Our Cozy Garden

Our Cozy Garden We are a husband & wife based in AB, Canada who love to grow vegetables & flowers in our backyard

Our Cozy Garden backyard is at its greenest after a refreshing rain.
06/05/2026

Our Cozy Garden backyard is at its greenest after a refreshing rain.

05/20/2026

May long weekend in Canada: the unofficial start of planting season here in 🌷

Also Canada: surprise snowstorm 😂

So instead of planting this morning, I was out in the garden rescuing tulips before the snow could snap them in half.

These beauties are actually leftover bulbs from previous years when we grew tulips for cut flowers. We tucked them into the garden to perennialize, and now every spring they come back putting on a show. This patch is a mix of Red Dress, Mango Charm, Princess Irene, Pretty Princess, Blue Heron, and a few others that clearly didn’t get the memo about spring weather.

Honestly, tulips in the snow might be one of the prettiest combinations.

Do you grow tulips? Which variety is your favourite?

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05/12/2026

Our first bloomer of the season is our Princess Irene tulips.

These started as cut flower bulbs three years ago, and we decided to leave them in the garden to perennialize. Since then, they’ve returned every spring with beautiful blooms.

A few tips if you want to perennialize tulips in your garden:

- Plant them in a full sun location
- After blooming, cut off the flower stem and avoid letting them go to seed. This helps the plant direct its energy back into bulb growth.
- When trimming, leave at least two sets of leaves so the plant can continue feeding the bulb through mid summer

Another option is to lift the bulbs once the foliage has fully browned:
- Gently pull them out, brush or wash off the soil, and allow them to air dry in a cool shaded area
- Store them until fall planting season

Tulips are such a joy to grow here in

04/01/2026

Spring cut flower tulips, daffodils, Zone 3: Copper Image, Pretty Princess, Thalia narcissus for bouquets, dense annual planting layouts.
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03/26/2026

Harvesting parsnips after the first frost enhances their sweetness in Zone 3; use pitchforks for intact lifts, thin them for desired sizes, and store washed roots.
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03/25/2026

Fall tulip bulb planting Zone 3: sketch layouts, pointy‑end up technique, blood meal for rodents, honoring sentimental varieties like Queen of Night.
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03/24/2026

Tulip bulb harvest timing matters: experiment shows late digging after leaf dieback yields bigger bulbs than early harvest for Zone 3 gardens.
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03/23/2026

Save tomato seeds from green fruits for Zone 3 with simple washing, wax paper drying, and precise weighing for packets and giveaways.
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03/22/2026

Camp at Kahua Kuou campsite Ho’omaluhia with Ko’olau mountain views, peaceful lakeside walks, and tips for booking secluded Oahu tent camping.
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03/19/2026

Zone 3 garden tour mid-August shows micro flower farm, Zone 3 progress with Astilbe fillers, peony beds, dahlia experiments, and prairie edibles thriving.
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