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While we set a record this year by hanging on to the flowers in our planters until the end of October, nature definitely got even with us in November, delaying us getting our winter displays in place! Now that the first serious cold snap appears to be behind us,...
This is an absolute first for Edgemont, having flowers in our planters until the end of October! Nearly decimated early August, the flowers in the majority of the most severely affected planters recovered against all odds! Thank you again to Foothills Landscaping and...
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...