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#KasugaiGardens is located off Queensway Boulevard east of City Hall in downtown Kelowna. The walls surrounding the garden create a tranquil environment which features many traditional elements of a Japanese garden.⠀
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Stone lanterns, stunning ornamental pine trees, a waterfall and a pond provide the perfect ambience for visitors. The gardens were completed in 1987 to symbolize the friendship between Kelowna and Kasugai, Japan, sister cities since 1981.⠀
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Visit our blog for more info and beautiful pics from the garden. — #KasugaiGardens is located off Queensway Boulevard east of City Hall in downtown Kelowna.

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The term mulch means to cover the soil surface with a substance or layer that will help to reduce weed growth and help hold in moisture. Some common mulches are bark, rock, compost, grass, fabric and straw. The best mulches are compost-based and replicate forest litter. ⠀
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Most plants love compost-based surface mulches because this is the normal condition that almost all plants have evolved to expect. No one goes out and cleans up the forest. This leaf litter naturally breaks down and encourages micro organisms that assist in breaking down nutrients that the plants need to survive.⠀
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Visit our website for more info like this!⠀
www.growercoach.com — What is mulch? ⠀ ⠀ The term mulch means to cover the soil surface with a substance or

Incredibly beautiful German Iris blooms throughout the month of May and can be an amazing addition to any full sun garden.
When planted with Peonies these plants can give quite a show as they bloom simultaneously. They can also be especially beautiful when done in mass plantings.
Like all Iris, the Iris Germanica has a spreading habit, look to divide these beauties during the month of August for best results.

#GardeningLife #GardensofCanada — Incredibly beautiful German Iris blooms throughout the month of May and can be an amazing

Grower Coach Plant of the Week is the Tree Peony ‘Radiant’. It's a real beauty!
I have been lucky to have grown this one several times in my life. I planted one years ago when we owned a perennial plant production nursery back in the ’90s. It grew to be one of the best plants I’ve seen.
We were sad when we moved away and left it behind. We had moved several times over the years when we finally landed where we are now. When we arrive, we saw there was a tree peony in the front yard that just finished blooming and I remember saying ‘I wonder what colour it is? I hope it's a nice one!’ Then the next spring when it bloomed I was surprised to see an old friend somehow followed me home.
We have enjoyed the bloom now for 12 years now and it is still impressive. Even though the Tree Peonies only bloom for about 6 to 10 days, the anticipation is there year round!

Tree peonies are easy to grow, drought tolerant and are very adaptable. They survive cold temperatures in sun or shade and are best purchased in bloom if at all possible to ensure the correct colour. — Grower Coach Plant of the Week is the Tree Peony ‘Radiant’. It's a real beauty! I hav

I have talked a lot about Primula Auriculas and have been growing them for years.

And it's my plant of the week this week. Check out the Plants of the Week each week under garden tips at https://www.kelownagardens.com/plants/ — I have talked a lot about Primula Auriculas and have been growing them for years. And it'

Wishing all the moms a very #HappyMothersDay!🌷💐⠀
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#flowers #flowerlovers #gardening — Wishing all the moms a very #HappyMothersDay!🌷💐⠀ ⠀ #flowers #flowerlovers #garde

Grower Coach is a place where plant lovers can learn, share, and grow.⠀
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Founder Ken Salvail is eager to share his 40 years of experience with all those who will listen. Since moving to the Okanagan in the fall of 1986 he has become one of the major sources of landscape horticulture information in the Okanagan Valley. ⠀
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Ken is also the founder and owner of KHS Landscape Professionals. He has nearly 40 years experience in landscape construction and horticulture and is known as one of the industry leaders in the Okanagan and in British Columbia. His expert opinion is respected and sought after by many when it comes to plants and plant health, pest and disease management as well as landscape construction. Ken has offered his experience to the public through seminars, videos and ‘ The Garden Show’ on AM1150 Saturday mornings. ⠀
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Now, with the launch of Grower Coach he will be better able to assist, inspire and coach gardeners of all kinds, from professionals looking to continue their education, to aspiring gardeners of all ages, all across Canada. ⠀
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Check us out at the link in bio! — Grower Coach is a place where plant lovers can learn, share, and grow.⠀ ⠀ Founder Ken

'Plant of the Week' is this beautiful garden perennial is known as the Pasque Flower (Easter Flower) due to its timing of bloom.
Pulsatilla Vulgaris is one of the nicest early bloomers. It is a plant that can naturalize and live quite comfortably without much care. It can live in poor soils and has few pests. This plant and some similar varieties are also known as Prairie Crocus. — 'Plant of the Week' is this beautiful garden perennial is known as the Pasque Flower (East

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