From the CBC: The case for leaving the perfectly manicured lawn behind
"North Americans have had a longstanding love affair with crisp blades of grass and the perfectly manicured lawns we shape them into. The tidy turf tradition isn't homegrown though: the concept was ...
Mothers Day pollinator plant walk
If you saw a gaggle of tea-sipping garden enthusiasts spilling out onto Tattersall Drive Mother’s Day morning, you might have wondered what all the buzz was about.
That’s the day landscape designer ...
Invasive species alert . . . have you seen this plant?
Shiny Geranium has spread rapidly in Saanich and is known to be in the QCHCA area in several locations. It is a 'primary threat' which means it "threatens species at risk; dominates the ...
Attracting birds, bees & butterflies to your backyard
For those of you who weren't able to attend Claudia Copley's wonderful, informative and engaging zoom presentation on April 26, or if you would like to see it again, she graciously allowed us to ...
From the CBC: The case for leaving the perfectly manicured lawn behind
“North Americans have had a longstanding love affair with crisp blades of grass and the perfectly manicured lawns we shape them into. The tidy turf tradition isn’t homegrown though: the concept was hauled across the Atlantic by colonists who maintained lawns in Europe going back to the 17th or 18th century. The growth became a ...
Mothers Day pollinator plant walk
If you saw a gaggle of tea-sipping garden enthusiasts spilling out onto Tattersall Drive Mother’s Day morning, you might have wondered what all the buzz was about. That’s the day landscape designer and QCHCA member Danee Lambourne (Eden Project) led a Pollinator Plant Walk sponsored by the Community Association’s Climate Action group. Danee focused participants’ ...
Invasive species alert . . . have you seen this plant?
Shiny Geranium has spread rapidly in Saanich and is known to be in the QCHCA area in several locations. It is a ‘primary threat’ which means it “threatens species at risk; dominates the under-storey in semi-open and open habitats”. Native to Eurasia, it is a low-growing annual or biennial with 5-petaled pink flowers that grow in ...
Attracting birds, bees & butterflies to your backyard
For those of you who weren’t able to attend Claudia Copley’s wonderful, informative and engaging zoom presentation on April 26, or if you would like to see it again, she graciously allowed us to record it for you https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/u8znYvKRoDbKZgpPfnTeloHxX3FQveGK9uWgbBQQZIOnU3fTAGvZgg35wMBEQVB2.oMU-ERTEb9UuOq5z Passcode: &0A03$hb ...
