Homes

Kale makes way for new plantings

At the base of a south-facing wall is considered the ideal location for these South African native bulbs

Totem Co-op in South Surrey will lose its lease on July 1, after failing to obtain the land from under it; members say the new landowner has left them with little options but to leave due to an extreme rent hike proposal.

A neglected Rockland yard has been transformed into a flourishing haven of colourful flowers, plants, trees and hedges. It’s a stop on this year’s Teeny Tiny Garden Tour for Hospice.

The Strata Property Act makes allowances for exclusive provisions, such as gas usage. But the deciding element is whether the gas use is exclusive or not.

Lettuce varieties Garden Babies Butterhead and Ruby Gem baby romaine add colour and taste to a salad — and they survived the early-season heat well.

Summer-sown zucchini plants will produce in September and October, when spring-sown plants are starting to come down with powdery mildew.

In the short term, exercise patience, accommodate residents and seek legal advice on your 55+ bylaws.

Many gardeners held off seeding and transplanting early vegetables because or cold, rainy weather. Then, all of a sudden, it was too hot to plant.