Nichole Huck interviewed three ladies from Afghan who shared their story on CBC-Radio. The ladies shared their experience about leaving Afghanistan and adjusting to living in Regina and their first experience of gardening in Saskatchewan at the YARA-Grow Regina Community Garden. “This is a place that even though there is a language barrier … you… »
FPD Committee will be held at 7:00 pm on August 4th at 3431 Queen… »
Plant World is the yearly creation and design of a Regina Horticultural Society member and also local horticulturist. Taking up a major area in the Conexus EventPlex building, Plant World is constructed entirely from the concrete up by members of the Regina Horticultural Society and countless volunteers. It offers a multitude of greenery for everyone… »
The Garden Operations Committee Meeting on July 29th at 7:00 pm at 2636 Wascana Drive (John’s… »
Those of us who spend warm spring and summer days digging in the soil and getting our fingernails dirty don’t mind a bit of work; after all, as the cartoonist and illustrator Lou Erickson once said, and as we all know, “gardening requires lots of water-most of it in the form of perspiration.” But no… »
The Orchard Committee meeting will be held at Henry’s Cafe at 2:00 pm. Discussions will include plans for the Evergreen Greening… »
You could say that my great-grandmother, my father’s grandmother, loved to garden, but I don’t think it would capture her passion. She had hundreds of flowers growing in beds all around the house and in every windowsill. She and my great-grandfather didn’t have much, only a wood furnace for heat, and yet her African violets… »
I thought I’d add this meat-less wonder. This has got to the be the most awesome and addictive Ukranian/Russian/Polish dishes I’ve ever tasted. It was handed down on my Maternal Grandmother’s (Baba’s) side, for who knows how long. We don’t know the actual name of the dish (I usually just ask my Mom to make… »
Most gardeners in Saskatchewan agree that we don’t want gophers in our garden because they dig holes and eat our vegetables, but I think it is important to remind our gardeners of the guidelines concerning the domestic “prairie dogs” that state, “Pets are not allowed in the garden area under any circumstances, even if on… »
As I wander around community garden, I am always drawn to the garden that has an ornament or some unique planting style. It tells me something about the gardener and his/her personality. In fact, it is your creativity helps us capture fresh images each season. There’s no right or wrong for incorporating objects into the… »
Boxthorn (Lycium) is a genus of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), containing about 90 species of plants native throughout much of the temperate and subtropical zones of the world. They are mostly found in dry, semi-saline environments. Other common names include desert-thorn, Christmas berry, wolfberry, Matrimony vine, and Duke of Argyll’s tea tree. Goji is a… »
Blueberries are flowering plants of the genus Vaccinium (a genus which also includes cranberries and bilberries with dark-blue berries and is a perennial. Species in the section Cyanococcus are the most common fruits sold as “blueberries” and are mainly native to North America. They are usually erect but sometimes prostrate shrubs varying in size from… »