by oxatest20 | Jul 20, 2023 | "GARDENING WITH NATURE", Invasive Plants
Gardening with Nature Article by Sigrie Kendrick Invasive plants are dangerous for all Invasive plants reduce biodiversity and pose a significant threat to agricultural crops, habitat for wildlife and fish, and they compromise water quality as well as native plant...
by oxatest20 | Jun 20, 2023 | "GARDENING WITH NATURE", Landscaping, Native Plants
Gardening with Nature Article by Sigrie Kendrick Use native plants to help stabilize slopes It’s just common sense to look to Mother Nature for advice about solving natural concerns on your landscape, like water, steep slopes and sun exposure or shade. If recent rain...
by oxatest20 | Jun 20, 2023 | "GARDENING WITH NATURE", Environment, Perennials
Gardening with Nature Article by Sigrie Kendrick Keep vital pollinators thriving with your plant choices Pollinators have great access to food during the summer months when there is a buffet of flowersblooming on every corner and in every meadow—but what about food...
by oxatest20 | Mar 24, 2023 | "GARDENING WITH NATURE", Landscaping, Native Plants
Gardening with Nature Article by Sigrie Kendrick Can we make better choices? Next to our vital agricultural industry, outdoor landscapes in the Okanagan suck up the mostwater. And there’s no comparison when you consider which use is the most important: we can nomore...
by oxatest20 | Jan 27, 2023 | "GARDENING WITH NATURE", Pruning, Shrubs
Gardening with Nature Article by Sigrie Kendrick Avoid Pruning Stress Few things are more irritating than seeing shrubs that the deer have pruned. However, wrapping them in burlap to help them escape the ravages of these animals who are trying to survive winter’s icy...
