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Summer party perfection: 3 ways to elevate your patio gatherings

Summer party perfection: 3 ways to elevate your patio gatherings

From movie nights to beer pong championships, make your backyard the place to be this summer
Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship hosting workshop on shelterbelt planting

Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship hosting workshop on shelterbelt planting

The workshop will cover the benefits of planting shelterbelts and hedgerows
Similkameen’s Seedy Saturday returns March 9

Similkameen’s Seedy Saturday returns March 9

The community gathering will be held at the Cawston Community Hall
Home decorators painting a brighter picture for dark interior paints

Home decorators painting a brighter picture for dark interior paints

Far from gloomy, experts say darker paints create a cozy, more welcoming room
VIDEO: Fresh produce growing at Kelowna’s Tent City

VIDEO: Fresh produce growing at Kelowna’s Tent City

Corn, leafy greens, watermelon and tomatoes are some of the produce being tended to at Tent City
Gardening help in the palm of your hand: 5 apps, phone tips

Gardening help in the palm of your hand: 5 apps, phone tips

You’re in your garden and notice a beautiful, new-to-you flower that has popped up somewhere unexpected — pull it or leave it?
Top 5 spring gardening must-haves for under $40!

Top 5 spring gardening must-haves for under $40!

With the days really are getting longer and – and hopefully warmer soon, too! – gardening season is just around the corner. Of course, many gardeners have been busy since January, but there’s still time to get ready if you’re hoping to hop on the “grow your own food” train this gardening season.
Pretty but toxic: Watch toddlers around these houseplants

Pretty but toxic: Watch toddlers around these houseplants

When visiting friends or family who have both houseplants and young children, I’ve been compared to “Aunt Bonnie” from the Geico commercial “Aunt Infestation.”
New public market blooms at longstanding Vernon business

New public market blooms at longstanding Vernon business

Swan Lake Market and Garden is hosting 75 vendors at its new weekend markets
Family business

Family business

Confortis thrive as a family and as work mates