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I’m planting flowers, but can’t decide on a perennial or an annual! What to do? Don’t fret, this is a common concern and question here at our garden centre in Calgary! Let’s take a glance at annuals first. Annuals live, as the name suggests, for only one year. Generally, they’re in full blossom during their lifetime, and their bloom lasts longer as...

Trees are in full leaf and blooms are a plenty in Calgary. Yes, it’s spring! There should be no more chance of frost!!! But this is Calgary.... This is a great time to start planting your garden, and ordering plants online. But remember – the lure of spring flowers may be strong, but it’s important to think ahead. With some planning, you can...

Wherever you see a glorious display of colour in a well-planned perennial bed, you’ll probably find daylilies in there somewhere. The beautiful, trumpet shaped blooms are available in myriad colours and will thrive in anything from full sun to partial shade. Why are they called daylilies? The elegant blooms of hemerocallis only last for a day, but because the plants produce so...

Well it is not too crazy to expect the unexpected in Calgary. But going from 25 degrees and sunny to -1 and snow in 24 hours is a bit strange. I am sure a lot of you have experienced some damage to your trees, shrubs and perennials. The reason this happens is because everything still is in full leaf and the wet...

It was a hot July here in Calgary and the city looks great for it - gardens everywhere are a mass of colourful, lush growth. Here at Calgaryplants.com we make it easy for anyone to have a fabulous yard, and we love knowing that we’re doing our part to make the city more beautiful. Ordering online is so simple and we’ll deliver...

We all love to entertain guests in our yards, but what do you do when some of the guests are uninvited? We’re talking about the inevitable insects and pests which are the bane of gardeners everywhere. Many of the plants we sell at Calgaryplants.com are bred specifically for their resistance to disease and pests, but here are some critters you may still...