Saving water & plans for a winter garden

Saving water & plans for a winter garden

The dog days of ­summer—long sunny evenings, warm ­temperatures, ­swimming, vacations, and… drought ›› Kayla Siefried, Compost Education Centre While we here in Victoria have had cool-ish evenings and skies clear of smoke, if you tune into any news you’re bound to...
Winterizing the garden

Winterizing the garden

>> Margaret Hantiuk This fall, don’t be so quick to rake your leaves up and give them away to the municipality to compost: save them for your own leaf mold, one of the best soil enhancers – for free I now rake leaves off of my lawn, sidewalks and patio...