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  • Beneficial Insects

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    Mason bees Return to: You Asked Us page Victoria Chapter page

  • Mason bee habitat

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    How do I establish a Mason Bee habitat? Mason Bees are fun to have. There are short courses that you can take & reference books to guide you through the process. Any time we do anything for nature we want to get it right. Starting with the right house or habitat that has the space…

  • Cedars dying

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    Why are my cedars dying? Without specific information there could be several reasons but, the most common reasons are either climate change or disease. With either, the problem started a year or more ago. Climate change has brought drought to the region. Cedars do not have a deep root structure, happily living with high precipitation…

  • VMGA Who we are

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    The Victoria Master Gardener Association (VMGA) is a volunteer organization whose members share a passion for gardening and the willingness to share this passion with the community. Our members live on southern Vancouver Island, including Greater Victoria, the Gulf Islands and up the Malahat to beyond Mill Bay. Contact us by email info@msvmga.org. Established in…

  • VMGA Speakers Bureau

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    Would you like to schedule a Victoria Master Gardener to speak to your gardening club or other group? Victoria Master Gardeners do presentations on a variety of gardening topics as part of their mission to share members’ knowledge, experience, and love of sustainable horticulture with the public. Presentations typically range from 30 minutes to 1…

  • Book Review | Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse by Dave Goulson

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    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 insects all around us. I am now intrigued by how important insects are to all of nature, including ourselves. As a boy growing up in…

  • Annuals

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    Planting Seeds in Zone 7b You Asked Us Question Topics Victoria Chapter page

  • When and How to Plant Seeds in Qualicum Beach (Zone 7b)

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    I am beginning to plan my seeding schedule for summer flowers. When can I expect the last frost date for Qualicum Beach, BC? Qualicum Beach is considered a zone 7b growing zone. On average, the frost-free growing season starts around Apr 28 and ends approximately Oct 28, totaling 183 days. As the growing season approaches,…

  • Planting Raspberry Canes

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    When do I plant new raspberry canes? Raspberries belong to the rose family and form a large group of fruits known as brambles, all in the plant genus Rubus. Red raspberries (Rubus idaeus) are native to northern North America and Eurasia. Cultivated red raspberries were introduced into the United States as long ago as 1771.…

  • Daphne or Spurge laurel (Daphne laureola)

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    Scientific Name: Daphne laureola, commonly known as Daphne or spurge laurel. By Laura Black How to Identify Daphne grows to 1.5 m in height in either a single stem or a multi-branching shrub. As it gets taller, only the topmost section of the plant has leaves. Its rhododendron-like leaves are dark green, glossy, oval-shaped and…