by Phillip Tiicham Muir – OUR LOCAL FARMS Lost in the Husk of It Pendray’s Corn Maze is the largest on Vancouver Island, and open for its fourth year! They offer three separate mazes (one specifically for children), a Children’s Barrel Train Ride, Corn Cannons and a walking trail if you’d prefer not to get […]
by Laura Waters, Snowdon House Gourmet & Gifts – What an incredible summer we’ve had! The bounty from the garden is abundant everywhere. Blackberries have flourished throughout the heat; they are my favorite berry. What a wonderful addition to a salad. At the recent Flavour Trails gala dinner, my salad incorporated 13 elements from the
Island Dish – Blackberry Apple Vegan Crumble
by Tracey Jones & Stacey Kaminski – Our number one question from clients when we first meet is “Why can’t I get my space to look finished?” Our answer is always the same. A home requires not only furniture that fits in terms of scale, colour and style, but more importantly it requires the detailed
On Design – Layers & Layers: A Styling Story
by Matt Hall, Red Feather Horticulture – Even though the growing season is drawing to a close, there is always plenty of gardening work to be done in the fall. Having gardened through the spring and summer, I find that most of these jobs have become chores to me. That said, there is one task
West Coast Gardener – The Art of Growing Garlic
It’s the start of another long awards season! The Emmys have already taken place, and we can expect red-carpet reports and tearful acceptance speeches all the way until the Oscars in February. We don’t like to be left out here on the Saanich Peninsula – October sees our own kind of awards season. At Seaside
