Background is a yellow-green field of grass. The photograph is a shoulder-up portrait of author Janet Melrose, she is a white woman with her grey-white hair pulled back leaving some bangs over her forehead. She is wearing thinly rimmed glasses and a red plaid button up with a few of the top buttons undone as she looks directly into the camera with a smiling face. Photographer credit: Steve Melrose.

Janet Melrose

Janet Melrose is a garden educator and consultant, and an advocate for Calgary’s Sustainable Local Food System. She is a life-long gardener and holds a Prairie Horticulture Certificate and Home Farm Horticultural Therapy Certificate. She has a passion for Horticultural Therapy and facilitates numerous programs designed to integrate people marginalized by various disabilities into the larger community. She is a regular contributor to The Gardener for Canadian Climates magazine. She lives in Calgary where she runs her education and consulting company, Calgary’s Cottage Gardener.

Titles by this author

Book cover for "The Prairie Gardener's Go-to for Herbs" by Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau. The background is a light tan and in the bottom half is a square watercolor image of a variety of leafy green herbs that are loosely bundled together. The title, "Herbs" is in a large, black, bold, serif font and above that in a similar but very small font it reads, "The Prairie Gardener's Go-to for." At the bottom of the image is the two authors' names in a small, black, all caps, serif font reading, "Janet Melrose" on the left and "Sheryl Normandeau" to the right. Book cover is by Tree Abraham.
The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Herbs
Janet Melrose
The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Grasses
Janet Melrose
Book cover for "The Prairie Gardener's Go-to for Fruit" by Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau. The background is a light tan and in the bottom half is a square watercolor image of yellow pears with their green, brown leaves still attached. The title, "Fruit" is in a large, black, bold, serif font and above that in a similar but very small font it reads, "The Prairie Gardener's Go-to for." At the bottom of the image is the two authors' names in a small, black, all caps, serif font reading, "Janet Melrose" on the left and "Sheryl Normandeau" to the right. Book cover is by Tree Abraham.
The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Fruit
Janet Melrose
Book cover for "The Prairie Gardener's Go-to for Perennials" by Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau. The background is a light tan and in the bottom half is a square watercolor image of pink flowers with whispy tendrils against a deep green background. The title, "Perennials" is in a large, black, bold, serif font and above that in a similar but very small font it reads, "The Prairie Gardener's Go-to for." At the bottom of the image is the two authors' names in a small, black, all caps, serif font reading, "Janet Melrose" on the left and "Sheryl Normandeau" to the right. Book cover is by Tree Abraham.
The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To Guide for Perennials
Janet Melrose
Book cover for "The Prairie Gardener's Go-to for Trees and Shrubs" by Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau. The background is a light tan and in the bottom half is a square watercolor image red and brown leaves, with some clusters of red berries in between. The title, "Trees and Shrubs" is in a large, black, bold, serif font and above that in a similar but very small font it reads, "The Prairie Gardener's Go-to for." At the bottom of the image is the two authors' names in a small, black, all caps, serif font reading, "Janet Melrose" on the left and "Sheryl Normandeau" to the right. Book cover is by Tree Abraham.
The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Trees and Shrubs
Janet Melrose
The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Soil
Janet Melrose
The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Seeds
Janet Melrose
The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Small Spaces
Janet Melrose
The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Pests and Diseases
Janet Melrose
The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Vegetables
Janet Melrose