Category: Article
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Backyard Bounty by Linda Gilkeson: Book Review
OMG MGiT Mary Trainer reviews Backyard Bounty by author Linda Gilkeson, published in 2018 by New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, B.C. Cultivate a green thumb…..or make yours greener by Mary […]
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Shaded balcony
March 2023 The balcony in my new condo is in 24-hour shade. Can you suggest a few plants or shrubs that could handle both living in pots and constant shade? […]
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Blossoms in April
Before last year’s leaves have fallen from the young European beech trees on my street, before the Gunnera manicata, Brazilian giant-rhubarb, has completely unfolded even one of its new prickly […]
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Kelowna Seedy Sunday 2023
The Kelowna Seedy Sunday 2023, hosted by the Okanagan Master Gardeners (OMG), was a spectacular celebration of gardening and community. Held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Parkinson Recreation […]
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Clinic Reference Index List
CLINIC REFERENCE BINDER INDEX A is for Apple: Grow Apples in Your Back Garden (2021) Asian Hornet (2019) Cannabis – Growing (2020) Conifer Key (2018) Compost & Manure – Commercial […]
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Blooming in March
I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills When all at once I saw a crowd. A host, of golden daffodils There I was, […]
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Plants for a shaded balcony
March 2023 The balcony in my new condo is in 24-hour shade. Can you suggest a few plants or shrubs that could handle both living in pots and constant shade? […]
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Blueberry plants pollination
March 2023 I was wondering how I can figure out if a blueberry plant is the pollinator? I already have one, but today we learned that we need a pollinator. […]
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Looking for Colour Outdoors in February
When I walked on rainy, cloudy, windy, grey, and/or snowy days in Vancouver this February, I relied on bare branches, peeling bark, bunches of berries, and popping buds to provide […]