BC Living
Spreads – From Scratch
You’ve Gotta Try This In May
How to Support BC Wineries Now
4 Tips on Balancing a Nutritious Diet with a Side of Indulgence
Choosing Connection: A BC Family Day Pledge to Prioritize Presence Over Plans
Embracing Plant-Based Living this Veganuary and Beyond
Inviting the Steller’s Jay to Your Garden
6 Budget-friendly Holiday Decor Pieces
Dream Home: $8 Million for a Modern Surprise
Local Getaway: A Mini Cozy Sanctuary in Nelson
B.C. Adventures: Our picks for May
Spring into Fun in Kamloops: The Best Events in the City
BC Distilled
Melodies and Museums: Solo-Friendly Entertainment for the Independent Traveller
Arts Club Theatre Company Celebrates 60 Years
Pyrrha Connects People With Pieces That Speak To Them
BC-Based Gifts Perfect for Mom
SOLO CHIC: 5 Essential Pieces for the Stylish Solo Traveller
Looking for a gift to give your favourite gardener? Try these…
My master gardener friend Heather Neilsen recommends giving Felco ergonomic pruners, which I’ve used and are great; solar LED lights (the kind you stick in the ground); a compost barrel with handles and on a stand (not from Lee Valley); and a stainless steel compost bucket with a lid.
Books: Garden People by Ursula Buchan, with Anna Pavord and Brent Elliott Photographs of Valerie Finnis, with history and tongue-in-cheek gardening lore from England from the 1950s on.
Plants of Coastal British Columbia by Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon A must have book on native plants. Also see other Lone Pine publications such as Trees/Shrubs of BC Guide to Pruning by Cass Turnbull A very useful guide written with a sense of humour. You will really get the “how to” of pruning from this book in a painless way.