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ELM REPORT – OCTOBER 2024 NEWSLETTER Report date: August 29, 2024 August is nearly over and what an extremely challenging month for gardening it was in Edgemont! If you live in the more northern part of Edgemont, you may have experienced the devastating effects...
ELM REPORT – SEPTEMBER 2024 NEWSLETTER Some good news just arrived from the City Newsroom! We have graduated to Stage 1 water restrictions; our home turf and gardens may survive after all with an additional hour of sprinkler use per week! In the meantime, it has been...
Ladybug Life Cycle: An Amazing Life Ladybug eggs are very small, oval and pale yellow. The mother ladybug usually lays her eggs on the undersides of leaves to protect them from predators. She will leave her eggs close to food (aphids) so they will have plenty to eat...
As many of you have noticed, our community parks and green spaces are sporting a vibrant yellow this season, thanks to the abundant presence of dandelions. While the shift in the City of Calgary's policy to no longer classify dandelions as weeds has led to their...
Understanding The Creeping Bellflower: Our Charming Yet Challenging Neighbor You might have noticed the striking blue-purple flowers of the Creeping Bellflower adorning our community spaces and perhaps even your gardens. While visually appealing, it's important to...
ELM REPORT – AUGUST 2024 Who would have thought that we would be facing water restrictions after we just finished planting the annuals in our community planters and had begun populating the flower beds! Hopefully, we will receive some positive water news on Canada...