Braise halibut
Braise halibut in ginger tea
Think about tea in a different way with delicate halibut simmered in a tea-scented broth.
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Rejuvenating Amaryllis blooms
What to do when a Christmas amaryllis gift no longer blooms.
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Hardy flowers for the winter garden
David Tarrant's favourite winter-blooming flowers brighten up the season's bleakest days.
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Fresh plant ideas for the garden
Use the cold weather months to dream up the new plants you'll introduce to your garden this year. Here, some ideas to get you started...
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  • Soil trials at West Creek Farms

    Sharon Hanna takes a trip out to West Creek Farms in search of good, high quality organic soil.

  • A new season begins

    Learning from the mistakes of last season in order to start putting our garden dreams into action.

  • Seeding frenzy!

    Find seeds worth saving at one of this season's many Seedy Saturdays around BC.

February garden to-do list

Around mid-February, though it still may be chilly out, the sun’s angle becomes high enough that active growth can begin again in our gardens—so exciting for those of us who can hardly wait to start planting seeds, digging, and mucking about in the garden.

February 13 - Salt Spring Island

Salt Spring Island Seedy Saturday

February 20 - Victoria

James Bay Community Market

February 21 - Castlegar

Castlegar Seedy Saturday


  • The bay leaf we use in soups and stews is the dried leaf of the bay laurel tree (Laurus nobilis) and is a good source of vitamins A, C and B6, as well as folic acid, calcium, iron and manganese.

Soil trials at West Creek Farms
Sharon Hanna takes a trip out to West Creek Farms in search of good, high quality organic soil. ...
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A new season begins
Learning from the mistakes of last season in order to start putting our garden dreams into action. ...
MORE+++

Seeding frenzy!
Find seeds worth saving—the best of the best!—at one of this season's many Seedy Saturdays around BC. ...
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