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Margot liked DerekK's post in the thread More Damage from January Arctic Air.
The damage from the November 1955 deep freeze is well recorded. Check out the links below. One focuses on the '55 freeze and the other...
Apr 17, 2024 at 3:22 PM -
Margot liked Acerholic's post in the thread 2024 Virtual Garden Tour - welcome!.
My Clematis Guernsey Cream is just opening its flowers. This is the very first, so wanted to share it on the forum. The flower is just...
Apr 17, 2024 at 9:46 AM
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Margot replied to the thread Root pruning a potted Japanese Maple.
After reading about mycorrhizal fungi in pots, my thought is that it's great if you have money to burn. Like adding 'good wishes'....
Apr 16, 2024 at 11:53 PM -
Margot liked AlainK's post in the thread Root pruning a potted Japanese Maple.
Personally, I don't. Maybe it could help, but if the tree is in the right soil, I don't think it's necessary. Maybe I'm wrong, but I...
Apr 16, 2024 at 12:37 PM -
Margot attached a file to the thread 2024 Virtual Garden Tour - welcome!.
This is the first time I have seen my Cornus nuttallii in bloom. I planted it from seed about 12 years ago and it is about 20 feet...
Apr 16, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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Margot attached a file to the thread Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'.
That's simply beautiful. Here's what mine looks like today, some 4700 miles away. [ATTACH]
Apr 16, 2024 at 9:34 AM
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Margot liked Acerholic's post in the thread Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'.
16th April 2024 and I thought I would show my Osakazuki with leaves turning green before other maples in my garden have leafed out. [ATTACH]
Apr 16, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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Margot replied to the thread More Damage from January Arctic Air.
Take it up with Clive Justice. All I know is that we could feel the temperatures plummet that day and the subsequent damage belies...
Apr 15, 2024 at 9:50 PM -
Margot replied to the thread More Damage from January Arctic Air.
The date you need to check is NOVEMBER 11, 1955.
Apr 15, 2024 at 9:05 PM -
Margot replied to the thread More Damage from January Arctic Air.
Wouldn't the damage during high-temperature episodes be exacerbated by the lack of consistent moisture in the soil?
Apr 15, 2024 at 6:36 PM -
Margot replied to the thread More Damage from January Arctic Air.
I lived in Burnaby all my life until relocating to Vancouver Island. I will never forget the terrible freeze when I was a young...
Apr 15, 2024 at 2:12 PM -
Margot liked Acerholic's post in the thread 2024 Virtual Garden Tour - welcome!.
Spring is here at last and after the wettest Winter on record here in the UK, it is nice to feel the sun and see some new shoots of life...
Apr 14, 2024 at 7:21 AM
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Margot replied to the thread British Columbia: Sooty Mould on Camellia.
In my experience, aphids are more likely to be implicated in the sooty mould issue than scale or other sap-sucking insects. It is, in...
Apr 13, 2024 at 10:50 PM -
Margot replied to the thread British Columbia: Sooty Mould on Camellia.
"Sooty molds are associated with sucking insect pests (aphids, scales, mealybugs, psyllids) that extract sap from the phloem tissue....
Apr 13, 2024 at 12:15 PM -
Margot liked Georgia Strait's post in the thread Once a Garry Oak meadow.
Margot this is a special post Garry oak meadow natural habitat are special to how we grew up in Oregon and Vanc Island a rare spot...
Apr 12, 2024 at 10:20 PM