Plant sale fundraiser to offer unique drought-tolerant plants
Castanet – April 26. 2023 It’s plant sale time of year again. With spring, everyone with an interest in growing is out looking for something … Read more
Sigrie Kendrick
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