Hi, Roebuck, We think we have died and gone to climate heaven here in the West Kootenays- no wind to speak of(!), relatively mild winters, hot...
Hi, I live in the West Kootenay mountains in central southern British Columbia, a high snowfall area. We have two to four feet of snow, often...
Hi, I have four small 16"L x 6"W x 6"D troughs of small JM seedlings. I poked them in on top of my pots of tulips and narcissus last fall,...
Thanks, Salt Cedar, I think they are maple leaf bladder galls. I read the link. Thank you. Thankfully, not rust, then. Any thoughts on best...
Hi, I hope someone can help me. I have 42 large bags of wet sugar maple leaves collected mid November last year. I noticed that quite a few...
Hi, Alves, Since the ugly building is 3 metres (10 feet) tall, if you have room and the money you could try building a trellis - there are so...
Hi, Rosa, Good to hear your Tib is doing well in spite of the frost. Worth putting the plastic on when frost threatens. I see it can grow to...
I hope someone can answer Daniel's question. I got my hands on some dierama bulbs after coveting them for years. I too put them in a pot and got...
Wow, Neko, Desert landscaping in New Westminster. It might be too wet for true desert plants but you should be able to grow quite a lot of...
Buenas dias, Rosa, If your Tibouchina Urvilleana is in a pot just move it into a covered porch or room for a few days or weeks until the danger...
That was quick! Thanks Silver Surfer. Hot dog! H. foetidis. I bought a H. f. 'Wester Flisk' at UBC years ago and it didn't survive. Probably...
I got this hellebore from a friend a couple of years ago as a 5 inch plant. It survived the winters and has grown to about 12 inches. The leaves...