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Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Coolish spring has prolonged bloom

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Coolish spring has prolonged bloom

A big, old Cynthia has filled my kitchen sink window with its huge pink flower trusses.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: 'Chelsea chop' prolongs flowering

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: 'Chelsea chop' prolongs flowering

The Chelsea chop method can be used on substantial clumps of tall garden phlox (Phlox paniculata), Monarda (bee balm), Heliopsis, Echinacea and similar plants.
Condo Smarts: No specified time period for project completion

Condo Smarts: No specified time period for project completion

Owners have the opportunity to challenge the terms and conditions of the resolution
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: How to increase moisture retention in potted plants

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: How to increase moisture retention in potted plants

Adding a heavier, more substantial all-purpose sterilized soil adds substance and 鈥渟taying power鈥 to potting mix.
Condo Smarts: Council must pay back unused portion of levy

Condo Smarts: Council must pay back unused portion of levy

The Strata Property Act sets the conditions for funds remaining from a special levy
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Cool temperatures curbed weed

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鈥檚 hope for less difficult growing conditions this year.
Helen Chesnut: Low on bees? pollinate fruit trees by hand

Helen Chesnut: Low on bees? pollinate fruit trees by hand

Gather pollen from one tree鈥檚 flowers on a soft paint brush and shake it into a container. Then brush the pollen onto the blooms of the other tree.
Condo Smarts: Depreciation report rules differ within province

Condo Smarts: Depreciation report rules differ within province

If you are in Metro 91原创, the Fraser Valley and Capital Reigonal District of Victoria, you must have a report complete by July 1, 2026.
Helen Chesnut: Plant sales have become spring tradition

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.
House Beautiful: A lifelong love affair with stones

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.