An Avenue Homesteader

I've had my chokecherry bush in our backyard for the past five years- a gift from the former owners of the home. Before today, I had nev...

Last fall I had the opportunity to write an article for Spezzatino Magazine (coming out Fall 2011, the piece was published in Fungi Spring...

Japanese Perennial Onion flowering. An apology to those regular readers! I've been so slow on the uploading of photos and new posts b...

Good news! My honeyberries performed better than expected this year and I definitely achieved my goal of "more than eight berries"...

About three years ago, this section on the south side of our house, north side of the fence, was grass. We stripped the grass because it was...

I love vertical gardens. I like vines, rambling rose bushes, and pillars of flowers. Unfortunately in Alberta there aren't many vines yo...

In our community there are fairly low expectations as to the state of the alleys. There are attempts by folks to monitor the garbage and wee...

As a greenhouse nut living in Edmonton, I've discovered a route that beats all others: 165 Ave, east of 97 Street. Drive past Alberta Ho...

Sorry to the vegetarian readers out there; some graphic raw meat pictures in today's post!  Tonight was BBQ Burger Night- our third thi...

Berryblue  Hurray- this week my honeyberries bloomed!  Two summers ago I planted six honeyberries. Since you need at least two varieties...