Saturday, May 31, 2014

Prairie Ink Restaurant and Bakery - Saskatoon

Prairie Ink Restaurant and Bakery Saskatoon on 8th Street! Located inside McNally Robinson Bookstore.


Blueberry Chicken






3130 8th St E Saskatoon, SK 

Prairie Ink Restaurant and Bakery

Open Today
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Late 

Asiatic lily Pictures - Saskatoon

Asiatic lily growing in my backyard.
First flower of Spring





Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere, though their range extends into the northern subtropics. Many other plants have "lily" in their common name but are not related to true lilies.

Lilies are tall perennials ranging in height from 2–6 ft (60–180 cm). They form naked or tunicless scaly underground bulbs which are their overwintering organs. In some North American species the base of the bulb develops into rhizomes, on which numerous small bulbs are found. Some species develop stolons. Most bulbs are deeply buried, but a few species form bulbs near the soil surface. Many species form stem-roots. With these, the bulb grows naturally at some depth in the soil, and each year the new stem puts outadventitious roots above the bulb as it emerges from the soil. These roots are in addition to the basal roots that develop at the base of the bulb.
The flowers are large, often fragrant, and come in a range of colours including whites, yellows, oranges, pinks, reds and purples. Markings include spots and brush strokes. The plants are late spring- or summer-flowering. Flowers are borne in racemes or umbels at the tip of the stem, with six tepals spreading or reflexed, to give flowers varying from funnel shape to a "Turk's cap". The tepals are free from each other, and bear a nectary at the base of each flower. The ovary is 'superior', borne above the point of attachment of the anthers. The fruit is a three-celled capsule.[3]
Seeds ripen in late summer. They exhibit varying and sometimes complex germination patterns, many adapted to cool temperate climates.
Naturally most cool temperate species are deciduous and dormant in winter in their native environment. But a few species which distribute in hot summer and mild winter area (Lilium candidumLilium catesbaei,Lilium longiflorum) lose leaves and remain relatively short dormant in Summer or Autumn, sprout from Autumn to winter, forming dwarf stem bearing a basal rosette of leaves until accept enough chilling requirement, the stem begins to elongate while warming.


Thursday, May 29, 2014

Saskatoon - Flowers, Sprouts, Dog




























Eastview Community Garden - A.S. Wright Park - Saskatoon


Saskatoon has been starting more and more community gardens, they are great! This is the A. S. Wright Park Garden in Eastview! I plan on posting additional photos to show the plants growth later in the summer. I will also be posting many photos for the other garden I have a plot at, see my other blog posts.

Eastview - James Anderson Community Garden Photos









Gardening in Saskatoon
Gardens provide neighbourhood residents with the opportunity to become engaged in a healthy recreation activity while growing nutritious food, meeting neighbours, building community, learning about the growing cycle, and beautifying open space.

What type of garden is right for you?
Allotment Gardens - a series of garden plots operated by the City of Saskatoon and rented out to individuals. Often they are offered for the purpose of food production and may be developed to support food security. In allotment gardens, the parcels are cultivated individually, and contributing to the larger societal benefit (i.e. donating surplus produce, building community, forming partnerships etc.) is not a requirement. They are distinct from other community garden types where the common areas /entire area are tended collectively by a group of people for the purpose of broader societal benefit.

For more information on City-run allotment gardens contact: Parks Branch at 975-3300
Community Gardens - a plot of land where community volunteers form a non-profit collective to produce food, flowers, native and ornamental plants, edible berries and food perennials on public or private lands. The garden collective takes initiative and responsibility for organizing, maintaining, and managing the garden area. This participation builds skills and creates positive community development that is widely accessible to a diverse range of people.
For more information about existing gardens or how to find a plot contact:
CHEP Good Food Inc at 655-5322
For more information on how to start a new community garden contact: Community Development Branch at 975-3378

Here is a list of the present Community Garden Locations.

Vacant Lot Gardening (Garden Site License Agreement) - non-profit community organizations with a significant mandate in food security can apply to use vacant City-owned property for the use of food production.

For more information on a Garden Site License Agreement contact:  Land Branch at 975-3278.

Here is a map of the present vacant lots with a Garden Site License Agreement.
Other Resources

Saskatoon - Spring Flowers