Resources

Calgary offers unique conditions and we are here to help you with your gardening plans whether you garden in a container, on a balcony, in a townhome, a single-family home, a community garden or even an acreage… we have something for everyone.

Community Gardens

• Find a Community Garden
• Benefits of Com. Gardens
• Compost for Com. Gardens
• Join our Facebook Group
• News
• Steps to Start
• Videos
• COVID-19 Practices for Community Gardens

Great Gift for Gardeners

Gardening

• Growing Eggs Activity Sheet
• Compost
  • CCME Guidelines for Compost Quality
  • Compost 101: How to use compost

Gardening FAQs

• Gardening Definitions
• Gardening Tips
• Fruit and Vegetables
• Garden Diseases and Pests
• Grow or Throw
• Pollinator Week
• Tree and Shrub Tips

Houseplant Care

Poinsettia Care

Soil

• Soil Tips
• Soil Tips from Community Gardeners

What kind of Soil do I have?

• Mason Jar Soil Texture Test, University of Waterloo YouTube video
• Interactive Soil Texture Triangle

Our Publications

Perennial Plant of the Year

Bulb of the Year

Residential Green Cart Compost

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