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Among the treasures in my library of gardening books is a series of poetry titles by Reginald Arkell: Green Fingers; More Green Fingers; Green Fingers Again; and A Green Thumb. I’m fond also of his charming novel: Old Herbaceous.

Dear Helen: In the spring I bought several heathers in one-gallon pots. When I unpotted them I noticed a thick mass of roots had entirely filled the pots.

Dear Tony: Our strata council is interviewing for a new management company. Our previous company constantly changed our manager and council did all of the work we had contracted for.

Most homeowners like the convenience and space-thrifty efficiency of overhead cabinets in kitchens, but Judy and Alex Brayden are into counter culture.

Dear Tony: Every year, our strata corporation insurance renews at exactly the same time as our new budget is approved.

A well-designed fireplace is an architectural feature that can lead the way to defining your home’s style.

It came out of the ground squeaking and hissing, like a miniature bellows on wiggly legs. They’ve been more numerous than usual this year, these ten-lined June beetles.

People come to visit the Milner home at Qualicum Beach because they want to see the house and woodland garden, which has been named one of the 10 best public gardens in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ by Canadian Geographic Travel.

It pays to have friendly acquaintances in high places. For gardeners, those people can be plant lovers working at local garden centres. Canny gardeners get to know them. Lily is one of those helpful and inspiring contacts.

Dear Helen: I wonder why gardeners these days don’t seem to know how we dealt with lawn weeds long ago. I remember digging out dandelions with a special tool designed to lift out the entire root along with the top growth.