Please save me from this pestilence. I can’t handle the aphids and whitefly any longer. Please send ladybugs and parasitic wasps soon.

In desperation,
Andrea

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Check out the wonderfully bizarre Vitamin Living, a London-based design studio that makes “extra-ordinary products that make their owners’ lives a little less ordinary.” Like these bone china gnomes with their bold graphics; “the “must-have” gnome for the modern consumer.” !

Or how about the IV Plant Pot, a self-watering container with a medical drip feed. I could totally see that in a doctor’s office. Or my brother-in-law’s apartment.

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Today (July 9th) from 10:00am – 2:00pm, Strathcona & Cottonwood Community Gardens will celebrate the granting of respective 20 and 10 year licenses at their Plant Sale and Open House, a popular annual fundraiser for the volunteer-run gardens.

Don’t miss this fabulous event!

The Open House and Plant Sale provides a wonderful opportunity to tour the inspiring gardens, get tips from master gardeners, learn from unique workshops, and find great, inexpensive plants for your own garden.

When: Sunday, July 9th, 10am – 2pm. Rain or shine!

What: Van Dusen Master Gardeners, Plant Sale, Live Music, Free Workshops for Kids and Adults, Garden Tours, Native Plant Display, Bee Keeping Demonstration, Honey Sale, Sustainable Eco House.

Where: The two gardens are at the back & side of Strathcona Park, near Prior and Hawks, just east of Main Street.

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Posted by Andrea Bellamy at 9:12 am | Permalink | Comments (0)