late summer bouquet

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sprinkler regulations

 Sprinkling is unnecessary in most situations. Please check with your supervisor before putting out a sprinkler.

Effective June 1 to September 30, sprinkling is permitted as follows: 

• Even-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
• Odd-numbered addresses may sprinkle lawns 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays

Note: Hand watering is permitted any time.
City of Port Coquitlam sprinkling page here

ladybug love

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^^Ladybugs (aka ladybeetles, ladybirds) are voracious aphid and spider mite predators. Never harm
or remove these beetles from plants at any stage of their life cycle!!!

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^^females even eat aphids while mating

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^^two larval ladybugs, and a pupa in between

how to use Home Page

'right click' on the image and select 'view image' for the enlarged version

(if you're using Google Chrome or Internet Explorer you will have to download the graphic 

and view it in your preferred image viewer. Time to switch over to Firefox, y'all.)

weeding tip

^^if the weeds you're pulling have root balls like this, you're pulling out recently
planted stock! Don't laugh, it happens. A lot. Also keep an eye out for lables, tags, stakes and other indications that someone put that plant there on purpose.

fountain forager

 

 

^^female house sparrow foraging by the Front Courtyard fountain
 
images by Storm

Cheeryville in May

 ^^Narcissus in fern bed, S.E. Gazebo cut flower alert

^^creeping phlox North Courtyard

 

^^Columbine, Aquilegia sp. Centre courtyard cut flower alert

 

 ^^Lewisia cotyledon, domestic variety  Centre courtyard

^^Clematis Nelly Moser Centre courtyard 

 

crosspost from stormidae