Author - Tricia Ingram

Tricia IngramOwner Cobblestone Garden Centre, designer, hort grower, writer, & educator. Language enthusiast, sports fanatic, music & arts lover, volunteer, youth advocate

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Soil Health

Great plants grow out of healthy soil. Without exception, the are three critical elements to healthy soil: Porosity Physical structure of the soil can be...

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A Farmer’s Nose – Myth Debunked

The long season of dormancy is officially broken: I walked into our production greenhouses this morning and noticed a wonderful change in the air…I could smell...

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Frankincense and Myrrh

In the last article, we examined frankincense and the interesting cultural, biological, and historical associations with this product. This week we look at...

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Frankincense and Myrrh

Following Christian tradition, the three wise men brought baby Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh; specifically, gold for a king, frankincense for...

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Give the Gift of Holiday Plants

The important cultural and religious festivals of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa are all joyfully celebrated this month. Looking for a holiday gift steeped...

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Amazing World Safety Net

Envision an enormous concrete vault tunneled into the side of a mountain in the middle of practically no-where, the insides of which store fantastic riches...

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Putting Your Garden To Bed

Few things are as rewarding as creating and maintaining a beautiful outdoor area for your home. We Alberta gardeners take great pride in our yards and it...

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Tender Roses

I have fallen in love with tender roses. A true prairie girl, I was raised on simplicity and until recently never gave a second thought to having something so...

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Hardy Roses

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare loftily ponders “What is in a name? Oh but a rose would smell as sweet!” While we twenty-first century gardeners...


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