Calgary's Cottage Gardener

Calgary's Cottage Gardener Janet Melrose is ‘Calgary’s Cottage Gardener’, specializing in Garden Coaching & Education

Time to bring in the tomatoes…green or red… it’s going to get down to 0C Saturday night!
09/24/2026

Time to bring in the tomatoes…green or red… it’s going to get down to 0C Saturday night!

09/21/2026

Carrots are biennial…so not sure why this carrot got confused and flowered it its first season! But at least the ladybug likes it even in the high winds yesterday 😀

Oh joy abounding! The imported White Cabbage butterfly has found the kale at this garden bed. Not much left to harvest !...
09/16/2026

Oh joy abounding! The imported White Cabbage butterfly has found the kale at this garden bed. Not much left to harvest !!

Found this grasshopper in the garden at Land of Dreams urban farm. ‘‘Tis the season!
08/27/2026

Found this grasshopper in the garden at Land of Dreams urban farm. ‘‘Tis the season!

Newly sown spin h and radish…lots of time for them to mature and take the crop off before the weather turns😀
08/22/2026

Newly sown spin h and radish…lots of time for them to mature and take the crop off before the weather turns😀

Prairie cone flower is such a great addition to a native wildflower garden❤️
08/05/2026

Prairie cone flower is such a great addition to a native wildflower garden❤️

07/28/2026

Burdock…such a useful medicinal plant and a great insectary one too. Classified as a noxious w**d in Alberta and those prickles are definitely scary!

Nasturtiums are such a useful plant…both leaves and flowers are edible, they serve to attract alyssa’s from other plants...
07/23/2026

Nasturtiums are such a useful plant…both leaves and flowers are edible, they serve to attract alyssa’s from other plants, and best of all they are gorgeous ❤️

The nefarious Imported White Cabbage Butterfly…bane of the Brassica family…though I am wondering why this one is on the ...
07/22/2026

The nefarious Imported White Cabbage Butterfly…bane of the Brassica family…though I am wondering why this one is on the lettuce!

It was really cool to see these two butterflies mating on a potato plant tonight!
07/15/2026

It was really cool to see these two butterflies mating on a potato plant tonight!

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