gardening

At the South Surrey Garden Club’s annual plant sale, club members wear brightly coloured hats so visitors can easily find someone to help them select the perfect plant(s). This year’s sale happens from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday (May 13) at St. Mark’s Anglican Church. (Doug Robinson photo)

South Surrey annual plant sale place to be for green thumbs Saturday

Two other Peninsula plants sales also set for May 13

 

This combination of images show gardening apps, from left, the Seed to Spoon mobile gardening app by Park Seed, from left, the Google Lens app that has image-recognition technology to identify plants, and Apple's AI-powered Visual Look Up feature to identify flowers. (Park Seed’s From Seed to Spoon/Google/Apple via AP)

Gardening help in the palm of your hand: 5 apps, phone tips

You’re in your garden and notice a beautiful, new-to-you flower that has…

 

A recent legal action involving palm trees and the Victoria climate tried to challenge the duty of care owed to customers by businesses months after a purchase. (Pexels photo)

Victoria resident sues after palm trees die, claiming they were ‘negligently’ planted

Case brings up issue of duty of care months after a purchase

 

Volunteers tend to White Rock’s waterfront native plant demonstration garden, during a previous work party. (Contributed photo)

Expansion planned for White Rock’s native plant demonstration garden

Volunteers sought for monthly work parties

Volunteers tend to White Rock’s waterfront native plant demonstration garden, during a previous work party. (Contributed photo)
The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Seniors Network’s Intergenerational Garden could win $2,500 in a social media contest put on by Scotts Canada Ltd.. (Colleen Flanagan-THE NEWS)

Lower Mainland community garden needs shares and likes to win $2,500 in social media contest

Scott’s Gro for Good social media contest runs until Tuesday, Oct. 4

The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Katzie Seniors Network’s Intergenerational Garden could win $2,500 in a social media contest put on by Scotts Canada Ltd.. (Colleen Flanagan-THE NEWS)
White Rock & District Garden Club will be celebrating 75 years in operation at the end of August. Pictured are group members Cynthia Bliss (bottom-left), Mavis Taylor (top-left), Eileen Davidson (top-middle), Darlene Chamberlain (bottom-middle), Claire Murihead (top-right) and Donna Lawson (bottom-right). (Sobia Moman photo)

White Rock garden club reflects on their history as 75-year anniversary creeps up

The White Rock & District Garden Club was established in 1947 and remains strong

White Rock & District Garden Club will be celebrating 75 years in operation at the end of August. Pictured are group members Cynthia Bliss (bottom-left), Mavis Taylor (top-left), Eileen Davidson (top-middle), Darlene Chamberlain (bottom-middle), Claire Murihead (top-right) and Donna Lawson (bottom-right). (Sobia Moman photo)
This image provided by the USDA Agricultural Research Service shows a closeup of a mosquito on human skin. (USDA Agricultural Research Service via AP)

How to take your garden and yard back from the mosquitoes

Eliminating these biting pests from your yard will not adversely affect the ecosystem

This image provided by the USDA Agricultural Research Service shows a closeup of a mosquito on human skin. (USDA Agricultural Research Service via AP)
Deb Gottschalk, “Best of Show” winner in the 2022 Sunshine Hills Virtual Garden Show. (submitted photo)

PHOTOS: Virtual North Delta garden show winners announced

The 2022 Sunshine Hills Virtual Garden Show ran June 22-26, with prizes awarded June 28

Deb Gottschalk, “Best of Show” winner in the 2022 Sunshine Hills Virtual Garden Show. (submitted photo)
Heather Neidig with her “vegetables – experienced” category-winning entry in the 2021 Sunshine Hills Virtual Garden Show. Neidig is one of five local judges that will be evaluating entries in the 2022 event, happening June 22-28. (submitted photo)

North Delta neighbourhood’s virtual garden show returns this month

Event is open to Sunshine Hills residents June 22-28, with prizes from local artists and businesses

Heather Neidig with her “vegetables – experienced” category-winning entry in the 2021 Sunshine Hills Virtual Garden Show. Neidig is one of five local judges that will be evaluating entries in the 2022 event, happening June 22-28. (submitted photo)
Darts Hill Garden Park in South Surrey is once again open to the public. Entrance is by donation. (Contributed photo)

South Surrey’s Darts Hill Garden open for spring-summer season

Garden is open 10-4 every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until the end of July

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Darts Hill Garden Park in South Surrey is once again open to the public. Entrance is by donation. (Contributed photo)
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Free Compost Week in Delta starts Saturday

Residents can pick up one cubic metre of compost at the Vancouver Landfill from March 26 to April 3

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Flowers

Slow flowers

Growing sustainability in the floral industry

  • Mar 14, 2022
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Butchart Gardens - Handout

Creating the Japanese Garden

A place to think, meditate and be at peace

  • Aug 11, 2021
Butchart Gardens - Handout
A butterfly takes a rest on some flowers in a hanging basket in one of three entries in the 2021 Sunshine Hills Community Group Virtual Garden Show by “flowers flowers flowers” category winner Tammy S. (Tammy S./Facebook photo)

18 winners named in North Delta virtual garden show

2021 Sunshine Hills Community Group Virtual Garden Show ran May 28 to June 4

A butterfly takes a rest on some flowers in a hanging basket in one of three entries in the 2021 Sunshine Hills Community Group Virtual Garden Show by “flowers flowers flowers” category winner Tammy S. (Tammy S./Facebook photo)
Heather Roscoe Neidig’s entry in the 2020 Sunshine Hills Virtual Garden Show (patio/deck — novice category). This year, residents have from Friday, May 28 until Friday, June 4 to get their entries in for a chance at over $1,000 worth of prizes. (Heather Roscoe Neidig photo)

Virtual show to celebrate the best of North Delta neighbourhood’s gardens

Over $1,000 in prizes available for green-thumbed Sunshine Hills residents

Heather Roscoe Neidig’s entry in the 2020 Sunshine Hills Virtual Garden Show (patio/deck — novice category). This year, residents have from Friday, May 28 until Friday, June 4 to get their entries in for a chance at over $1,000 worth of prizes. (Heather Roscoe Neidig photo)
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‘Garden of Generations’ planted at Surrey park by senior/youth volunteers

Passersby will be welcomed to sample a portion of the crops at Newton’s Unwin Park

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A native-to-B.C. wild queen bee (bombus melanopygus for those in the know) feeds on a periwinkle flower. (Submitted/Sarah Johnson, Native Bee Society of BC)

B.C.’s wild bees need messy gardens to survive

The year-long nesting period makes habitat a primary concern for wild bees

A native-to-B.C. wild queen bee (bombus melanopygus for those in the know) feeds on a periwinkle flower. (Submitted/Sarah Johnson, Native Bee Society of BC)
B.C. beekeepers will face extra supply challenges this year thanks to COVID-19 supply chain disruptions. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. bee supply threatened this year by wasps, COVID

No, bees aren’t getting COVID, it’s the supply chain that’s been disrupted

B.C. beekeepers will face extra supply challenges this year thanks to COVID-19 supply chain disruptions. (Black Press Media file photo)
Volunteers sort and pack ‘SOX BOX’ food hampers as part of Alexandra Neighbourhood House’s COVID-responsive Emergency Food Support Project. (Contributed photo)

ALEX HOUSE: Finding opportunities within the challenges

‘SOX BOX’ project provides free weekly box deliveries of fresh local food

  • Mar 11, 2021
Volunteers sort and pack ‘SOX BOX’ food hampers as part of Alexandra Neighbourhood House’s COVID-responsive Emergency Food Support Project. (Contributed photo)
A new West Coast Seeds pollinator mix of cosmos pays tribute to Dr. Bonnie Henry. (Submitted photo/ We Are The Northern)

New blend by West Coast Seeds to bloom in Dr. Bonnie Henry’s name

Cosmo blend designed to attract bees, and marketed with tagline ‘Bee Calm, Bee Kind, Bee Safe’

A new West Coast Seeds pollinator mix of cosmos pays tribute to Dr. Bonnie Henry. (Submitted photo/ We Are The Northern)