World in a Garden series

My friends at The World in a Garden are running a series of gardening workshops this summer at their lovely community plot at West 57th and West Boulevard in Vancouver (across from Choices market). On June 27th, they launch the series with a talk on companion planting. WCS will be on hand with some seeds [...]

A walk through UBC Botanical in the rain

Well, light rain, anyway. It was damp, but beautiful out at the UBC Botanical Garden. Now, I love all plants, and they have a really sensational collection out there – it’s a place more Vancouverites should know about. But I gravitate toward the Food Garden every time. Most of the food [...]

After My Heart

I was so pleased to meet Wolff-Michael Roth today. He’s both the professor of applied cognitive science at UVIC and an intrepid, stubborn, eccentric gardener. And this fellow has it going on:

Really, you must click on this picture to get a full scale view of this exquisite garden. Then click on it again for an [...]

Living off the grid in Clayoquot Sound

Catherine King sent us this photo of the floathome & floating gardens where she lives with her husband, Wayne, and their son. I have to say – this is the sort of thing that really makes me proud of the West Coast. Determination and clarity of mind have led this artist couple to develop an [...]

The Allure of Heirloom Tomatoes

Tim and Julia from North Vancouver sent in some photos of their impressive haul of Heirloom tomatoes (and others) from last summer. Black Krim, Prudence Purple, Green Zebra, and Brandwine are shown. And that Brandywine weighed 1.75 lbs!

Thanks to Tim for sending these photos in. It’s lovely to see the pride that gardeners have in [...]

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