Category: Resource
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Is My Compost Ready?
Chris Endicott, MGiT 2024-2025, writes about composting and how to know when it’s ready for use in your gardens.
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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 less water […]
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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 […]
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🌱Sustainable Gardening Tips
Sustainable Gardening Tip Sheet HERE Mason Bee Tip Sheet HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL TIPS ON SUSTAINABLE GARDENING, GO TO: • David Suzuki Foundation Gardening Tips for Beginners • […]