– by Colin Eaton, Garden City Tree & Landscape Ltd. – The definition of a weed is ‘a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, i.e. a plant in the wrong place.’ Many methods of controlling weeds have been developed over the last century. Pesticides were a popular method among some gardeners for almost a generation. Fortunately, […]
West Coast Gardener: A Healthy Landscape
– by Silvia Bonet, Architect – After World War II North America went through a time of economic restriction. Residential units, 900 sq/ft with 3 bedrooms, accommodated the typical North American family whether they were located in the below-zero regions of the North or the warm areas of the South. In the 1960s and ’70s
On Design: Higher Density Housing – An Old, New Idea
– by Suzanne Morphet – He shoots, he scores! NHL Alumni – two, Cuba Cruise Crew – one. You don’t expect to watch former hockey pros like Bernie Nicholls wielding a stick on the deck of your cruise ship, but Cuba Cruise isn’t like any other cruise line I know. It combines the best of
Secrets from my Suitcase: Cuba: Travel Beyond Varadero
– by Hans Tammemagi – This is part of a rotating series of articles on members of Sidney Meet Up Women’s Networking Group, featuring women in business on the Saanich Peninsula. Monica Reekie wears so many hats she could start a millinery shop! Four days a week she works at the Robert Bateman Gallery in
Monica Reekie: Artist on the Go
– reviewed by Cathy Sakiyama – Based on the cheery yellow cover with a smiling girl and the reviews of ‘delicious’ and ‘rollicking’ I was expecting a happy romp through Von Bremzen’s foodie recollections. The title seemed to suggest that Soviet cooking was the main subject matter. It was not. It ran a distant second to
Book Review: Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing, by Anya Von Bremzen
