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Helen Chesnut: Fluffy leaves make light work of autumn task

Helen Chesnut: Fluffy leaves make light work of autumn task

The newly fallen, dry leaves were a treat to scoop up
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Seed sources for fave tomatoes

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Seed sources for fave tomatoes

Little Napoli is a compact plant ideal for growing in pots. Sun Dipper is a tall, slender staking tomato with surprisingly flavourful ornage fruits.
Condo Smarts: What are options after a total strata loss?

Condo Smarts: What are options after a total strata loss?

The process of reconstruction is complicated, and not for the management of volunteers
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Get by with a little help from your friends

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Get by with a little help from your friends

Aging gardeners can seek out others to lend a hand
Gorgeous pumpkin with valuable seeds stolen from North Vancouver gardener

Gorgeous pumpkin with valuable seeds stolen from North Vancouver gardener

Pumpkins come and go, but the seeds in this stolen specimen named 'Arnold' could have been worth big bucks
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Gerbera daisies best as annuals

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Gerbera daisies best as annuals

Kept in cool but frost-free places, in bright light, Gerberas need a lot less water in winter
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: November is a time for remembering

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: November is a time for remembering

Gardening together has become the foundation of many a close, long-term friendship.
Condo Smarts: B.C.'s short-term rental rules apply to owners, not stratas

Condo Smarts: B.C.'s short-term rental rules apply to owners, not stratas

Strata corporations are still permitted to adopt a bylaw that prohibits short-term accommodations.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Early spring best time to prune, repot house plants

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Early spring best time to prune, repot house plants

In a perfect world, every gardening project will be accomplished at the most favourable time. But no busy gardener’s world is perfect.
Condo Smarts: Strata can seek court ruling to force needed repairs

Condo Smarts: Strata can seek court ruling to force needed repairs

I am always bewildered when communities fail to support repairs that are essential.