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Pruning: Best Practices

2/26/2021

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In this video, South Surrey Garden Club Vice President Roberta Pak presents 6 main points to consider when pruning. What should you consider before you even pick up your pruning tools?
In the video, Roberta refers to Cass Turnbull and Plant Amnesty. You can tune in to the Plant Amnesty YouTube channel here.

Additional pruning information is plentiful on the web, you may want to check out these additional sources:
  • Garden Professors Blog on Facebook
  • Garden Professors website
  • Pruning video from Cedar Rim Nursery Facebook page
  • Cedar Rim website
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Gardening with Arthritis

2/23/2021

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South Surrey Garden Club member Trish Silvester-Lee helps us understand how we can continue to garden with arthritis following three "P's" -- Prioritize, Plan, And Pace. There are many modified gardening tools that are great choices for gardeners with arthritis.

Here are some helpful links:
  • Arthritis Research Canada - education series
  • Arthritis Research Canada - Wellness Conversations
  • The Arthritis Society - arthritis symptom checker
  • Ergonomic Garden Tools - Lee Valley
  • Hand Therapy Clinic - Surrey for custom hand splints​
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Pruning Grapevines

2/22/2021

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South Surrey Garden Club member Roger Phillips demonstrates how to prune a grapevine.
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Pruning Roses

2/21/2021

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SSGC club member Carol Wong demonstrates how to prune roses.
​More Rose tips --> From the Spruce
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Sunnyside Acres

2/6/2021

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Have you heard about Sunnyside Acres and the Foster the Forest program? Read more about it on their website and in the article below by SSGC member, Roger Phillips.
SUNNYSIDE ACRES URBAN FOREST PARK
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