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Gardening with Allen: Meadowscaping worth a try - The Columbian

Allen Wilson is a Vancouver gardening specialist. Email Allen Wilson at allenw98663@yahoo.com. Photo I was intrigued by the article on meadowscaping in The Columbian on Jan. 11. What is your reaction to this idea? Do you have any suggestions for doing it? When I was still active in the landscape business I did two projects similar to what was described in the article. In one case we removed wild blackberries from a large sloping area, which was viewed from a back deck. We sowed a mix of wildflower seeds. Germination was limited because of irregular rainfall. Then the blackberries grew back with a vengeance. The second time we sprayed the blackberries to kill the roots. Then we planted some perennial flower plants in areas where rainwater collected temporarily. After a year, these plants developed into a colorful display. The rest of the area grew up with wild grasses with an occasional wildflower here and there. The second project was in a smaller portion of a large backyard landscape ... https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/jan/22/meadowscaping-worth-a-try/

Coquitlam woman reunited with mother, brothers from Syria

Friday as the some of the first Syrian refugees from the federal government’s airlift arrived in Vancouver. Mirna Nakhleh last saw her mother, Miriam Hawa, 10 years ago when Nakhleh visited Syria while her mother was battling breast cancer. More recently, Hawa and her two adult sons were forced to flee Damascus when the country’s civil war made their neighbourhood too dangerous. “So many people got kidnapped and killed ... it wasn’t safe to stay,” Nakhleh explained. She had wanted to visit them in Syria several years ago, but it was too dangerous to travel. Her hands shook as she held a homemade welcome sign. “I can’t describe how excited I am.” Her sons, Daniel and Christian Shomali, aged 9 and 11, met their grandmother and uncles when they were babies, but have no memory of it. “I just want to see them face to face,” said Christian, adding that they had been busy cleaning the house and buying new furniture to get ready. “We’re going to celebrate Christmas together for the first time.” Nakhleh’s daughter was also on hand to greet her grandmother. Hawa and her sons fled to Lebanon. Nakhleh, together with her parish — the H... http://www.vancouversun.com/life/coquitlam%2Bwoman%2Breunited%2Bwith%2Bmother%2Bbrothers%2Bfrom%2Bsyria/11583959/story.html

Relatives of drowned Syrian boy arrive in Canada as refugees

United Nations form. She also thanked MLA Selina Robinson and Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart for their ...Alan Kurdi's relatives land in Vancouver as Syrian refugees three months afterThevillagessuntimesCanadian Press NewsAlert:Relatives of drowned Syrian boy land in CanadaCougarRelatives of drowned Syrian boy welcomed to CanadaBeacon Examinerall 93 news articles »... http://newzy.net/2015/12/30/relatives-of-drowned-syrian-boy-arrive-in-canada-as-refugees.html