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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 17:00 in Vancouver | Read more
WINTER ROOTS
Roots define the taste of winter: they are roasted, boiled, sautéed. They give 'bottom' and sweetness to soups and stews. Whereas the New World and the tropical climates have given us summer's annuals, like potato, sunchoke, and sweet potato, the winter garden's roots are all...Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 17:00 in Vancouver | Read more
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WINTER GREENS
Winter greens bring variety and zest to our cold weather meals. They've been cultivated for thousands of years from Japan to Western Europe and, as the list below shows, the majority are from the Brassica genus. Most of the European greens are fully hardy in our mild coastal...Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 17:00 in Vancouver | Read more
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LINKS TO BLOGS and WEBSITES
Discovering new gardening ideas or helpful information tools on the internet can assist a gardener immensely. Here are some interesting ones – please email your personal favourites to: NewsblogEditorMGABC@gmail.com MGABC DISCLAIMER Information provided on MGABC GROWING is...Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 17:00 in MGABC | Read more
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3 WAYS TO GROW VEGGIES WITH EASE AND ABUNDANCE
Growing your own vegetables is a very rewarding and delicious experience! When we excitedly peruse our seed catalogues during those long dark days of winter, this is our opportunity to choose which delicious edibles will suit our gardens and families best. However, it is easy...Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 17:00 in Vancouver | Read more
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GARDEN UPDATE FROM HARRY
Dear Friends, VanDusen Botanical Garden and Master Gardeners of BC have had a long and mutually beneficial relationship. If you think of us as forming a marriage, we have produced some rather amazing offspring – perhaps most significantly, Seedy Saturday. Little Seedy has done...Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 17:00 in MGABC | Read more
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STOP TREATING THE SOIL LIKE DIRT!
Ever heard the saying “Oh, I was treated like dirt!” Well, really it should be a compliment! If you treat your soil the way it is supposed to be treated - like a living organism - you would treat it with care, love, and respect. A good soil is alive, thriving, and teaming with...Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 17:00 in MGABC | Read more
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 10:18 | Read more
Master Gardener FACT SHEETS
These Fact Sheets are provided by the Master Gardener Association of BC for your reference use. ** Please note the website referenced on these Fact Sheets is no longer in use. The current website for Master Gardeners Association of BC is www.mgabc.orgTuesday, August 16, 2011 - 10:18 | Read more
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 01:11 in Vancouver Island (VIMGA) | Read more
VIMGA's workshops
The Vancouver Island Master Gardener's Association (VIMGA) now has the capability of offering workshops to enhance clinics in the communities that VIMGA serves. A series of 6 different ready to present workshops was created by our Continuing Education Committee and introduced ...Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 01:11 in Vancouver Island (VIMGA) | Read more
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SAVE THE DATE! MGABC AGM
The Master Gardener Association of BC will be holding its AGM 2011: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011. Make sure you watch for VENUE confirmation; Program details and Key Note speaker information that your Council is planning.Saturday, April 9, 2011 - 10:24 | Read more
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Friday, April 8, 2011 - 10:42 in Victoria | Read more
NATIVE PLANTS: Pacific Northwest
A comprehensive list of shrubs, flowers, groundcovers, Garry Oak meadow and shoreline plants for Southern Vancouver Island. Both botanical and common names shown, as well as preferred habitat. PLEASE NOTE: Under Groundcovers there is one error: Ranunculus repens -...Friday, April 8, 2011 - 10:42 in Victoria | Read more
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Friday, April 8, 2011 - 10:36 in Victoria | Read more
Deer Resistant Plants
This has been prepared by the Victoria Master Gardener Association for the Victoria area, but many plants will be the same across the province (photo courtesy of Anne A. Vancouver Chapter). Click here for the Full PDF Plant List, or here for a quick 2 page summary you can print...Friday, April 8, 2011 - 10:36 in Victoria | Read more