Your garden is in and your seeds are finally starting to poke above the ground. . . hurray! But there’s also some other things growing in your garden, and frankly, you’re not sure which is which. While I can’t possibly know every single weed in North America, I can give
Buy Soil and Mulch for Next Year If your local garden centre has any dirt or mulch left, now is the time to get it on sale. Don’t worry if you can’t put it in your garden just yet. Those bags will keep until spring. I find it helpful to
The vegetables have been picked, the temperatures are cooling, and fall has arrived. You know you should clean up your garden for the year, but lets be real–you’re feeling the time crunch with back to school, a busy work life, or just plain being sick of your garden. While a
Everyone hates weeds. Well, almost everyone. There will always be those people who mention how delicious and useful portulaca, plantain, and dandelions are. I get that they can be useful and have their place–but unless things get desperate, you probably won’t see me adding portulaca to my salad. However, that
Perennial plants are a good investment. Plant once and have flowers that bloom for years. However, some plants that seem innocent enough literally take over the garden and quickly spiral out of control. Others bloom for such a short time that they don’t seem worth the trouble. Here’s a list
Are you fed up with spending all your free time weeding in your garden, only to have the area you weeded be full of weeds three days later? Would you like to be able to deal with the weeds once, with minimal upkeep for the rest of the season? Do
Last weekend was the unofficial gardening weekend in Canada (otherwise known as May Long Weekend) and our household was no exception to the trend. However, there was one little problem. . . the wilderness we call our backyard and garden space.
I actually have many nemesis lately as I try to whip our new home into shape: ferns (so many ferns!!!), wallpaper, small unwanted trees, big unwanted trees/bushes, the super ugly bathroom, perennials gone wild, just to name a few. I digress. As soon as the weather heated up, I knew
The housing market in our old city is terrible, to say the least. We don’t have a lot of showings, but so far the consensus seems to be that the house is great but the yard is too small. I can’t make the yard bigger, but I can make it
This is our house. Out of all the homes we’ve owned, this one probably has the best curb appeal. We could tell that things were overgrown, but the arrival of spring has shown us exactly how much.
Hi, I’m Kristen and I help new gardeners learn to grow their own vegetables and beautify their yards. I also share recipes that use all those delicious garden produce. Grab a coffee (and your gardening gloves) and join me for gardening tips, simple recipes, and the occasional DIY, all from the lovely city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
