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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? […]

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. […]

Looking for a local farmer’s market in your neighbourhood? Almost every southern Vancouver Island communiy has a farmer’s market hosting local farmers and their wares. Attending farmer’s markets is not […]

Congratulations to Victoria Master Gardener Linda Cross, recipient of the MGABC Golden Trowel Award for 2022. Linda became a Master Gardener in 2004 and since then has been instrumental in […]

How do I grow white and pink fawn lilies? Pink Fawn Lily (Erythronium revolutum) Erythronium, is a member of the lily family and is commonly known as the Western Trout […]

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Dec 2022 My thyme plant has green & yellow leaves. What does this mean? Thyme is a hardy, aromatic, perennial, evergreen herb in the mint family (Lamiaceae) and the fifty […]

Dec 2022 My well-established juniper has noticeable dieback. The damage is random. Some tips are brown. Some areas in the centre are dead. What can be causing this problem and […]

Dec 2022 What type of hybrid is Aspabroc broccolini? Aspabroc broccolini (Brassica oleraceae var. italica) is a natural hybrid of cultivars of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) and gai lan […]