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I think that is Broad-leaved Helleborine, the “weed orchid.” If so, yes, it is invasive.
Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner. I was waiting to get a few beetles so I could get better pictures. Finally did yesterday, posted on...
A coworker brought in some beetles today that have been devouring her plants (Victoria area). She’s never seen them before, but has talked to...
Look for what you need on westech irrigation website. They are the main supplier in Victoria, don’t know if they are on the mainland also, but you...
This forum is not the busiest, you might often have to wait a couple days for replies. I’ve never tried to take a solenoid apart. Typically they...
Satinflower Nurseries in Victoria is starting a Meadow Making course soon, if anyone is interested. I haven’t taken it, so I can’t speak from...
I've read that when grafting conifers or starting from a cutting one should not use new growth from a branch because it will have a tendency to...
I'll add a few more things to your list of keepers: -Full sun, no water at all: Stachys (lamb's ear) Rose campion Oenothera...
I think we could mitigate extreme events like the recent heat dome by better water management practices, and more forethought in the...
I’ve been fortunate so far, in having no serious injuries despite sometimes doing things WorkSafe would not approve of; however, the one and only...
If you are out by the tree regularly, you can prevent the suckers from forming by rubbing the buds off with your gloved hands before the buds leaf...
They do come up later than most everything else—don’t give up on them yet! If you really want to check, carefully dig down with your fingers until...
Where I work we typically use a hedge trimmer to cut up the vines from top to bottom into manageable pieces. Then those get dragged into a pile...
I'd go ahead and do it as soon as the leaves have dropped off. If you leave it for the winter there is a chance the snow will take it down for you...
I'm in the anti-hoeing camp too. It was a hotly debated issue at my last landscaping job, and a major part of why I left that very pro-hoe...
I'm not sure on that one. It would be a bit of a gamble. I think I'd dig a couple of small deep test holes next to the outside of the root ball...
IMO, lack of water in the crucial after-planting time was the problem. Disease moves slowly in trees, you wouldn't see root rot in a week or a...
I've seen plenty of carpenter bees around Shawnigan (they are fond of reproducing in my front porch framing), not many others. In Victoria I've...
In my opinion, which I will qualify by saying I'm not a designer, you have a nice selection of plants already, and you could get a bigger impact...
Not quite mature purple deadnettle?
