- Gardening is a kind of disease. It infects you, you cannot escape it. When you go visiting, your eyes rove about the garden; you interrupt the serious cocktail drinking because of an irresistible impulse to get up and pull a weed. ~Lewis Gannit
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Tag Archives: Coquitlam
Leigh Park: Dusk, Dogs & Wildflowers
Posted in Local Wildlife, Photography
Tagged Coquitlam, Dog park, Leigh Park, Wildflower meadows, wildflowers
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The Chafer Challenge: Got Lawn?
There’s been an undeniable ugliness creeping through the Tri Cities this spring. Lawns across Coquitlam & Port Coquitlam have been pulled, dug, rolled, and thrown about. It is awful, and a tell tale sign of a European Chafer Beetle infestation. … Continue reading
Posted in Local Wildlife, Master Gardeners, Port Coquitlam
Tagged Coquitlam, European Chafer Beetle, Grubs, healthy lawns, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody
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Burke Mountain: Views from the Top
Posted in Port Coquitlam
Tagged Burke Mountain, CMO, Coast Meridian, Coquitlam, photography, Port Coquitlam, Port Mann, Surrey
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The Silver Skies of Mount Baker
There is nothing finer than coming out of the fog, high above a city still blanketed in morning snow with my camera in hand. This serendipitous moment found me pulled into a deep snow bank in the residential neighborhood at … Continue reading
Inspiring a Community into the Garden
The Inspiration Garden in Coquitlam is growing. This year additional raised beds were added where they grow & harvest fresh produce for the Share Food Bank. In addition to the new growing space, the beginning of a Greenhouse has been erected … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Tours, Things to do, Vegetable Garden
Tagged Coquitlam, Hydrangea, The Inspiration Garden
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The Summer of Dahlias
We’ve had some fantastic weather this summer in Metro Vancouver. Soaking in more sun than usual. The tomatoes are plump, laden with fruit. The roses are in bud ready for yet another resurgence this summer, and the fall flowers are … Continue reading
Posted in Colony Farms, Things to do
Tagged Colony Farms, Coquitlam, Dahlia, Deep Dish Dahlias, Port Coquitlam
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