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Hasta La Pasta and Other Reflections on Gardening

Posted by Wynne Crombie
|Date: May 01, 2019
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Hasta La Pasta and Other Reflections on Gardening

Throughout my many decades of gardening, I have invented methods to put my signature on our little patch ...

Throughout my many decades of gardening, I have invented methods to put my signature on our little patch of backyard earth. It started back in the forties when I was seven; I planted a tomato seed in ...

May 01, 2019
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Elkhart Lake, WI: Summer the Way it Used to Be

Posted by Leslie Long
|Date: January 30, 2019
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Elkhart Lake, WI: Summer the Way it Used to Be

Maybe you have memories of childhood vacations at summer resorts with the relaxed, carefree screen-door f ...

Maybe you have memories of childhood vacations at summer resorts with the relaxed, carefree screen-door feel of summer: fields of grass, a convivial dining room, a nice beach and long, lazy days to en ...

January 30, 2019
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A Very Strange Fisherman

Posted by Thelma Fayle
|Date: December 01, 2018
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A Very Strange Fisherman

A one-hour horticultural tour in Maui changed the way I saw the tropical landscape. Joe Ahpuck, a Hawaiia ...

A one-hour horticultural tour in Maui changed the way I saw the tropical landscape. Joe Ahpuck, a Hawaiian fisherman known locally for his abundance of fishing derby awards, took a detour in high scho ...

December 01, 2018
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Before & After – Tasma Lacroix

Posted by INSPIRED Staff
|Date: September 01, 2018
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Before & After – Tasma Lacroix

Despite juggling multiple activities, interests, volunteering and travel, semi-retired Victoria resident ...

Despite juggling multiple activities, interests, volunteering and travel, semi-retired Victoria resident Tasma Lee Lacroix is always up for something new. When INSPIRED columnist Pat Nichol gave her a ...

September 01, 2018
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From Luxurious to Living Off the Land

Posted by Sherry Conly
|Date: August 02, 2018
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From Luxurious to Living Off the Land

PACIFIC LANDING Pacific Landing aims to provide the foundation and backdrop for an amazing quality of lif ...

PACIFIC LANDING Pacific Landing aims to provide the foundation and backdrop for an amazing quality of life. Based on a philosophy of three pillars for happy and healthy living: Active Engagement, Soci ...

August 02, 2018
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Fairy Gardens Create a Magical World

Posted by Nancy J Schaaf, RN
|Date: June 01, 2018
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Fairy Gardens Create a Magical World

If you have moved from a home with garden space to a condo or apartment with no yard, you may still want ...

If you have moved from a home with garden space to a condo or apartment with no yard, you may still want to enjoy flowers and plants. If so, try container gardening! This type allows you to grow plant ...

June 01, 2018
| by Nancy J Schaaf, RN

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A Self-Reliant Man

Posted by Hans Tammemagi
|Date: April 01, 2017
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A Self-Reliant Man

A large maple — we call him the Captain — commands the backyard and provides welcoming shade for our deck ...

A large maple — we call him the Captain — commands the backyard and provides welcoming shade for our deck. His leafy limbs rise high above our two-storey house and his girth and rugged character sugge ...

April 01, 2017
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Tulip Time

Posted by Chris & Rick Millikan
|Date: April 01, 2016
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Tulip Time

Packing light, we rack up our bikes and head for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. A comfortable Arlingto ...

Packing light, we rack up our bikes and head for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. A comfortable Arlington base awaits us in Washington State, an easy drive south of the border. Welcomed by friendly h ...

April 01, 2016
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The Middle Kingdom

Posted by Enise Olding
|Date: June 01, 2013
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The Middle Kingdom

Twenty years ago, a small group of women from British Columbia went on a trip to China specifically to me ...

Twenty years ago, a small group of women from British Columbia went on a trip to China specifically to meet Chinese women working in science, at home, in politics, on farms and in factories; and to to ...

June 01, 2013
| by Enise Olding

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Guerrilla Gardeners Unite!

Posted by Bev Yaworski
|Date: July 01, 2009
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Guerrilla Gardeners Unite!

Enthusiastic gardeners are preparing their gardens for a new growing season. In 2006, Vancouver City Coun ...

Enthusiastic gardeners are preparing their gardens for a new growing season. In 2006, Vancouver City Councillors challenged the Greater Vancouver Regional community to create more food-producing garde ...

July 01, 2009
| by Bev Yaworski

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