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Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Cool temperatures curbed weed
Last year saw a week-long heat wave in mid-May, followed by a long, dry period until significant rains began in mid-October. Let’s hope for less difficult growing conditions this year.
May 11, 2024 4:15 AM
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Helen Chesnut: Low on bees? pollinate fruit trees by hand
Gather pollen from one tree’s flowers on a soft paint brush and shake it into a container. Then brush the pollen onto the blooms of the other tree.
May 8, 2024 7:30 AM
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Condo Smarts: Depreciation report rules differ within province
If you are in Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Capital Reigonal District of Victoria, you must have a report complete by July 1, 2026.
May 6, 2024 4:15 AM
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Helen Chesnut: Plant sales have become spring tradition
The active growing season is fully upon us and that can mean only one thing: lots and lots of plant sales.
May 4, 2024 1:00 PM
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House Beautiful: A lifelong love affair with stones
Gardener-collector of evergreens, maples and giant rocks opens her stunning Uplands garden for the Victoria Conservatory of Music garden tour.
May 4, 2024 4:30 AM
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Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Pansies, violas among easiest transplants to grow from seed
Seed pansies and violas indoors in late winter and in mid-July for transplants to bloom during autumn and winter before full flowering in spring.
May 1, 2024 8:30 AM
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Flowers aren't the only way to add color to a garden. How to paint with foliage
When we want to add color to the garden, most of us set our sights on flowers. But many leaf-forward plants can outlast and even outcompete those with colorful blossoms. For starters, foliage plants don’t wax and wane or have a limited bloom time.
May 1, 2024 6:03 AM
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Helen Chesnut: This month a reminder of seasons that used to be
Time to complete spring projects that help to smooth the passage to summer in the garden.
Apr 27, 2024 12:30 PM
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Condo Smarts: No exemptions to change in depreciation reports
Depreciation reports will now have a five-year renewal cycle
Apr 27, 2024 11:00 AM
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Renovating on a budget: How to plan for a major house project despite rising costs
After the death of their father in 2019, Amy Mushinski and her sister Dawn wanted to honour his wish that they keep the Scarborough, Ont., home they inherited rather than selling it to a new owner.
Apr 25, 2024 7:00 AM
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