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MINTER: Hardy crocuses can even bloom indoors

Iwrite about colchicumsprivate bulbs almost every summer because they are so easy to grow, are important for fall colour and because August is the only time of year to plant these giant crocus that bloom in September.

YOUR HISTORY: CPR has strong PoCo roots

T he Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) has always had strong community ties to the city of Port Coquitlam. The title company town certainly did apply to the mostly blue-collar city up until the latter half of the 20th century.

A GOOD READ: Library users review books

L ibrary patrons who are visually impaired and homebound tell me repeatedly that library outreach services are their lifeline.

MINTER: Yes, you can plant now

A ugust is a very important transitional time in our vegetable gardens. Some vegetables are still maturing but many others have finished completely, leaving gaps here and there that could still produce a few crops.

GREEN SCENE: Ocean of slime as jellyfish thrive in tough times

B eing a bookish person with an interest in all things environmental, I have read my fair share of doom-and-gloom exposés of how things are not going well for the world's ecosystems.

BOOKS PLUS: Golf for literacy, get your medal and learn to search

PORT MOODY Golf for a cause: You can support literacy and enjoy a day on the links. It's not too late to register for Port Moody Public Library's 13th annual Links to Literacy Golf Tournament.

A GOOD READ: Art history makes for good lit

T oday's selections have an art history theme that run the gamut from biographies to fiction thrillers, and take the reader from Renaissance Italy to the rainy streets of Zurich.

GREEN SCENE: Protecting and enhancing the chines' streams

T he chines escarpment is comprised of the forested hillsides on the south side of Port Moody where the slopes climb to meet the Coquitlam municipal boundary.

BOOKS PLUS: Ventriloquist, audiobooks & internet help

TERRY FOX Who said that?: Ventriloquist Kellie Haines, Magrau the bird and Kamilla the frog will take a trip into outer space with the help of the audience at Fox.

MINTER: Sedums good year round

S ome of the true late summer champions in our gardens are the resilient, hardy upright sedums. There are two herbaceous species that are the most commonly planted today and both are reasonably hardy and drought tolerant.