Home and Garden

Tyler Basham paints the grass outside a house in Maple Ridge, B.C. on Thursday, August 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Paint it green: B.C. firm offering lawns Mother Nature won’t allow

Tinted Turf Grass Solutions spray-painting away the browns of our ongoing drought

 

This July 14, 2023, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows recently planted summer squash growing near more mature plants to ensure a continued harvest on Long Island, N.Y. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

How to extend the growing season in your garden and get multiple veggie harvests

I harvested my hardneck garlic crop earlier this month, which opened up…

 

L-R: Volunteers Kathy Abenante and Martin Hatfield lend gardener Taryn Kuntz a hand. Photo: Trail CiB

Happy Trails

If you have a recent photo to share email: editor@trailtimes.ca

 

This May 3, 2023 image provided by Jessica Damiano shows tall grass and weeds growing in an unmowed lawn in Glen Head, NY. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

No Mow May? Good intentions, bad approach, critics say

Columnist says homeowners abstaining from mowing their lawns during the month is a terrible idea

This May 3, 2023 image provided by Jessica Damiano shows tall grass and weeds growing in an unmowed lawn in Glen Head, NY. (Jessica Damiano via AP)
Actress Pamela Anderson arrives at an awards ceremony in Paris, France, Sunday, May 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Francois Mori

Pamela Anderson joins Food Network Canada, while HGTV Canada renews ‘Garden of Eden’

Pamela Anderson is bringing her passion for plant-based food to Food Network…

Actress Pamela Anderson arrives at an awards ceremony in Paris, France, Sunday, May 19, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Francois Mori
The Hills to Valley tour last went in July 2019, and showcased this gorgeous rose-filled garden. Photo: Hills to Garden Facebook page

From Rossland to the Beaver Valley, garden and art tour returns

For more info visit: www.facebook.com/kootenaygardentour

The Hills to Valley tour last went in July 2019, and showcased this gorgeous rose-filled garden. Photo: Hills to Garden Facebook page
This 2021 image provided by LeighAnn Ferrara shows Ferrara’s young son as he watches a rabbit on a grassy patch of his White Plains, N.Y., yard, which is surrounded by planting beds of flowers, vegetables and trees. Many people are converting parts of their grass lawns into more diverse plantings. (LeighAnn Ferrara via AP

North America’s love affair with the lawn is getting messy

Some homeowners seeing a well-manicured lawn as an anachronism, even a threat

This 2021 image provided by LeighAnn Ferrara shows Ferrara’s young son as he watches a rabbit on a grassy patch of his White Plains, N.Y., yard, which is surrounded by planting beds of flowers, vegetables and trees. Many people are converting parts of their grass lawns into more diverse plantings. (LeighAnn Ferrara via AP
February 2, 2022 - Debra Schulze, owner of Khaya Home Decor in Duncan, photographed at her store. Don Denton photo

Life and style with Debra Schulze

Khaya Home Decor owner makes a lifestyle change

  • Mar 21, 2022
February 2, 2022 - Debra Schulze, owner of Khaya Home Decor in Duncan, photographed at her store. Don Denton photo
Couple’s love of Oak Bay Beach Hotel leads to purchase of strata unit

Couple’s love of Oak Bay Beach Hotel leads to purchase of strata unit

The best of both worlds in hotel condo

  • Dec 11, 2019
Couple’s love of Oak Bay Beach Hotel leads to purchase of strata unit