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Curb appeal is crucial for the value of your home, and who doesn’t like to come home to an oasis? In fact, the National Association of Realtors features an article that states that curb appeal is a top priority in increasing your home’s value. Consider the following easy solutions to instantly improve the look of your landscape: Plant a Tree A tree...

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...

If you’re considering planting fruit trees in your Calgary landscaping, then you’re going to be dealing with bees. Bees are of the hundreds of thousands of animal species - including birds and bats - that pollinate plants and trees. If you’re considering planting a garden full of flowers and fruit trees, you might attract quite a few of these majestic little beasts!...

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...

At this time of year people often ask if it’s too early to plant. After all, we could still have a couple more cold spells. Conventional wisdom tells us not to put plants out until the May long weekend, and that’s a good rule of thumb. But this is a great time to start hardening off your new plants. That means bringing...