5 days Get Up and Grow: The Green Tea plant In this episode of Get Up and Grow we talk about camellia sinensis, also known by many as the green tea plant.
2 weeks Get Up and Grow: Planting elephant ear bulbs Elephant ear plants are known for their large green leaves, which kind of resemble an elephant's ear, hence the name.
3 weeks Get Up and Grow: Planting and caring for a pussy willow tree In this episode of Get Up and Grow, CHEK’s Hannah Lepine and Gord Nickel, president of Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre, talk about pussy willow trees and how to illuminate them. Gord first tells Hannah how[...]
4 weeks Get Up and Grow: Begonia hanging baskets & witch hazels Gord shows Hannah how to properly plant non-stop begonia into a hanging basket for a long-lasting spring display.
2 months Get Up and Grow: Wintergreen and Himalayan boxwood In this episode of Get Up and Grow, CHEK’s Hannah Lepine and Gord Nickel, president of Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre, talk about wintergreens and Himalayan boxwoods. Gord first shows Hannah edible wintergreen plants. These plants[...]
2 months Get Up and Grow: Brighten up your winter garden In this episode of Get Up and Grow, CHEK’s Hannah Lepine and Gord Nickel, president of Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre, talk about ways to brighten up your gloomy winter garden. First, they talk about Helleborus orientallis[...]
2 months Get Up and Grow: Winter flowering jasmine In this episode of Get Up and Grow, CHEK’s Hannah Lepine and Gord Nickel, president of Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre, talk about winter jasmine vines and two local seed companies. First, Gord goes over several ways[...]
3 months Get Up and Grow: Indoor plant lights In this episode of Get Up and Grow, CHEK’s Hannah Lepine and Gord Nickel, president of Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre, talk about how to light indoor plants in the winter. On most winter days, there[...]
9 hours North Cowichan woman wishes she called police about skid steer before shooting Two neighbours said they wondered if a skid steer in North Cowichan was being stolen a short time before a driver in it was shot by police.
9 hours Disability advocates worried about lack of government funding As the cost of living continues to rise, those relying on B.C.'s disability income support program are struggling to simply survive.
9 hours 'All we ask is for a chance to meet:' Dispensary owner urges Premier for discussion In an open letter, the owner of the Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club says all he wants is a discussion with the province's premier.
10 hours VicPD search for high risk man who previously fought with police VicPD say Shoemaker has previously fought with police, and consider him to be high-risk.