Fall 2009

EDITOR'S NOTE
by Carol Pope  VISIT CAROL'S BLOG

STEPPING STONES
A garden calendar for fall, Brian Campbell bee's expert, autumn blush and beets tips.

FRIENDLY NATIVES
Attract wildlife and encourage a rare ecosystem with drought-hardy, sun-loving antelope brush
by Richard Hebda

NORTHERN EXPOSURE
Partner your plants for encores of colour right into fall
by Barbara Rayment

ASK THE PROFESIONALS
Sally Ferguson, Wim Wander, Barbara Rayment and Conway Lum answer your questions this month.

WHAT'S UP
Gardening events and workshops in and around British Columbia.

EARTHWORDS
Allow a few rascals and rogues into your garden lest it be entirely given over to conformity and control
by Des Kennedy

FEATURES

NURTURING WITH NATURE
Clarian Currie’s exquisite greenhouse and garden provide an ideal learning environment for 20 young students.
By Lissa Alexander

DAHLIA DIVAS
These dramatic stunners will steal the show in your late-summer garden.
By Charlotte Ellan

DERRY'S FARM
Master Gardener and local legend Derry Walsh shares her rich bounty of fruit-growing know-how. How to bag apples on a tree?
By Christine Allen

GINGER IN A SNAP
Container planting is the route to growing this delicious and useful herb.
By Laura Peters

STARS OF THE SEASON
Dramatic evergreen perennials.
By Michael Lascelle

DEPARTMENTS

OUT AND ABOUT
Harvest season is the best time to take a tour near Harrison Hot Springs.
by Christina Symons

THE ZERO-MILE DIET
A backyard orchard can be a much more fruitful venture than you’d think.
by Carolyn Herriot  VISIT CAROLYN'S BLOG

HEALTHY GARDENER
Grow your own healthful year-round seasonings, plus our step-by-step on planting a perennial herb garden in a pot.
by Sheena Adams