Don’t wait too long to grab a bargain Aldi specialbuys sell-out quickly(Image: Aldi/Tim Mossford) Aldi‘s spring gardening event drops this weekend for shoppers to collect everything they need for the warmer months. Although the weather is frosty now, we wouldn’t recommend waiting until March to grab yourself a bargain. The Specialbuys section offers an ever-changing…
The men and women behind the physical labour of building the provinceโs infrastructure are still making a difference. James (Jim) Thain enjoyed a long and successful career as an engineer. During that time, he, alongside many team members whom he remembers fondly, worked on several of the foundational projects that became the basis for Albertaโs…
Greenhouse gardening โ growing plants under protection โ allows you to control the growing environment and nurture a whole range of plants that otherwise would be too sensitive to grow outside. ย ย This means you can grow a tropical oasis and propagate your own plants in orangeries, hothouses, greenhouses, conservatories or glasshouses.ย Read on to…
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Last week, garden and cooking maven Martha Stewart made a visit to the Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. Nothing about this surprised meโLongwood Gardens is one of the top botanic gardens in the United States. US News and Reports named it number one only a few weeks ago. In her blog post, Stewart encouraged her readers…
Back in September, Malinda Barberio received an email from someone claiming to have a Wollemi pine.ย No way, thought Barberio, the University of Colorado Boulder greenhouse manager. โBecause I know what they are,โ she said.ย She knew the Wollemi pine to be extremely rare, previously thought to be gone with the dinosaurs, which are believed…
Hook Greenhouse in southern Lorain County Ohio has expanded to more than 50,000 square feet without changing much about how it operates, like a family business, that is. The company began in 2001 when Charlie Hook and his family put up the first structure. Liz entered the industry in high school and eventually worked…
Thereโs a little plot of land behind nearly every house that holds untapped potential. Maybe itโs covered in weeds. Maybe itโs a patch of grass that gets mowed but never loved. And maybeโjust maybeโitโs waiting to become a personal Eden. For more and more people, that transformation begins with two simple words: greenhouse kits. I…
Greenhouses can feel like a luxury these days with cost of living concerns and the small outdoor spaces many of us have. But it’s ๏ปฟpossible to have a greenhouse with any size yard and on any budget, thanks to a hack shared by gardener Phil Dudman. A gardener of more than 30 years, Dudman, who…