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Whitefly damage to indoor parsely plant...
I'm beginning to think of entomology might be a good career choice... for the numbers of critters we have both inside our plants and our appartment lately! Good grief.
Anyway, thought I'd post the first update in ages... a photo of whitefly damage on our indoor pot of Italian parsely. It grows in the window-sill of our south facing appartment, ( Read more... ) -
New Season, New Project
It's a new growing season already under way, and finally I dip my toes again into things horticultural.
Now that Jude is eight months, I have been feeling lately that I wanted a challenge, something to sink my teeth into that wasn't going to eat up too much precious time with my family, but that would help keep me up to speed with Horticultural ( Read more... ) -
Park and Tilford: Fall Leaves and New Colour
Fall (Autumn) is a tricky time for a show garden like Park and Tilford: not only do you have a gazillion leaves all over the place from the numerous deciduous trees (grr Magnolias grr), but you also are dealing with a lot of die-back and tidy-up that needs to be done.
Thankfully, though they are but a small team, the Park and Tilford staff and ( Read more... ) -
Treespotting - Autumn Colour: Part 2
Another moody, beautiful rainy day in Greater Vancouver. Hope you're managing to get out for a walk in that beautiful fresh Fall air!
Here's part two of my run down of the commonly seen trees of the Lower Mainland - featuring the Maple (Acer spp.), the Cherry (Prunus spp.), the Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) and the Witch-hazel (Hamamellis spp. ( Read more... ) -
Treespotting - Autumn Colour: Part 1
So it's Fall, the leaves are changing colour on the trees and you're strolling down the boulevard in the late afternoon sunshine enjoying the display but wondering what the trees are.
Here's part one of my run down of the commonly seen trees of the Lower Mainland - featuring the Common Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), the Oak (Quercus spp.) ( Read more... ) -
Derby Reach Regional Park Apple Day (Fort Langley)
Today was just another reminder of why I love GardenWise magazine so much. Without it, I never would have known about the little gem that is Derby Reach Regional Park Apple Day - a charmingly small, but informative little fair that showcases different types of locally grown apples as well as offering orchard tours and apple samples to taste. Having ( Read more... ) -
Beetles: At War With The "Little Biters"
The word beetle comes from the old English word meaning "little biters". Certainly, these creatures live up to their name, with chewing mouthparts that they are capable of using for good (as in the case of the ladybug which eats the aphids that suck on our favourite plants) or evil (such as the Japanese leaf beetle, which defoliates rose leaves to ( Read more... ) -
Squirrel Damage Control Methods For Your Garden
Squirrels - adorably furry gymnasts, or hairy vandal vermin? It seems everyone has a different ‘tail’ (sorry) to tell about their experiences with these creatures.
For some of us, there is nothing more joyful than to sit and watch these bushy tailed creatures rush about comically looking for food. For others, they are a source of vexation. Take ( Read more... ) -
Status Experimental: Forcing bulbs indoors with a $1.79 pack of Crystal 'Soil'
So just a week and a bit ago, when I was walking around the dollar plus store with my folks, I came across this rather fascinating looking packet on the shelf near the coloured glass beads and floating candles. "What's this got to do with Horticulture?" you ask. Well, if you take a look at the packet, it's called "Crystal Soil" and touts itself as ( Read more... )
