Nature abhors a vacuum- If you have a plant there, chances are, you won’t have a weed. Ground covers are glorious!
The OXA Blog
XERISCAPE GARDENING
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Great Garden Choices
Clearly, change is afoot when it comes to gardening in the Okanagan. See what great choices are being made.
Bat-Friendly Gardening
Learn what you can do to cultivate a bat-friendly garden in the Okanagan
Pollinator-Friendly Gardens
How to attract and keep pollinators in your xeriscape garden. Article by guest author Pat Zander.
Prepping for Winter
Find out why to leave the leaves, don’t mow down the grasses
and allow perennials and annuals to go to seed.
Plant Hardiness Zones for the Okanagan
Knowing the plant hardiness zone of your garden is vital to choosing the right plants. It is a relatively simple concept that has some complications.