

Blog post — If you can't water it, may as well eat it. 😜ground-werk.ca/blog/red-russi… #RedRussianKale #Kale #yycgardening #gardening

Just got a copy of the awesome new book from Alberta’s Kristin Graves, aka Instagram.com/fifthgengardens. It’s packed with expert advice on selecting, planting, growing, harvesting & curing garlic… plus dozens of recipes. Available Sept 17 or pre-order from your fave book shop today.

Tip for Overwintering Perennials and Shrubs in Containers: In order to overwinter a perennial or shrub in a container outside, it needs to be two zones hardier than the zone you live in. Get more tips from Proven Winners provenwinners.com/overwintering-…

I moved. 🌿 bsky.app/profile/ground…