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Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Snow is a quiet reminder to slow down

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Snow is a quiet reminder to slow down

Savour the one or two periods of snowy weather that we encounter in a West Coast winter.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Hilde worth a try for salad lovers

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Hilde worth a try for salad lovers

Hilde is a cool season lettuce best grown for spring and autumn harvesting, which means early sowing for spring harvesting and a midsummer to late summer sowing for fall and early winter harvesting.
Condo Smarts: Further subdivision of strata is possible

Condo Smarts: Further subdivision of strata is possible

Our townhouse community has been approached by a developer about selling some land to build more units in a separate strata corporation. Is this possible?
Helen Chesnut: Sun Dipper has become a star in the garden

Helen Chesnut: Sun Dipper has become a star in the garden

Slim vines produce beautiful strings of small, elongated tomatoes
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Let the seed shopping begin

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Let the seed shopping begin

Seed game: Varieties new to the garden are compared with tried and true favourites.
Helen Chesnut’s Garden Notes: 2023 a wakeup call for weather changes

Helen Chesnut’s Garden Notes: 2023 a wakeup call for weather changes

Measures never before required to grow certain plants well now need to be set in place
Condo Smarts: Guest suite might require charging for PST

Condo Smarts: Guest suite might require charging for PST

When there is a commercial activity it is quite possible you will be required to charge PST
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Rieger begonias, carrots in containers, and snapdragons for cutting

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Rieger begonias, carrots in containers, and snapdragons for cutting

Garden expert Helen Chesnut answers questions on keeping begonias blooming, growing carrots in containers, and whether snapdragons are difficult to grow for cut flowers.
Condo Smarts: Heat pump conversion for strata can be complex

Condo Smarts: Heat pump conversion for strata can be complex

Heat pump conversions are an excellent option for building common areas, but there are a number of issues that must be addressed before an upgrade.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: What should I do after my amaryllis blooms?

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: What should I do after my amaryllis blooms?

The traditional method of managing an amaryllis bulb after it has flowered is to remove the faded flowers and re-build the bulb for another season. Here's how.