Author: Vancouver
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How We Must Drop One Paradigm to Accept the Next, According to Zoë Schlanger
“Can plants really communicate?” It was April 6 and I, Nina Shoroplova, was leading a tree walk. The person asking me was one of the participants. He looked closely at […]
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Gardening with Native Plants to Promote Native Pollinators
An Interview with Josh Thompson of Plan Bee Native Plants Jen: I am here at Plan Bee Native Plants Nursery in Langley with owner Josh Thompson. Josh, can you tell […]
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So Much for Mulch
By now, if you have saved any leaves that fell from your trees last fall, they will be mulch around your precious perennials or your tree trunks or your hard-hit-by-this-winter’s-freezing-spells […]
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Book Review | Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse by Dave Goulson
What a gift to have someone as experienced as Dave Goulson, award-winning entomologist, conservationist, and biology professor write this important book on how to become aware of the world of […]
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SPRING SEMINAR 2024 Gardening Well in Today’s World
We had a terrific time at our March 2024 Spring Seminar. Mark your Calendars for March 9th 2025 where we will once again invite the public and our members to […]
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The Autumn Leaves
“The autumn leaves” was one of my mother’s favourite songs. Whenever it came on the radio, she would sing along romantically. So I decided to look at some leaves this […]
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Where Are the Colours?
Where are the colours! They are everywhere.Whether we are looking at fall colours from a distance or close-up, fall’s palette is truly magical, a blend of blue mountains and waters, […]
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Fall+Winter Hummingbird Feeding Tips
Feeding Hummingbirds in Fall & Winter Did you know: Only feed with regular white table sugar, not brown or organic sugar. The molasses, and the iron it contains, may be […]
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A Different Aesthetic for Plants in France in September
I study trees, dendrology, as a tree enthusiast. I am particularly interested in the features of different tree species and how helpful these features are for identifying one tree species […]