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  • Camellia in a pot

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    My Camellia is being eaten by deer. Can I put it into a pot container? The plant is still small/medium size. Camellias grow very well in our West Coast climate and do well in pots with some extra care and attention. When replanting your Camellia there are a few important things to consider: Planting –…

  • So Much for Mulch

    So Much for Mulch

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    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 evergreen shrubs, shrubs that may have given up the ghost. Luckily for me, the leaves I saved from last fall are not mulch, but instead…

  • Did You Know

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    Feaure Box collections and miscellaneous information on things related to gardening: FireSmart Invasive Species Articles Testing the Viability of Seeds Deer Resistant Plants Return to the Victoria Home Page

  • Testing Seed Viability

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    Checking The Viability of Seeds Quick, but not very accurate, test Drop the seeds in a bowl of water. After 15 minutes, the viable seeds will usually sink and the nonviable will float, and you can skim off the ones you want to throw away. If you aren’t planting right away make sure to properly…

  • 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…