– Story by Barry Mathias, Photography by nuttycake.com – All houses reflect, to a greater or lesser extent, the aspirations of their owners, but rarely have I visited one that exhibits so clearly the combination of contrasts, careful planning and personal enthusiasms. Set on a large corner-lot in the treed suburbs of Sidney, it appeared to […]
Seaside Homes: Where Modern Embraces Heritage
– by Colin Eaton, Garden City Tree & Landscape – You don’t want cheap, you want cost effective! I always recommend the services of our designer whenever I am introduced to a large or complicated landscape project. The completion of a landscape design is like the blueprint for a house. It provides invaluable information such as: •
West Coast Gardener: The Importance of Landscape Design
– by Joel Radford, Flooring Manager – What comes to mind when reading the phrase ‘eco-friendly’ flooring? With countless building products labeled ‘green’ in home centers it’s hard to know the truly sustainable from the well marketed. Wood flooring milled locally from managed forests or from recycled lumber may not sound exotic, however this type of
On Design: The Sustainability of Wood
– by Doreen Marion Gee – 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. Some people go for the gold. But Ingrid Jarisz got it. Helping people achieve their housing dreams for many years, the real estate
– by Barry Mathias – This year, The American Rhododendron Society’s (TARS) 70th Convention is being held at the Mary Winspear Centre from Wednesday, May 6 – Sunday, May 10. The Society has selected a new hybrid called Champagne Lace as its rhododendron of the Convention, and the story behind the creation of this hybrid
The Rhododendron World is Coming to Sidney
