Gardening Alerts

A plant that was just declared Prohibited Noxious in the new Weed Control Act was found in two forested areas in Edmonton and St. Albert. Included in the new Act as a precaution, because it is known to be highly invasive in forested areas in Ontario and the Northeastern US, garlic mustard was not known to be present in Alberta prior to the discovery of the two plots earlier this spring. Find out more....

For more information, consult the Alberta Invasive Plants Council.

In 2010, the Alberta Government passed new legislation on weed control which includes two new lists of plants: "prohibited noxious" and "noxious". Plants designated as "prohibited noxious" are deemed to be nasty invaders and are illegal under the Alberta Weed Control Act. Find out which are which....

For more information, consult the Alberta Invasive Plants Council.

Identification of Potato/Tomato Late Blight Symptoms (pdf). See also Alberta Agriculture for more information.

Tomato and Potato Late Blight Disease Alert, September 2010

Are Edmonton gardeners planning on killing a few robins this spring? Of course not, but gardeners who spread granular "Weed and Feed" products on their lawn this spring might inadvertently kill some birds.Find out how....