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Putting Your Garden to Bed

In a tumultuous year of ups and downs, one shining aspect was seeing the number of people around Squamish pick up their trowels and try their hands at gardening.  I wanted to share a few tips on how to put your garden to bed. ​If you’re expecting an excessive clean and overhaul...

11/08/2020 - 14:22 in Vancouver | Read more
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Preparing Your Veggie Garden Soil

Preparing Your Veggie Garden Soil – It’s not too late                   May, the planting month for so many, has suddenly arrived and it’s been five years since your last soil test by a laboratory. You didn’t get your soil sample to the lab in time for testing this year. No...

05/14/2020 - 13:11 in Vancouver | Read more
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Grow Green Guide- Free Garden Plans!

Grow Green is your guide to creating and maintaining a sustainable garden or lawn space -- utilizing non-invasive plants that are readily available in Metro Vancouver. In collaboration with UBC Botanical Garden, Metro Vancouver has compiled an extensive selection of plants that...

03/21/2020 - 17:00 in Vancouver | Read more
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Leaves: Love 'em, don't lose 'em

~ Raking in Nature’s Bounty ~ Tree roots penetrate through top soil and deep into subsoil taking up valuable mineral nutrients through their roots and storing them in their leaves, which fall to the ground and decay, completing one of nature’s most important cycles. Pound for...

10/30/2019 - 09:20 in Vancouver | Read more
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Japanese Beetle found in False Creek

CLICK HERE for the most updated info It is important to understand the difference between European Chafer Grubs and Japanese Beetle Grubs. Neither of these pests look like our predatory beneficial native Garden Beetles or Garden Beetle Larvae Japanese beetle was detected by...

02/28/2019 - 19:09 in Vancouver | Read more
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COMMON QUESTIONS: Clinic Q & A

Above: Native Bumblebee in annual Alyssum - a terrific easy-to-grow-from-seed plant for beneficial insects  2015 the best of Questions and Answers click here A wealth of Info based on the most commonly asked questions to Vancouver Master Gardeners is contained in these pages...

04/10/2018 - 17:00 in Vancouver | Read more
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Fire Smart Landscaping in Drought Interface Areas

A wildland/urban interface is defined as a ‘geographical point where the diverse values of the wilderness and urban development meet. In the interface, structures and vegetation are sufficiently close that a wildfire may spread to structures or a structural fire may ignite...

04/03/2018 - 17:50 in Vancouver | Read more
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Beauty & the Blast ( Bud Blast )

Rhododendron bud and twig blight is caused by a fungus, Seifertia azalea. The flower buds turn brown and do not open in the spring. They are later covered by very noticeable black fruiting bodies called coremia the year after infection. Removal of the black buds is recommended...

06/23/2017 - 15:10 in Vancouver | Read more
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GARLIC: Fall Planting - Summer Harvest

NEW INFO - to avoid Blue Mold Rot (Penicillium spp.) it is best to plant later in the fall, rather than earlier. This is one of the most common fungus diseases of stored garlic and onions. It overwinters on infected cloves, not in the soil, and it infects in warm 22-25oC (72-...

09/01/2016 - 06:59 in Vancouver | Read more
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Lawn Alternatives & Ground Covers

Photo: Micro-clover With the march of Chafer Beetle across the lower mainland , we are looking for alternatives to turn to. Be aware that the chemicals promoted to kill European Chafer are banned in many cities and districts as they are toxic to bees Chafer  beetle naturally  ...

04/04/2016 - 17:07 in Vancouver | Read more
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SPRING IPM for the SWD : Asian Fruit Fly

Spring IPM for the Asian Fruit Fly : Spotted Wing Drosophilla UPDATE Nov 2016 via LInda Gilkeson: Some of the most recent information on this pest is that fall trapping could be useful control to catch the flies before they find a sheltered place to spend the winter. You can...

03/13/2015 - 07:33 in Vancouver | Read more
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LINKS - MORE RESOURCES GARDENS & CLUBS

Public Gardens Bloedel Conservatory British Columbia’s Gardens (Public & commercial gardens around Vancouver & Victoria) Darts Hill Garden Park GVRD Regional Parks Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden Glendale Gardens & Woodland (Horticulture Centre...

02/16/2014 - 17:00 in Vancouver | Read more
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MGABC Provincial IPM POLICY on Promoting Plant Health

The Master Gardeners Association of BC supports an IPM approach and environmentally responsible use of pesticides.  Changes were made July 2016  and further Revised 2021  This means that you should only consider the use of the least toxic chemicals after all non-chemical...

11/15/2013 - 17:00 in Vancouver | Read more
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2012 WEATHER SUMMARY for South Coastal BC

2012 Weather Summary for South Coastal B.C.                                    So, herewith some of the records we’ve challenged or broken in the last few years (records began at the Vancouver Airport in 1937). 2009-2010 was the warmest winter ever. 2009-10 warmest winter and...

05/06/2013 - 06:19 in Vancouver | Read more
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2011 WEATHER SUMMARY for South Coastal B.C.

The following records are for the Vancouver Airport unless otherwise noted. Vancouver airport records started in 1937. January 2011 – very wet, but no record set There was record-breaking cold in late February, 2011.  On February 25, we had a record low of -8.1˚C (previous...

03/26/2012 - 05:52 in Vancouver | Read more
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BOXWOOD BLIGHT found in B.C.

Boxwood Blight Update: 2015: Boxwood Blight moves quickly, it can be spread on your shoes or pruners. It is favoured by warm moist weather. What to look for: Distinct Leaf Spots: Orange or dark margins with a yellow halo Defoliation Volutella Blight ( not to be confused with...

01/09/2012 - 04:30 in Vancouver | Read more