On Sunday, August 23 at 1:00 pm volunteers met near the St. Mark’s garden shed to coordinate another ‘weeding party’. With the recent rains, the weeds have grown vigorously on the paths and around the garden. Volunteers once again fought the battle against the invasion of weeds in the Food Bank plots and on the… »
The Fundraising, Planning & Development Committee meeting will be held at 52 Michener Drive at 7:00 pm. We will be discussing the layout for the Master Site Plan for YARA-Grow Regina Community… »
On August 23 from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm at YARA-GRCG volunteers will be participating in another Weed Control Campaign. If you are interested in helping, please meet John at the Garden Shed near the St. Mark’s parking lot at 1:00 pm for a quick orientation. Grow Regina will be reviewing basic weeding techniques to… »
Ingredients 10 plum tomatoes, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 3/4 cup fresh basil, leaves, coarsely chopped 1 teaspoon fresh-squeezed lemon juice 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil Coarse salt and coarsely ground black pepper to taste French or Italian-style bread slices Traditional Aceto Balsamico (aged Balsamic Vinegar), optional Preheat oven to 475 degrees F. In a… »
Regina Horticultural Society educational event featuring display of vegetables, fruits, flowers, recipes and preserves at the Golden Mile Shopping Centre. Call 586-5191 for more details or visit… »
Meeting will be held at 7:00 pm at Mike’s office. Discussions will include review of composting and ‘rototilling’ recommendations for 2010… »
The weather has finally warmed up again after a cool July. It has been one of the coolest months on record that anyone can remember. In fact, friends in Vancouver have boasted about eating red tomatoes before Saskatchewanites. It’s crazy! Today the garden in buzzing with the activity of watering as the temperature gauge finally… »
On Sunday, August 2, several dedicated volunteers spent their afternoon battling the war on weeds in the pathways at YARA-Grow Regina Community Garden. This was a group effort to help control the weeds in the 20 foot and 5 foot pathways; however, this goal will not be achieved without the constant and ongoing attention of… »
Grow Regina has the unique pleasure of working with renowned local artist Victor Cicansky who has offered to donate two sculptures to frame the Queen Street entrance to the YARA-Grow Regina Community Garden in McLeod Park. These fabulous accent sculptures could not have been possible without support of YARA Belle Plaine for their generous offer… »
We may have heard the advice jokingly given by parents to children who are pulling garden weeds for the first time: if it looks healthy and it’s growing vigorously, pull it out. But there is some truth in this; at least a few of us have probably looked over our gardens at some point this… »
Shepherdia (Buffaloberries) are a genus of small shrubs which have rather bitter tasting berries, native to northern and western North America. The genus has three species: Shepherdia argentea – Silver buffaloberry Shepherdia canadensis – Canada buffaloberry Shepherdia rotundifolia – Round-leaf buffaloberry The fruit are often eaten by bears, which by legend, prefer the berries to… »