This is a quick tour of the Centennial Rose Garden at Poirier Park in Coquitlam. Believe it or not, there's another "Centennial Rose Garden" only 10km away on Burnaby Mountain. Go figure. I'll also discuss why I prefer interplanting and underplanting with other plants besides roses. I was there today selling roses at the annual rose show of the Fraser Pacific Rose Society, which also volunteers to maintain these gardens. If you find these videos useful, there are a few little things you can do to help me out: Have a look at our Amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/fraservalleyrosefarm Follow our farm on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fraservalleyrosefarm Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm Or better yet, subscribe to this Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FraserValleyRoseFarm?sub_confirmation=1 And for a place to indulge in random garden anarchy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unrulyrosesociety/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec0yky1DyL8

Greenhouse tomatoes are more manageable if you train them up strings with 1 or 2 heads. This technique is for indeterminate tomatoes (the ones that keep growing all season, with many sets of fruit). I know I may take some questions about why I didn't start my tomatoes earlier in the season - it's just time limitations: busy day job and weekends at the farmers market. However, even with a late start, I always come away with enough tomatoes to make it worth the effort. I should have explained the pots buried in the gravel. We bought the property with the greenhouses built, and it was wall-to-wall gravel to a depth of 3 inches. When we decided to put in tomatoes, I thought of a couple of options: large pots (above ground, not buried) or bury the pots. I wanted the benefits of temperature moderation from the buried pots. We also drilled (hole saw) a number of large openings on the bottom so that the roots could explore beyond the pot. In the end, a couple of other small advantages I noticed: the ease of attaching strings for training (just a couple of small holes drilled in the side of the pot) and it also works great when I apply weed control (vinegar or herbicidal soap) to the gravel area. If you find these videos useful, there are a few little things you can do to help me out: Have a look at our Amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/fraservalleyrosefarm Follow our farm on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fraservalleyrosefarm Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm Or better yet, subscribe to this Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FraserValleyRoseFarm?sub_confirmation=1 And for a place to indulge in random garden anarchy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unrulyrosesociety/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdP-U33NZ2Y