January is mental wellness month so it seems like the perfect time to talk about the wellness benefits during winter of welcoming nature...

Over the last month in Alberta we have seen very little rain which isn't all that abnormal for us but how on earth are plants able to...

When starting a garden, we often start out with a vision of what it will look like in our mind. Some imagine a neat, tidy, evenly spaced...

Native plants for caterpillars? I don't want caterpillars, I want butterflies, where's that post?! Wait, I'll get to that too! But first,...

Over the last week or so I have been seeing lots of bees. Tiny, solitary native bees, big bumble bees and honey bees. Did you know...

Did you know Calgary provides a home or stopover for over 200 bird species?! We have an opportunity to make their home a little bit more...

Spring has arrived and although it was snowing yesterday, the birds are getting ready to nest. We have several birdboxes in our yard and...

We live in a big world with a lot of big world issues. Every day it seems like we are faced with new challenges on a global scale and so...

Every spring before the crocuses have poked above ground or other plants have sprung fresh green leaves, willows are already hard at...

For many of us crocuses signal the beginning of spring but there is another plant that is ready for the spotlight! One-flowered...

So you have heard that you can help bees/birds/butterflies/bugs and biodiversity with native plants, now what? You get excited and hit...