Evelyn’s Urban Prairie Garden

Urban gardening in a harsh climate comes with its advantages and pitfalls

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Today we ’re in the garden of Evelyn Sterenberg , who deals with some pretty unique conditions . Located in the city Lethbridge , Alberta , she is square in the Canadian prairie but still close enough to the Rockies to have some crazy weather blow in from the mountains . Despite often dealing with extreme conditions , Evelyn fill advantage of her urban localisation to make a thriving garden :

Fifteen years ago we start working on the garden at this planetary house . We are bless with plenty of sunshine , fertile soil and years of homemade compost , but on the other hand we contend with extreme heat and cold , hailstorms , mellow winds and drought . Our locating within the urban center is sheltered by trees and building and we have tolerable water system .

Yarrow , ‘ Johnson ’s Blue ’ geranium(Geranium‘Johnson ’s Blue ’ , Zones 4–8),thrift(Armeria maritima , Zones 4–8)and yellow sedum(Sedum rupestre‘Angelina ’ , Zones 6–9 ) .

A packet of source rewarded us with these lupins after the second year .

Irises(I believe this change is ‘ Edith Wolford ’ [ Iris‘Edith Wolford ’ , Zones 3–9])and lupine do well here because the prairie ground is somewhat alkalic .

Ostrich ferns(Matteuccia struthiopteris , Zones 2–8)love their spot by an one-time chunk of driftwood .

Itoh paeony , rhubarb(Rheum rhabarbarum , Zones 3–8),lady ’s mantle(Alchemilla mollis , Zones 4–7)and wild lupin(Lupinusperennis , Zones 3–8 ) .

Shady doorway plantation owner contains pansies , impatiens and Petroselinum crispum .

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