This was part of my backyard this morning (april 10). If you're new to Calgary, don't worry! The perennials will be fine!! Even the trees will be fine. It's when it snows in May or June that you have to worry - the leaves on deciduous trees will hold the snow and you'll want to run out and shake them off before branches start falling off.
But oh yes, I was supposed to cheering you up!! Here are some reasons why gardening in Calgary isn't so bad:
- the off season is long so you have lots of time to rest/plan
- we get lots of sun
- the cool nights actually make our fruit and veggie harvest sweeter
- the dryness means our plants have less problems with diseases such as black spot and powdery mildew
- we don't have banana slugs
- if your garden doesn't look as good as you'd hoped, you can always blame it on the weather!!
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