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Step away from the ladder: B.C. Hydro reports ‘backyard loggers’ account for huge jump in power line incidents
As people spend more time improving their backyards during the COVID-19 pandemic, so comes a…
Gardeners from Kamloops, Okanagan offer early season tips
Forget the websites with their conflicting “last day of frost” calendars or trying to determine…
Seeds selling fast as COVID-19 era gardeners keep up planting trend
The weather is warming up and backyard gardeners are beginning to move outdoors with this…
B.C.’s demand for seeds skyrocketing as another pandemic spring looms
The start of the pandemic in March last year saw British Columbia seed sellers scrambling…
B.C. seed sales sizzle into the holiday season
Looking for Christmas gift ideas? Perhaps you should be thinking seeds this festive season. Gardening…
‘Bee kind, bee calm, bee safe:’ B.C. seed company honours Dr. Henry
A Delta company is paying homage to B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer with a new seed…
What the Duck? Shuswap gardener says you’re quacked if you don’t have one
Shuswap resident Jedidiah Wiebe describes himself as a "duck evangelist." With a couple of dozen…
An outdoor banana tree in the Okanagan? Here’s how you can grow yours
Some professionals don’t want to give away their trade secrets. Others might use an old…
Thompson Okanagan gardeners gets a slower start to their vegetable gardens
The rainy weather is creating a slow start to vegetable gardens so it may be…
Cooler weather creates hot demand for ladybugs in the Okanagan
Ladybugs are the frontline in the battle against aphids, which are in full force in…
Five tips for new gardeners from a local expert
With the days getting warmer and many of us stuck at home, now is a…
It’s not just toilet paper: Seed suppliers having trouble keeping up
It’s not only toilet paper that’s in short supply these days as seed suppliers struggle…
Garden centers appear to be getting a coronavirus bump
As people shelter in place and stay home to self-isolate, their new habits are starting…
Square-foot gardens helping former shelter residents feed the ‘soul’
'I JUST LOVE IT… THEY'RE LIKE ME, THEY'RE GROWING' VERNON – It's clear Jeff Goodwin…
How to protect the Okanagan’s precious water supply when planting your garden
KELOWNA – Looking around at Okanagan gardens it’s obvious that they stretch to two extremes…
This Kelowna plant sale is all about saving water
KELOWNA – A Kelowna plant sale on Saturday will focus on plants that love the…
You might want to plant all your Okanagan veggies right now — but you shouldn’t
KELOWNA – Kirsten Segler is always happy to sell you bedding plants any time you…
Rare caterpillar outbreak in North Okanagan has government officials investigating
NORTH OKANAGAN – A caterpillar outbreak in the North Okanagan has the Ministry of Agriculture…
Blooming out of control: North Okanagan gardener admits abundance of irises an ‘obsession’
'I THINK I HAVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST COLLECTIONS AROUND' FALKLAND – North Okanagan gardener…
Home gardening movement gaining ground as price of fruits and vegetables soar
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The dollar’s continued slide has hit many Thompson-Okanagan residents in the pocketbook as…
Local author teaches how to make money as a backyard farmer
KELOWNA – A Kelowna man has just published a book that teaches everything you need to know about starting your own commercially successful farm in your backyard — or frontyard. The Urban Farmer is Curtis Stone's first book and is based on a the concept you don't require a large amount on land to be a...
Two green thumbs up for public plant project
KAMLOOPS - Locals are welcome to loan a garden-gloved hand to the MacDonald Park Public Produce Plant Up this Sunday. The Kamloops Public Produce Project is a community organization working with the Kamloops Food Policy Council to grow greenery and healthy food locally. On Sunday, the group plans to plant seedlings and several trees. Anyone...