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Okanagan Resilience Starts in Your Yard: Discover FireSmart™ and Waterwise Landscaping

Armstrong, B.C. – Syilx Territory – A new campaign was launched today on the cusp of wildfire season, titled “Make Water Work, Plant FireSmart™.” Held … Read more

Okanagan water conservation campaign delivers wins, despite continued drought

Kelowna, B.C. – Syilx Territory – The Okanagan’s annual valley-wide outdoor water conservation campaign – “Make Water Work” – is coming to an end for … Read more

Okanagan mayors & fire chiefs gather to encourage water conservation

Lake Country, B.C. – Syilx Territory – Despite cooler temperatures and recent rainfall, the Okanagan’s water supply is still experiencing the effects of last year’s … Read more

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Okanagan Water Board remains on drought watch as outdoor conservation campaign comes to close

Kelowna, B.C. – As residential irrigation systems get blown out and as people put their gardens to bed, the Okanagan Basin Water Board is still … Read more

Okanagan chiefs & mayors gather to encourage water conservation

Kelowna, B.C. – As the Okanagan continued to smash temperature records and smoke, from an earlier-than-normal fire season in B.C. and Alberta, blanketed the valley, … Read more

Don’t be a dinosaur—conserve water

Sigrie Kendrick – Castanet – January 18, 2023

Xeriscape supporters are supporters of Mother Nature

Sigrie Kendrick – Castanet – January 4, 2023

Picking the right plant for your xeriscape garden

Sigrie Kendrick – Castanet – December 21, 2022

Don’t torture your shrubs, bushes

Castanet – Sigrie Kendrick – December 7, 2022 It makes me so sad to see trees and shrubs tortured by people who chose the wrong … Read more

Choose deer and drought-resistant hedging

Castanet -Sigrie Kendrick – Nov 23, 2022 Deer, deer everywhere. Wow, does the deer population of the valley seem to have exploded recently. With the sudden … Read more

Engaging young minds in the garden

Castanet – Sigrie Kendrick – November 9, 2022 Photo: Contributed Grade 5 and 6 students at Okanagan Christian School learn about xeriscape gardening. Recently the Okanagan … Read more

Try a new, easier fall clean-up in the garden

Castanet – Sigrie Kendrick – October 26, 2022 Leave the leaves. I’m here to question why, as gardeners, we are so obsessed with the big fall … Read more

Plant now for spring garden colour

Castanet – Sigrie Kendrick – October 12, 2022 The Okanagan Xeriscape Association is extremely thankful for all of the support from both volunteers and the community … Read more

Xeriscape perennials show its not just about rocks and cacti

Castanet – Sigrie Kendrick – September 28, 2022

Okanagan water efforts celebrated

Water Canada – September 19, 2022

Armstrong crowned water champion for fifth time

Kelowna Capital News – September 18, 2022

Armstrong mayor named ‘Make Water Work’ champion

Vernon Matters – September 16, 2022 The mayor of Armstrong has received recognition for work to reduce water waste in his community. The Okanagan Basin … Read more

Okanagan water conservation efforts celebrated

Kelowna, B.C. – As summer winds down, so too does the Okanagan’s Make Water Work campaign, with a celebration of those who worked to conserve … Read more