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, Natives
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...
by oxatest20 | Jan 27, 2023 | "GARDENING WITH NATURE", Landscaping
Gardening with Nature Article by Sigrie Kendrick Garden thug or hero? By Sigrie Kendrick Garden thugs can be heroes in the right garden spot There are no absolutes in gardening. What I consider in some situations to be ‘garden thugs’ are ‘landscape heroes’ under other...
by oxatest20 | Dec 5, 2022 | "GARDENING WITH NATURE", XERISCAPE GARDENING, Yard Care
Gardening with Nature Article by Sigrie Kendrick Leave the leaves! Don’t stress over fall garden clean-up. Just leave the leaves on the ground where they fall. I have to question why, as gardeners, we are so obsessed with the big fall clean-up, including raking or...
