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This annoying white fly/moth seems to have infested my three indoor worm bins and a large outdoor bin. They appeared after bringing a load of my...
We just went to plant our garlic, but as we had harvested there a month or so ago, the soil was nicely broken up and, guess, what?......the whole...
Since moving to this Victoria property 8 years ago I have had good crops every year on my greengage plums. We make jam and chutney every year. I...
I'm restoring a Garry oak meadow in Victoria. Have removed thousands of invasive spanish bluebell, crocus, and snowdrops. Have combed carefully...
I was fortunate to be able to salvage several hundred Camas bulbs from a development site in Saanich in July. I planted and potted many but have...
Last year I was helped here to identify the Asian Fruit Fly (Spotted Winged Drosophila) Spotted Winged Drosophila) as the culprit in my...
We are fortunate to have two large Garry oaks in our yard in Victoria. It's been estimated that they are about 100 years old. One with two main...
Picked my raspberries and noticed a small white larva about 4mm long on one of the berries. Removed it, noticed another and another, then...
Both of these plants were spotted on Vancouver Island near Yellowpoint in coastal conifer forest on May 22. The pink one does not appear to be...
This plant appeared in my garden with some native plants I collected during a salvage last year in Saanich B.C. I can't seem to find anything...
Is anyone else noticing Camas emerging in November? I have many camas bulbs in the ground and in pots which I planted these past 2 years but,...
Saw several of these growing in shade at Yellow Point on Vancouver Island this weekend. Doesn't appear to be Parsley Fern or Leathery Grape Fern....
Over the past month the leaves on my Mexican Orange have begun turning yellow. A few leaves are all yellow, others about 1/3 yellow. It is in a...
In case anyone out there still thinks Spanish Bluebell is a lovely plant. In case you haven't been convinced of its invasive qualities, i.e....
This plant has popped up unexpectedly in my native plant garden and I wonder if it piggy-backed with one of my known plantings. It's not Japanese...
I have an infestation of Spanish bluebell on my property. I'm embarrassed to say that I even brought a few more over from my old house because I...
This volunteer came with a neighbour's giveaway. I was hoping it was a trailing currant. I didn't notice any flowers or berries during the past...
I'm creating a new berm area for native plants, roughly 12 x 6' in a mostly shady part of my yard. I'm trying to make it look natural so I added...
I just removed an old cherry tree in my north-east yard (Victoria, BC) to make way for an expanded native plant garden. I now have about 14 x 5'...
I was involved in a native plant salvage in Saanich a few months ago and these dried plants came alongside some other plants. I'm hoping they are...