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Gardening Inspiration to Cultivate Green Thumbs
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The Real Jack-O-Lantern
When you think about it, Halloween is a bit of an oddball when it comes down to traditional holidays. I mean, none of us would think to go knocking on...
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Mike’s Guide to Backyard Apples
A recent Okanagan vacation reminded me that a lot has changed since I used to spend summers at my Grandma’s Westbank home back in the 1970s....
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DIY Succulent Pumpkin Décor
Have you ever made a pumpkin arrangement for Thanksgiving or Halloween? You know, the type where you hollow out the pumpkin in order to use it as a temporary planter...
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Heuchera to the Rescue!
Some plants just make us look like great gardeners by being both beautiful and easy to grow. Heuchera is one such choice and now is the time to find the...
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Focus on Cornelian Cherry
Let's start with a riddle…Q: When is a cherry not a cherry? A: When it’s an imposter from the dogwood family. True Cherries vs Dogwood Cherries
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The Garden of Eternal Optimism
I thought it was time to pay a visit to our local Pitt Meadows Community Garden and see for myself just how the growing season was coming along. Given the...
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8 High-Contrast Perennial Pairings
The hot, glaring sun washes out colour, so you have to brighten things up in the plant department in order to get a little more "pop" out of your garden....
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Summer Colour for the Shade
The problem with shade gardens is that they dazzle the senses every spring with fragrance and flowers but by the time summer rolls around we are left with little but...
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Gardening with Wildlife
I am an unabashed lover of nature and forty-two years of being a professional gardener have given me more than my fair share of wildlife encounters. So, I thought that...
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More Bees Please!
There are a lot of things in life that we can live without but bees aren’t one of them. A world without honey bees (Apis mellifera) and wild pollinators (bumble...
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Finding Your Fragrance: A Guide to Scented Plants
My favourite smell, bar none, is that of freshly brewed coffee in the morning. Add to that a hint of bacon (which I do not eat very often) and you...
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10 Shrubs & Perennials for All-Summer-Long Colour
One of the most common questions I get from customers is do you have anything that blooms all summer long? I’ll admit that it’s a big ask and the selection...