Sara Williams Saskatchewan Perennial Society If you want early spring bloom and you garden in the shade, three species of primroses (Primula) and five species of...

Sara Williams Saskatchewan Perennial Society It’s right about now that we become impatient for spring. So here are some spring flowering perennials to seek out at...

Jackie Bantle If you have not had the opportunity to eat fresh kohlrabi, you are missing out.  Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea) is a member of the...

When we bought our house in 1987 the front yard was a conventional lawn, with a small horse-shoe shaped flower bed and a large...

Sara Williams Saskatchewan Perennial Society Gooseberries have the largest fruit of the Ribes grown on the prairies, generally about 2 cm in diameter, similar to the...

by Sara Williams Hardly anything beats the flavour of homemade black currant ice cream - unless it's currant syrup, jelly, wine or port. Yet relatively...

If you have houseplants, it is inevitable that at some point, you will also have bugs on your houseplants. There are a few insects...

When you live in a climate that is winter for half the year it is not surprising that many of us like to have...

Sara Williams and Bob Bors Saskatchewan Perennial Society Apples (Malus pumila) have been part of our prairie landscape almost since the time of European settlement with...

With African violets (Saintpaulia ionontha), the first thing that catches your eye is their cluster of brightly coloured, slightly iridescent blooms that sit atop...

Sara WilliamsSaskatchewan Perennial SocietyWhen new to gardening, many of us begin by acquiring perennial plants from our mother’s garden, a friend or neighbour, a...

Jackie BantleSaskatchewan Perennial Society Genetic diversity, cloning and seedlings are words that all have one thing in common: they are the result of reproduction. Sexual...

Mistletoe has been used by many ancient cultures, and although the leaves and berries of some species are toxic the plant has also been...

Ginnie HartleySaskatchewan Perennial Society Almost everyone recognizes the red poppy that many people wear on their lapels on Remembrance Day.  And many people know that...

Jill ThomsonSaskatchewan Perennial Society In Saskatchewan, October could well be known as the month of the pumpkin, because of the 2 celebrations that both use...

Jackie BantleSaskatchewan Perennial Society As cooler temperatures bring us indoors and in closer contact with other humans at the start of flu season, many of...

Sara Williams Saskatchewan Perennial Society Chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) (also known simply as ‘mums’) bring colour to the autumn border, are great cut flowers and are...

Much of the water directed towards plants never reaches them. It is lost to evaporation, runoff or “non-target areas” such as driveways or patios....

Sara WilliamsSaskatchewan Perennial Society With an average annual precipitation of 30 to 50 cm (12–20 in.), and with about half falling as snow, most plants...

When I was young, I was convinced that rhubarb grew wild on the Prairies. Every farm that I visited and every abandoned farmyard that...

Sara WilliamsSaskatchewan Perennial SocietyAlso called pie cherries, these are most often used in cooking and processing. Traditionally, Canadians call them “sour” while Americans call...

Jill ThomsonSaskatchewan Perennial SocietyThis growing season, there seem to be many plants affected by mildew early in the season, particularly in my shady front...

Sara WilliamsSaskatchewan Perennial SocietyClematis (from the Greek word for vine) are among our most beautiful vines. While many do very well on the Prairies...

Erl SvendsenSaskatchewan Perennial Society I joke that I sold my last house because I found myself sharing the garden with a multitude of slimy slugs....

Mugo pine (Pinus mugo) is native to the mountains of southern and eastern Europe, from Spain to the Balkans. The species name, mugo, is...

Sara Williams and Jackie BantleSaskatchewan Perennial SocietyIf you haven’t seeded your beets in the garden, it’s not too late. Beets (Beta vulgaris) are one...

Saskatchewan Perennial SocietyPopeye the sailor man, invented by Elzie Crisler Segar, first appeared as a comic strip character in 1929. By 1932, Popeye was...

Sara Williams I’ve been planting small trees every spring for almost half a century. At one time, hundreds; more recently, only a few. But the...

The following pines are all native to North America. And with a little bit of care, all have been successfully grown on the prairies....

Jackie Bantle and Sara WilliamsSaskatchewan Perennial Society Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is a perennial vegetable that is easily grown on the Prairies despite being native to...