I live on Vancouver Island within the Regional District of Nanaimo. The RDN covers a large area spanning from Bowser down to South Nanaimo and Cedar. With the current pandemic involving the COVID-19 virus, the BC Government has placed restrictions on open burning in...
Landscape design has a rich history in most countries of the world that followed on the heals of agricultural developments. Some of the earliest records show that in the 6th century BC that the hanging gardens of Babylon were created along the Euphrates river. The...
Putting your landscape to bed for winter We are well into fall, the weather is shifting, and it’s a perfect time of year to consider how to prepare your landscape for the winter, or how to put your landscape to bed for the winter. What would this look like, and...
Drought proofing your landscape-Part three Well here we are, late August and our total rainfall to date are still below average. On August 24th, 2019, our rainfall data for this area shows that we are around 58% of our average for the year. This translates into less...
Drought proofing your landscape – Part two It’s still looking dry out there. As of June 21, 2019, the rainfall data for this area is shocking. We have only received 46% of our average rainfall for the year. This is significant as we journey into our driest...
It’s looking dry out there. We’re rolling into spring on the back of a colder and drier than average winter for those on the east coast of Vancouver Island. While I’m writing this post, the sun is shining, and it’s going to be another lovely...
