Hi people, because i have 2 pleiones that are about to flower. i want to try to make them produce seed and grow some new plants. I know that it is difficult to grow orchids from seed but i think that it might be a good experience. I also do not know how to pollinate the flowers to get the seed. if anyone has some information that you think could help please reply. thank you!Any suggestions on where I can get Allium Globemaster bulbs in Vancouver please?
Thank you.Hi i've been researching trees for a while for this area and figuring that Paperbark maple might be my best option. Looking for front yard tree, zone 5b, tree will get full sun all day, clay soil , high PH approx 7.5, tree location will be southwest corner of house 15 feet away from foundation. Want tree that is free or pest and disease resistant. My concern clay soil since paperbark maple...Hello, I had recently had to put my Japanese maple tree down yesterday ( Thursday ) Due to something killed it not sure what did. After I took some pictures of the base of it and everything it looked very weird . The mushroom was so strong i could stand on it! this tree base was bigger than 14" and the part that died at the bottom but good at the top was about 9" when i cut it down it hit the...Hi:
I have just moved my strawberry bed to the site, where the tomatoes were last year, to make room for the tomatoes a new location.
The strawberries I have now are ever-bearing. I like the fact, that they spread the harvest period out over much of the summer, but the variety I have now seems to start deteriorating almost the moment they are picked. After only one day they become outright...Last spring, I got more of the Vancouver compost mix and steer manure than I actually used. Last fall, my husband and I ground up all the leaves that fell and I have several bags of leaf mulch that I haven't yet used. I can easily identify the leaf mulch, as it is in orange or green garbage bags. However, I can't distinguish between the manure and the compost (I know, I thought a sniff test...Hello there,
I've had my peace lily for just under a year now, and didn't notice how unhealthy it was until i got a new one.
The leaves are spindly and scraggly, they're also yellowing and have lost that waxy feel, the flowers are coming through but are deformed and very small, the spiky ball in the middle hardly comes through at all. (sorry for lack of scientific names. The leaves are also......or 0.0283168466 cubic meters.
More... (http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/weblog/003021.php)Hi all,
I'm hoping you can help me preempt a gardening problem I've had for 3 years running. I have a front hedge of alternating Pieris Japonica (I think its 'lily of the valley') and Spirea 'Gold Flame'. The east and west sides of the hedge are separated by a cement walkway. At the end of the west side there are 3-4 large cedar trees that have been there forever.
Since the second year...*48th and Raleigh - Killarney Park*
Killarney Park has, among others, these two great 'Somei-yoshino', the hill cherry that's part of the Catalog of single white, mid-season, double-serrated leaves emerge with blossoms (http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=61318) thread, and then five of these trees that are different from these other two. The hill cherry in the catalog...I know these pictures aren't good, but the petals here are like wiry hairs.. that's the only way I know how to explain this, even though you can't really see. Otherwise, it looks a lot like a Fleabane. Any ideas?For some strange reason, I cannot post anywhere else, so I have to do it here, sorry.
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Since a number of days, i see tiny little white insects on my plants, I give them a hard time with sprays, mats and coils, but I cannot get rid of them entirely. Please have a look to the attached photos (happily I have a close-distance filter lens for my camera), tell me what kind of...This weed sprung up in my yard last week. Any ideas? I know the pictures aren't great but based on the type of flower, I was thinking maybe in the family Ericaceae? No idea, though.Anyone know the origin of this maple? How about some of the other vine maple cultivars showing up these days- Del's Dwarf, Sunny Sister? Branch sports? Seedlings?can someone recommend a nursery that sells citrus plants in bc?..im looking for dwarf meyers or even dwarf tangerine
any help greatly appreciated
kevin
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