Putting Your Garden To Bed For Winter
September 29, 2022The days are getting shorter and the air crisper. When the summer crops are done, people plant garlic, pick apples, hunt for pumpkins and put bulbs into the ground for next year’s flower beds. But don’t put away your gardening gloves just yet. There’s still work to be done. . . There are several steps […]
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Hand Pruning Tools & Tips
September 23, 2022Pruning is the practice of removing dead branches, damaged or diseased stems by means of hand pruning tools to help plants redirect their energy for more efficient growth. Gardeners often use pruning to eliminate spent growth from previous seasons, helping to stimulate the plant’s next growing cycle. Pruning is also used prevent plants from growing […]
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Fall Cover Crops For Vegetable Gardens
September 22, 2022Fall Cover Crops For Vegetable Gardens are the best organic choice of rebuilding soil conditions to an ideal state to successfully grow next year’s vegetable garden. Cover crops offer a wide variety of advantages for the garden. They are mostly annual plants that are grown to add organic matter and nutrients to the soil and […]
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Micro Clover – A Beneficial Lawn Choice
September 15, 2022More home owners than ever are seeing the advantages of replacing lawn areas by incorporating micro clover seed. Micro Clover is a clover plant that belongs to the genus of plants called Trifolium. Like all other clovers, Micro Clover is a legume. It takes nitrogen from the air and fixes it with the assistance of […]
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Fall Planting Bulbs For Spring Blooms
Fall Planting Bulbs For Spring Blooms is a simple way to rejuvenate your garden. Success is guaranteed, because anyone can do this and look forward to a following spring filled with flowers of stunning colours, shapes and sizes. Daffodil, tulip, hyacinth, crocus and allium are popular choices of bulbs. How & When to Plant Bulbs […]
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Drought Tolerant Shade Trees For Okanagan Gardens
September 8, 2022The Okanagan’s hot, sunny, dry climate is classified as semi-arid, with the lowest average annual precipitation in southern Canada. With the effects of climate change, the region experiences considerably hotter summers that cause reduced soil moisture, erosion, plant damage and general water shortage. Drought tolerant trees provide shade, cooling and moisture retention for other plants […]
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How To Plant Garlic In The Fall
How To Plant Garlic In The Fall and use it in your home cooking to flavour up your favourite dishes. Besides the distinctive taste, adding garlic to your meals helps to improve your health at the same time. The antioxidants present in garlic serve many functions in the body, such as protecting your cells from […]
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Popular Okanagan Hedge Plants
September 1, 2022Shrubs and trees offer a broad range of textures, loose or dense growth, evergreen or deciduous and may even feature showy blooms or berries. Block wind, buffer noise, or create private outdoor living spaces with a row of easy to grow, Popular Okanagan Hedge Plants. All will grow into beautiful hedges without requiring a lot […]
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Echinacea (Coneflower) – Okanagan Growing Guide
August 25, 2022Echinacea, also known commonly as Coneflower belongs to a group of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family. They’re perennial natives of North America and are found in prairies and open, wooded areas. Coneflowers are widely popular plants in the Okanagan and beyond, with good reason. They hardy, easy to grow, they bloom from summer […]
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Hibiscus – A Showy Addition To Okanagan Gardens
August 18, 2022Hibiscus is a group of large, late summer flowering plants with large, vibrantly coloured flowers. The flowers of perennial hibiscus, shrubs and trees feature delicate papery-crepe petals that form star or saucer shapes that can grow up to 12” (30 cm) in diameter. Colours range from hues of pink, white, red or orange to yellow, […]
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Beneficial Native Plants For Okanagan Gardens
August 11, 2022Beneficial Native Plants For Okanagan Gardens and landscapes are vital components of healthy and resilient ecosystems. They increase biodiversity, provide habitat for wildlife, attract birds, butterflies and other pollinators. Native plants are adapted to local climate, soil and are resistant to disease. . . Create Habitat with Beneficial Native Plants Increase of human population and […]
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Hot Summer Watering Guide
August 4, 2022Okanagan hot summers and relentless heat waves pose challenges to gardeners and their plants as everything dries out faster. Flowers and vegetables, whether in a garden or in containers, young trees and shrubs, and lawns from small urban yards to large suburban spreads, everything suffers in the heat. The good news is that there are […]
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Mulching – How To Do It Right
July 28, 2022Mulching is One of The Best Soil Improvements for gardens and landscapes. Mulch has amazing benefits. But not everybody knows what mulch is, how to use it and what its benefits are. Mulch is simply anything that can be put on top of soil. It is often confused with compost. Compost is a soil amendment […]
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The Benefits of Composting
July 21, 2022The Benefits of Composting – Organic materials buried in landfill sites contribute to about 38 per cent of Canada’s total greenhouse gasses. Soil erosion can create new sources of pollution when nutrients, sediments and chemicals are carried into waterways. Recycling and composting of organic materials makes a positive environmental difference by reducing pollution and the […]
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Common Garden Pests And How To Get Rid Of Them
July 14, 2022Common Garden Pests And How To Get Rid Of Them – Pests are a common occurrence in a garden. The problem with many pests is that they are present all year. In the winter, many of them sleep cozily, waiting for the cool rains and sun to wake them up. Knowing which ones you are […]
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Something Special in the World of Hydrangeas
July 7, 2022Something Special in the World of Hydrangeas – Hydrangeas are a beautiful flowering shrub addition to any landscape. There are six common types of hydrangeas: Bigleaf, Smooth, Panicle, Oakleaf, Mountain, and Climbing Hydrangeas. But, the ones offered for sale as small trees are Something Special in the World of Hydrangeas. Tree-shaped hydrangeas generally do not […]
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Grow Your Own Christmas Tree This Fall
September 29, 2021Grow Your Own Christmas Tree This Fall and enjoy it year round. There are several advantages of growing your own Christmas tree: A conifer is an excellent feature plant that greatly enhances your property. Choose a smaller specimen or slower growing variety to start with so that you won’t need to climb up a ladder […]
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6 Exotic Vegetables To Grow From Seed In Fall
September 21, 20216 Exotic Vegetables To Grow From Seed In Fall – Just when your summer garden runs out of the typical crops of tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and corn, you may want to start thinking about growing fall vegetables from seed. You can still get some great tasting fresh food on the table before winter. Take a […]
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Fall Cover Crops For Okanagan Vegetable Gardens
September 15, 2021Fall Cover Crops For Okanagan Vegetable Gardens are the best organic choice of rebuilding soil conditions to an ideal state to successfully grow next year’s vegetable garden. Cover crops offer a wide variety of advantages for the garden. They are mostly annual plants that are grown to add organic matter and nutrients to the soil […]
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Fall Planting Bulbs For Spring Blooms
September 8, 2021Fall Planting Bulbs For Spring Blooms is a simple way to rejuvenate your garden. Success is guaranteed, because anyone can do this and look forward to a following spring filled with flowers of stunning colours, shapes and sizes. Daffodil, tulip, hyacinth, crocus and allium are popular choices of bulbs. How & When to Plant Bulbs […]
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