Compost School

I've got a composting sense of humor, it's a bit earthy. 😄

Today is the start of National Forest Week. During NFW, Canadians are invited to learn more about Canada’s forest heritage and to raise awareness about this valuable and renewable resource.

National Forest Week – CIF-IFC Each year National Forest Week (NFW) is celebrated across Canada by many individuals and diverse governmental and non governmental organizations. During NFW, Canadians are invited to learn more about Canada’s forest heritage and to raise awareness about this valuable and renewable resource. Forest...

What's your biggest composting 'oops'? Spill the beans (and the peels!) in the comments. (This is a soil-safe space.)

What can you do with all those LEAVES? 🍂 Leave them, mulch them or compost them!

What to do with Leaves? It's alright to leave some leaves around your landscape. Autumn leaves are good for the soil, they break down over winter and spring, and they support biodiversity

Fall is the BEST time to gather materials to compost at home. 🍂 What are you putting aside for your compost pile?

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We're thinking green today here at the EHS's Garden Festival and Plant Exchange! Festivities wrap up at 3pm.
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Now is a GREAT time to use finished compost! Spread it over your garden beds or use it as a mulch around trees and bushes. Your plants will thank you for it, come Spring time.

Using Compost Finished compost is dark brown, crumbly, and is earthy-smelling. Small pieces of leaves or other ingredients may be visible. If the compost contains many materials which are not broken down, it is …

Don’t prune your healthy Dutch elm trees! Wait until it’s safe to do so, between October 1 and March 31. You can prune dead elm wood at any time but please dispose of it promptly and properly.

Dutch Elm Disease | City of Edmonton Dutch elm disease (DED) was first confirmed in Edmonton in 2024. The City continues to follow a coordinated management plan to respond to and contain the spread of the disease.

The 2026 Garden Festival and Fall Perennial Exchange, presented by the Edmonton Horticultural Society, is happening this weekend! It is the perfect opportunity to find new homes for your extra plants, trade them for new varieties, and purchase hardy local plants at great prices.

Garden Festival and Fall Perennial Exchange - Edmonton Horticultural Society Get new-to-you plants! If you don’t have anything to swap there may still be stuff you can buy, cheap! If it’s at our exchange you know it grows here! You can bring house plants, too! Check the Perennial Exchange page for all the details. This year the Fall Perennial Exchange will be held in con...