Gardening: April 2012 Archives
Tuesday April 17, 2012
Spring challenges
April is the cruelest month, at least for Calgary gardeners. When it's still freezing and snowing outside, the hardest thing to cultivate is patience. Lyndon Penner has plenty of things to see and do to keep you busy until gardening prime time.
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Categories: Columnists, Gardening, Past Episodes
- February 2013
- Tue., 19 – Pruning
- January 2013
- Thu., 3 – Colour in the winter
- December 2012
- Wed., 19 – Winter solstice
- November 2012
- Tue., 20 – Botanical Sexuality
- October 2012
- Tue., 23 – End of season planning
- Tue., 2 – Cranberries
- September 2012
- Tue., 25 – Saving seeds
- Fri., 21 – Fall colours
- Tue., 18 – Frost hardy plants
- Tue., 11 – Organic craze in gardening
- Tue., 4 – Dividing peonies
- August 2012
- Tue., 28 – Bug control
- Tue., 21 – Reader Rock Garden
- Tue., 14 – Mid-August gardening tips
- Tue., 7 – Lilies
- July 2012
- Tue., 31 – Your evening garden
- Tue., 24 – Swedish aspens
- Thu., 19 – Satin Moths
- Tue., 17 – Succulents
- Tue., 10 – Growing apples
- Tue., 3 – Peonies
- June 2012
- Tue., 26 – Aggressive weeds
- Tue., 19 – Provincial and National Parks
- Wed., 13 – Waterton Wild Flower Festival
- Tue., 12 – Stormy weather
- Tue., 5 – Happy in the shade
- May 2012
- Tue., 29 – Vines
- Wed., 16 – Lyndon Penner on gardening
- April 2012
- Tue., 17 – Spring challenges
Lyndon Penner
Lyndon Penner is a horticulturalist with Plantation Garden Centre in Calgary. He also teaches at Oldes College, The Calgary Zoo and the University of Saskatchewan. Checkout Lyndon's Blog.
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