April 2025 newsletter
The April 2025 issue of Seeders and Weeders shares practical yard tips and the last plans before the plant sale.
Guest speaker: 15 ways to a healthy yard
Kevin Scollon taught horticulture at Thompson Rivers University for many years. Some of his tips:
- Raise your mower and leave the clippings on the lawn
- Water in the morning, deeply and less often
- Prune spring bloomers like lilacs just after they flower
- Cut close to the branch and don’t leave stubs
- Choose plants that are hardy in our zone, since some big box stores sell perennials that won’t survive our winters
- Group plants with the same water needs
- Buy local or native plants, and mix edibles into your landscaping
The city planters
Petunias cost a lot more this year. Members talked about the future of the planters. The club voted to offer the City of Armstrong up to $400 a year for plants. The club will keep planting and caring for the planters. Glenn has a sign-up sheet for two-week watering shifts.
Plant sale on May 10
The sale runs Saturday, May 10, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm on the IPE grounds. FireSmart will have a table there. A potting party was set for April 10 at Sue Wiebe’s. Contact Glenn, Heather H., or Sue W. if you need help digging plants or need pots or labels.
Other news
The Shuswap Garden Club invited members on a trip to Bedrock Nursery on April 29.
Also in this issue
How to grow peonies. Give them six to eight hours of sun, don’t plant them too deep, and be patient. A new peony can take three years to bloom fully.
