When Ray and Rita Kirzinger moved here in 2011 he was not an avid gardener but a two-night xeriscape class sparked a passion.
Plants living in dry conditions have adapted in a variety of ways including root systems and foliage colour, size, or texture.
This is an excellent time to evaluate how each plant in the garden has fared during the long, hot summer.
Join xeriscape landscape designer Lisa Masini for a free tour of the unH2O Xeriscape Demonstration Garden on July 25 at 7 p.m.
The Kelowna Garden Tour brought back memories of my parent’s half-acre garden on the first tour in 1997.
I’ve recently returned from a week in Alberta and was amazed at how many more plants had burst into bloom since I left.
I would like to encourage everyone with water-wise landscaping to enter the Okanagan Xeriscape Association’s Garden Contest.
For the past six years I have been trying various plants in unwatered, sandy, partly sloping ground under a large honey locust tree.
To prevent extra work in the garden it is wise to avoid planting anything that spreads quickly.
Summerland Friends of the Garden spring plant sale in the Summerland Ornamental Gardens Saturday 8-4 and Sunday 8-3.
Some 35 years ago my mother-in-law gave me my first ornamental grass.
Last week, I wrote that 24 per cent of all water used in the Okanagan goes onto residential landscapes. Much of that is to keep lawns green.
Four years ago, my ability to pursue my lifelong passion for gardening was abruptly halted.
As the new gardening season begins, the question arises once more: Will this be a drought year?
