“The CVRD encourages the use of pesticide alternatives such as adding beneficial insects, feeding your soil with compost and choosing the right plant for the right place in your garden,” said Shannon Pickering, CVRD’s Nature Works educator. “This spring the Nature Works display will be set up at various outdoor gardening retailers so that residents can learn about and ask for advice on ways to treat their lawns and gardens responsibly.”
Come to the Anderton Nursery (2012 Anderton Road, Comox) this Sunday, between 10 am and noon, visit the Nature Works display and enter a draw to win a hanging basket.
For more information on the use of pesticide alternatives and to link to the municipal bylaws, visit www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/pesticidealternatives. Homeowners wanting to dispose of pesticides can return them in their original containers to a “Product Care” certified facility such as the Comox Valley waste management centre (3699 Bevan Road, Cumberland). The collection of these products occurs during the operational hours of the household hazardous drop-off station, Thursday – Saturday from 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.