News Items tag as: Okanagan gardening

iN PHOTOS: Funky looking veggies from Kamloops, Okanagan gardens
July 28, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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It's that time of year when hardworking gardeners in Kamloops and the Okanagan are seeing the fruits of their labour, harvesting a wide variety of homegrown vegetables, and some of the delicious produce is pretty weird looking or downright seductive.
iN PHOTOS: Have a look at some beautiful gardens in Kamloops, Okanagan
July 05, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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A warm and wet start to the summer has helped grow and nurture blossoming gardens in the Thompson-Okanagan region, and some of them are spectacular.
Veggie gardening continues to grow in popularity in Okanagan homes
March 19, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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A cold start to the gardening season hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm of people wanting to grow their own food.
Stink bugs are in abundance in the Okanagan this fall
October 09, 2021 - 7:30 AM

Some Okanagan gardeners have been noticing more stink bugs around their homes this year.
It looks like another bad year for Kamloops, Okanagan peaches, apricots
May 14, 2020 - 6:30 AM
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It's blossom time for early budding fruits like peaches, nectarines and apricots but gardeners from Kamloops and the Okanagan are noticing bare branches with few blooms, if any.
Five tips for new gardeners from a local expert
May 06, 2020 - 7:40 AM

With the days getting warmer and many of us stuck at home, now is a great time to start a new hobby in your own backyard.
It's a waiting game for Okanagan gardeners anxious to get going
March 06, 2019 - 2:00 PM

PENTICTON - This year’s late winter has turned March into a waiting game for gardeners, who can only gaze forlornly at their snow covered raised beds as they wait for temperatures to rise and the snow to melt off their gardens.
Blooming out of control: North Okanagan gardener admits abundance of irises an 'obsession'
May 18, 2016 - 9:00 PM

'I THINK I HAVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST COLLECTIONS AROUND'
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OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: Okanagan gardening

iN PHOTOS: Funky looking veggies from Kamloops, Okanagan gardens

iN PHOTOS: Have a look at some beautiful gardens in Kamloops, Okanagan

Veggie gardening continues to grow in popularity in Okanagan homes

Stink bugs are in abundance in the Okanagan this fall

It looks like another bad year for Kamloops, Okanagan peaches, apricots

Five tips for new gardeners from a local expert

It's a waiting game for Okanagan gardeners anxious to get going

Blooming out of control: North Okanagan gardener admits abundance of irises an 'obsession'

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