Calgary Horticultural Society
208 50 Avenue SW T2S 2S1 Calgary, AB, Canada

Gardeners, our affiliate member CRAGS is having their monthly meeting on April 8. Yaro Horachek is speaking about his seed collecting trip to Kyrgyzstan. See the details in the post below. This talk is free for CRAGS members. Check it out.

As you look out at your snow covered the front yard this morning are you envisioning a new look for spring? A few veggies in with annuals and perennials? A garden sculpture that doubles as a home for pollinators? Come be inspired by Tara Noland of Savvy Gardening. Online registration closes on Thursday, April 1don't delay, use the ticket link or visit the What's Happening calendar on our website (https://bit.ly/2LlbfkE) to register.

Grocery store produce pepper seeds sprouted in a sandwich bag on damp paper towel. Looks like it will be a potting up day. #hortmember #yycgardens #yycgardening #yycgardener #yycgardenshowiscoming

Brought the table centrepiece made December 23 outside. Almost all the greens still were soft and flexible. Removed the hurricane lamp and decorations, added greens and berries from another centrepiece, gave it some interest with dry sea holly from the garden...add a dusting of snow and it’s a beautiful outdoor arrangement. #hortmember #yycnow #yycgardener #yycgardens #yycgarden #seaholly

Last chance for online registration. Sign up today! Have fun and join the trend of creating moss pictures for home décor. Use the event ticket link or visit the calhort.org What's Happening calendar (https://bit.ly/2Y5v06i) to register.

Check out this opportunity from GardeningatUSask. Lyndon Penner is an interesting speaker and has presented Calgary Horticultural Society Garden Show several times in the past. #hortmember #yycgardens #yycgardener

This is why you shouldn’t totally clear out the garden in the fallwinter interest. Doesn’t the frost look beautiful on the hops? The birds are enjoying the dry vines as cover and for perching while waiting for their turn at the feeder. #hortmember #yycgarden #yycgardener #yycgardening #yycgardens #yycnow #yycplants #plantsofyyc

Late day walk. 2021 is looking up. #hortmember #yycgardener #yyc

January brings long-season seed starting. Soon it will be springreally! Would you like to receive Calgary focussed gardening tips straight to your inbox? Then sign up for the Gardeners' Corner. It's the @calhort weekly e-news and contains tips, highlights from recent programs, and up-coming classes. The next e-news will be sent tomorrow morning, don't miss out, sign up now: https://bit.ly/3mFnHMn

The amaryllis is looking so lovely this morning...and there are more blooms to come. Plants that flower at this time of year are beautiful gifts. #hortmember #yycgardener #yycgardening #yychouseplants #plantsofinstagram #plants #amaryllis #thankful

Made the @atcoblueflame kitchen garlic dark chocolate truffles, featured in today's CalHort Yyc Gardener's Corner e-news, using Russian Red Garlic from @parklandpeonies and almond milk. The milk makes a softer truffle. When using such a strong flavourful garlic try using half the amount of garlic. There's a balsamic drizzle on the truffles which gives the shiny dot on top. Oh, the rosemary pictured is from a plant being overwintered under grow lights. If you are interested in receiving gardening news by email, sign up for our weekly Gardener's Corner e-news https://bit.ly/3mFnHMn. You can read back issues on our website (https://www.calhort.org/resources/our-publications/) Happy growing!

In case you were wondering... the blood-veined sorrel survived it’s over-night in a bucket of soapy water and repotting treatment for mealybugs and aphids. Three weeks later, the old leaves have died off and have been replaced with new. #yycgarden #yycgardening #yycgardens #hortmember #yycgardener #indoorgardening #indoorplants #wintergardening

The cactus spines were glowing in the light yesterday morning. It’s a benefit of the low sun angle at this time of year. #hortmember #yycgardening #yycgardens #yycgarden #yycgardener

The fun visuals to be found when you maintain a bird feeder in the garden. In the spring, seedlings need protection but the bird are good pest controllers. #hortmember #yycgardener #yycgardening #yycgardens #yycgarden #yycbirds

Small is beautiful. Do you have a favourite vase, mug, or thrift store find that you want to display? Why not turn it into a festive arrangement? Looking for tips to make it great? Join the Society for this in-person workshop. Use the ticket link to register or visit calhort.org (https://bit.ly/3mxEC3W)

Snow-in-summer (Cerastium tomentosum) is still looking fresh in the garden this afternoon. It may seem like winter, but there still are little green treats to be found. #hortmember #yycgarden #yycgardener #yycgardening #yycgardens #smallpleasures #cerastiumtomentosum

The Viburnum trilobum berries were glowing like mini lights this week in the Society’s garden. A visual treat before they become bird food. Viburnum provided year-round interest. This one, American high bush cranberry, grows to 3 m tall. Do you grow viburnum? #hortmember #yycgardens #yycgardening #yycgarden #yycgardener #viburnum

This is one of the vividly coloured yarrows (achillea) as it goes to seed. It still has beautiful colour as it dries. A plant to consider growing if you’re looking for late season colour and winter interest. #hortmember #yycgardens #yycgardener #yycgardening #yycgarden #yycplants

It’s amazing...Still harvesting yellow wax beans. Why are they still vibrant? They were planted in deck rail pots. A low of 7 C or less and they were moved into the garage. It took them a while to get started but this warm fall has extended the harvest. #harvest #growyourownfood #hortmember #yycgarden #yycgardening #yycgardens #yycgardener #yycgardeners

Here are some helpful water related tips from our friends at City of Calgary Your Local Government, including tips on when to stop watering trees, shrubs and perennials

Are you looking at a massive harvest of carrots? Do you have boxes of green tomatoes hiding in the dark in your basement? What about the herb garden that just keeps on giving? ... And all those apples? Do you know what you're going to do with the bountiful harvest from this year's great growing season? If you're looking for ideas about how to preserve your harvest, sign up for this online workshop with Verne Williams and Kath Smyth. Registration closes Oct 1, so sign up today! Open the event to read the details and use the ticket link to register. It will be fun!

Put your leaves into the composts ... no worries about them blowing about again! Thanks for the chuckle greengate Garden Centres

Last chance to sign up to make this environmentally and bird- friendly outdoor arrangement. Join Kath Smyth for this in-person workshop. She will guide you through its creation and provide information about the materials that it such a hit with local feathered friends. Use the ticket link to register. Open the event post for all the details. Help a feathered friend with your beautiful creation!

Lovely fall colour on the Northwest poplar (Populus x jackii 'Northwest')this morning. The leaves may not make a great mulch, but when dry and crumbled, can be a good addition of brown material to a compost. In moments like this, with a bold blue sky, they shine. #hortmember #yycgardens #yycgardening #yycgardens #yycgardener #fall #fallcolours

Here's some Music (the type of garlic pictured) as a note of thanks to all our partners in making our online Day of LearningGarlic Fair a success. Thanks to Ty Heembrock of Anything Grows Cochrane Garden Center, Chef Grant of ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen, Alex Heidebrecht of Barheide Ranch, Jennifer Hoglin of Gooseberry Gardens, Malcolm Saunders of Light Cellar, Elaine Rude of Luv 2 Garden, Adam Yakabuskie of Parkland Peonies, Rod Olson of YYC Growers and Distributors, the Calgar...y Horticultural Society team, our viewers and followers. It's been a fantastic weekend! If you haven't watch them yet, be sure to catch the event's videos this evening. They'll be gone tomorrow! Also visit the Marketplace to learn about the vendors and businesses that supported our event; see the Online Garlic Fair Program for information about the videos; complete the participation survey and enter for a chance to win a gift bag of chef-tested kitchenware from the ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen and garlic from the Society's Teaching garden. Visit calhort.org (https://bit.ly/3hGD0Ca) for the video and program links. Gardening for Life! See more

Garlic, a great Calgary and area crop! Watch our Day of LearningGarlic Fair videos to learn about growing, harvesting and cooking with garlic. Be sure to complete our participation survey and you could win a gift bag of chef-tested kitchenware from ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen and Society Teaching Garden grown garlic. Visit calhort.org (https://bit.ly/3hGD0Ca) for links to the videos. Enjoy!

Did you miss yesterday's Day of LearningGarlic Fair? That's okay, you can watch the videos today! Visit calhort.org (https://bit.ly/3hGD0Ca) There's videos about planting, growing, harvesting, drying, storing, preserving and cooking with garlic.

What a day! Yesterday, was our Day of LearningGarlic Fair. So many great presentations! GOOD NEWS! You can watch the videos today ... Garlic planting, growing, harvesting, drying, storing, preserving, and COOKING! Hop online for a video fest. Enjoy! Calhort.org (https://bit.ly/3hGD0Ca) Use the links to play the videos.

Not sure what to do on a Saturday night? Don't just hang around. The videos from today's online Day of LearningGarlic Fair are available for viewing. Make some popcorn, sprinkle on a little garlic salt and have a nice viewing bingeit about garlic, all about garlic. Links to the videos are on our event page (https://bit.ly/3hGD0Ca) or you can go to our YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/2x3TT8m). Watch them all! #garlic #hortmember #yycevents.

Garlic scapeshow do you prepare them? Saute, tossed in stir fry, added to a pesto? Have you ever tried them pickled? Watch Rod Olsen's YYC Growers and Distributors to learn how during today's (Sept 26) Day of Learning Garlic Fair. Visit our calhort.org What's Happening event (https://bit.ly/3hGD0Ca) for details and links. #shoplocalyyc #garlic #yycevents #online learning #yycgrowers #yycgardening

Super inspired to do a little chocolate and garlic cooking after the @atcoblueflame demonstration with Chef Grant. Up next on the Day of LearningGarlic Fair is lacto fermentation and roasting garlic with Elaine Rude. Catch the video at 2:30 pm. See our website: Calhort.org Whats Happening Garlic Fair.