Richard Hebda

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Nodding Onions for a Rock Garden

Have a few gaps to fill in your rock garden? This versatile native-to-BC edible bolsters the look and feel of...

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Yarrow: A Tough Groundcover Option

Fill in those rough garden patches with the beautiful yet practical yarrow

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Shrubby Cinquefoil: A Hardy, BC-based Flower

The shrubby cinquefoil is ideal for BC gardens, as it requires little care and thrives in colder climates

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Growing Leatherleaf Saxifrage for Your Cool Coast Garden

Peaking with showy flowering and fruiting stalks, leatherleaf saxifrage 
is a stunning mountain plant worthy of a place in your...

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Scarlet Gilia: A Native Species of British Columbia

Scarlet gilia are a native plant of British Columbia. These red flowers can be seen the roadsides and slopes of...

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Scarlet Gilia: A Native Species of British Columbia

Scarlet gilia are a native plant of British Columbia. These red flowers can be seen the roadsides and slopes of...

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The fringed Grass of Parnassus

This native British Columbian wildflower is attractive and quite easy to grow.

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Discovering foxtail barley

Foxtail barley perfect for those tough-to-plant spots

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Native Plants: Hedge Fun

Native plants expert Richard Hebda on how to attract wildlife and encourage a rare ecosystem with drought-hardy, sun-loving antelope brush.

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Easy Groundcover: Monkey Flower

Plant out this relative of foxglove and snapdragon for an easy-to-grow and colourful groundcover for moist sites.

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Strawberry Blite is a Striking Ornamental

Easy to plant from seed

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Maple Seeds in Triplets

Q: On Saturna Island I have a big leaf maple that is producing SOME seeds in triplets rather than pairs.

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