Hope everyone has been enjoying the longer daylight hours and gearing up for the upcoming gardening season!

The CHS Virtual Garden Show is taking place on April 24 & 25 from the comfort of your home. This will likely be our only event in 2021 to promote the garden, so if you are attending, please consider visiting our virtual booth.

Are you interested in participating in our virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, May 2? If so, please contact us and we will provide the online meeting details to you separately.

The FoRRGS live Plant Sale & Garden Stroll has been cancelled this year due to COVID-19 considerations. Don’t worry though, FoRRGS is excited to be hosting the 2021 Virtual FoRRGS Plant Sale in May. This is a great opportunity for our members to purchase our popular plants at a deeply discounted price. Stay tuned for details! Interested in taking part in this members-only FoRRGS Plant Sale but not yet a member? Join us by clicking on the Get Involved menu above and we will make sure that you are included on the invite list.

After much consideration, we have decided to pause our popular Garden Tours to maintain the safety of our volunteers and guests. We are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and have been in communications with our volunteer tour guides. Please stay tuned for updates.

Have you checked out our new Events Calendar? This is a quick snapshot of upcoming events for the year. Take a peek!

Hope you are staying well in this ongoing pandemic?  Nature soldiers on regardless of what world challenges are among us.

Reader Rock Garden is well-known for its extensive plant diversity and rich historical content.   But there are also other narratives that escape everyday observations.  One of these is the vast communities of local wildlife residents.  Just like every healthy garden, Reader Rock serves as a home for a wide array of insects, most being beneficial, but some have a harmful impact.  Olds College has an ongoing research study onsite pertaining to the Red Lily Beetles; these buggers are of the nasty variety.  The Head Gardener, Daniel, has started a bug collection for educational purposes too.   Similarly, Bob Germain, a regular photographic contributor recently shared his close adventures at Reader’s; see link below.  While our group is knowledgeable on many topics, none of us are Entomologists.  We simply appreciate the Garden for its biodiversity and environmental quality.  Hopefully, Bob’s fun visual journey in the attached brings a new perspective to the Buzz at Reader Rock Garden!   (click on this link)    Enjoy.

2020-07 Entomology 105 – The ant and the weevil