Red Columbine
Red / Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) is loved by hummingbirds. It is a herbaceous perennial, so it dies back each...
Rosy Pussytoes
Rosy Pussytoes (Antennaria microphylla (rosea)) is a perennial plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family. It is a mat forming,...
The Similkameen Valley
B.C. is divided up into different region, and these regions can differ depending on what source you use. I am...
Common Flowers Around Apex Mountain
Apex Mountain is between Hedley and Penticton, BC. There are two ways to get there. One going through Penticton, up...
Common Yellowthroat
The Common Yellowthroat is part of the new world warbler family, Parulidae. They are common throughout most of North America,...
Yarrow
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) likes full sun, but will grow in part-sun, and will grow in moist to dry, well-drained soil....
Herbs for Us and the Bees
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”, Hippocrates (400 BC). So what does this mean. Our modern...
Gardening for Hummingbirds
For me, I get more joy out of watching the birds and various insects using the plants in my garden,...
Bunchberry
3.5″ pot – $6.00 each (taxes included). Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis), also called Dwarf Dogwood is part of the Cornaceae family....
The Rock Cycle
The surface of the Earth is in constant movement, though, most of it we do not see as it happens...
