Category: Resource
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TSMG BASIC TRAINING
NEXT TSMG BASIC TRAINING: JANUARY 2026: Click here for the TSMG BASIC TRAINING APPLICATION MASTER GARDENERS deal with all aspects of gardening including basic plant physiology, soilimprovement, pest management, and information on local growing environments. […]
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New Plants for Okanagan Gardens
Presentation: New Plants for Okanagan Gardens Presenter: Ken Salvail Date: Saturday November 2, 2024 Location: Benvoulin Church Occasion: Annual General Meeting of the Okanagan Master Gardeners New Plants for Okanagan […]
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2024 Least-Toxic Pesticides List
Source: Linda Gilkeson This list of active ingredients provides examples of Canadian registered products as of 2023, but it is not a comprehensive list because products often change. Mention of […]
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Could We See Some ID?
There are bee-like flies and fly-like bees. We are taught how to spot the difference. In this case the fly is at the forefront, the bumblebee behind. Bee, Fly or […]
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Mason Bee Tip Sheet
Worldwide, Insect and Bee populations are in decline. We rely on these important pollinators for our food! In North America, our Native bees are facing survival challenges caused by loss […]
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GARDENING WITH NATIVE PLANTS
Our Native Plants brochure has a listing of native plant Ground Covers, Shrubs and Perennials. Why native plants? Native plants have evolved to thrive in our local climate. They require […]
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Balsamorhiza sagittata (arrow-leaf balsamroot, Okanagan sunflower)
Balsamorhiza sagittata is a perennial herb belonging to the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family. The genus name is based on the Greek word for balsam and rhiza, alluding to the thick root […]
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Book Review: Linda P. J. Lipsen and Derek Tan’s Pressed Plants: Making a Herbarium
Book Review: Linda P. J. Lipsen and Derek Tan’s Pressed Plants: Making a Herbarium, published in February 2023 by Royal BC Museum, Victoria, British Columbia One of the hobbies I […]