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Celebrate Naturalizing Bulbs in the Winter Garden Part 2
By Amy Sanderson, Doris Page Winter Garden Volunteer
Each year we renovate a bed or two with the help of some of the wonderful students. Sometimes there is a shrub or some ferns we rescue and move, but usually the only thing we prioritize saving are the bulbs and corms. Our new planting sch...
The Seedkeeper – A tiny pot with purpose
Have you spotted these unique, colourful ceramic vessels in the shop at HCP?
Their maker is Saanich potter Terrice Bassler, who calls them Seedkeepers. She crafts one after another of this rounded, almost-closed stoneware form on the wheel in her Cordova Bay home studio.
"I owe my inspirati...
Reclassification of Plant Names
We are in the process of doing an inventory of the plants we will have for sale.
In doing so, I realized that some of our plant labels need to be updated.
Why do botanists reclassify plant names?
I am still trying to get my head around the fact that Mahonia aquifolium is now Berberis aquifo...
It's that time of year to think about making the cut!
Pruning Simplified
Steven Bradley
New to our shelves, this pruning book provides a visual guide to over 50 trees and shrubs requiring your attention! The 'Directory of Plants' organized by botanical name, describes the best pruning method for 50 of the most widely grown garden plants...
The Victorian Kitchen Garden
Jennifer Davies
Jennifer Davies was the Assistant Producer of the BBC series The Victorian Kitchen Garden (1987). In collaboration with Harry Dodson, famed horticulturist, this 14 chapter book describes the techniques, planning, equipment and harvest of a Victorian kitchen garden. Beautifully illustrated with pe...