by Geeks on the Beach | May 4, 2022 | Buzz, Events, Garden Gleanings
We’re excited to host another year of Get Growing, Victoria!, an amazing program that supports communities in need with free seedlings and garden materials from the City of Victoria’s Parks Department. The intention of the program is to support City of Victoria...
by Geeks on the Beach | Apr 12, 2022 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
›› JJ Ford I’m writing this article on the first day of spring, and the signs that our little patch of earth is tilting towards the sun are all around us. As the magnolias and oso berry bloom, and the robins hop around looking for worms, here at Fernwood NRG we are...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 3, 2021 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
›› Kayla Siefried From heat waves to forest fires to floods, the chaos that has ensued this past year from climate change is stark. What inspiration and lessons can we garner from the seemingly dark and gloomy climate news we see on the regular? How can we become more...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 1, 2020 | Garden Gleanings, Village Vibe
›› Kayla Siefried Winter is a fantastic time to create new garden beds using an in-situ composting technique called sheet mulching. Sheet mulching is a fantastic way to replenish depleted soils in a garden, turn grass easily into a garden bed, use free ‘waste’...
by Geeks on the Beach | Oct 1, 2020 | Garden Gleanings
›› Kayla Seifried On September 22nd, Equinox arrived; the time when balance returns, equal light and equal dark accompanied by the time of fall harvest. Plants in the garden begin to change colour and leaves begin to fall—it’s the time we offer gratitude for all the...
