The Blue Grass Blog

Plants are our passion, we're great at gardening and we absolutely love landscaping. We want to share that with you so read on to learn.

Digging Through the Dirt

What an incredible season we have had to date, and our YYC gardeners do not seem to be slowing down. Whether it is the gardening bug that has bit hard, or the extra time at home we are seeing lots of gardeners, new and old still loading up their carts with all sorts of garden […]

Expanding our Horizons

All you need is a garden…but getting there this year has been a bit of a bumpy ride this spring of 2020, due to weather and a pandemic. With the first official day of summer just over a week away, reflecting on the last two months to get here has been a crazy ride to […]

What’s Growing On at Blue Grass

Balzac Billy kicked off this month with a prediction of an early spring at our annual Groundhog Day Pancake Breakfast. While the temperatures have been mild in the Calgary area, we all know anything can happen over the next few weeks. As the countdown to spring is well under way, many of you have popped […]

Dancing into December

The party has begun, the hustle and bustle of the season is upon us and our Christmas Store is in full action. With themes of Farmhouse to Elegant Woodland to Black Tie, we’ve got something for everyone’s Christmas taste. We have beautiful premium Fir trees, loads of Christmas ornaments and décor, great gifts, seasonal blooms […]

Time for Pumpkins and Fall Plantin’

Seems like lately we’ve only got pumpkins on the brain. Whether it’s bringing in fancy pumpkins and gourds, setting up our fall displays with pumpkins, setting up our fall décor, intense planning for Pumpkin Festival or just making sure we have a great supply of carving pumpkins in stock – it’s all things pumpkin all […]

A Summer Send-Off

William Shakespeare asked so eloquently, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”, noting that the qualities of a summer day are subject to change and will eventually diminish. In the sonnet, Shakespeare compares the quality of a summer’s day to that of a young man. As we near the end of August, especially here […]

Understanding Hardiness Zones

Gardening can be a challenge in any climate, but in the western provinces, we seem to get so many variables that some days one might wonder why we bother. Taking a look at this season’s many successful flower pots, vegetable plots and tree lots may explain why because when all factors work in our favour, […]

Weathering the Storm

We have certainly seen our share of unpredictable weather so far this month. Although the moisture was a welcome sight as our gardens and crops started to grow in the Prairies, we are quickly reaching a saturation point that has us now praying for a little more sun and warmth. Along with the dampness, the […]

Summer Solstice

The sound of lawnmowers, sprinklers and singing birds have heralded in today’s sunny, blue sky morning. Neighbours are busy tending to their gardens and lawns after a busy few weeks of getting things planted and ready for summer. With the first official day of summer just a week away, there is still is plenty to […]

The Power of Perennials

A perennial plant can be defined as any plant that returns each growing season. It may be short-lived or long-lived depending on its classification, climate it’s grown in, growing conditions and how it’s treated. Ultimately a perennial emerges in spring, grows and flowers throughout the growing season, dies back in fall and winter, then returns […]

Get Ready, Get Set, Get Gardening!

The official start to Prairie gardening is finally, or suddenly upon us depending if you’re ready to get growing or not. In Calgary and area, we have approximately 115 growing days, which is calculated from average last frost dates in spring to first frost dates in fall. At Zone 3, pushing to Zone 4 we […]

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Digging Through the Dirt

Expanding our Horizons

What’s Growing On at Blue Grass

Dancing into December

Time for Pumpkins and Fall Plantin’

A Summer Send-Off

Understanding Hardiness Zones

Weathering the Storm

Summer Solstice

The Power of Perennials

Get Ready, Get Set, Get Gardening!