Master Gardeners are individuals who are passionate about gardening. We are part of a vast international non-profit Master Gardener organization. Master Gardeners are a respected group of horticultural persons educated and certified through accredited universities or colleges.
Mission Statement:
The Manitoba Master Gardener Association (MMGA) cultivates the development and continuous education of Master Gardeners, supports volunteerism and encourages sustainable, proven gardening practices throughout Manitoba.
The Manitoba Master Gardener Association (MMGA) is an independent organization and has no affiliation with other Manitoba garden clubs which are listed under the banner.
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New Perennialist Landscape Design
Linda Dietrick, Master Gardener
Winnipeg Public Library Zoom
May 18, 2021 – 6:30 – 8:00pm
During this session, Master Gardener Linda Dietrick will introduce the New Perennialist style and show how it can be adapted for our local needs.
Landscape designer Piet Oudolf created magnificent public plantings such as Chicago’s Lurie Garden and the entrance garden at Toronto Botanic Garden. They model a new landscaping style – New Perennialist – that uses integrated plant communities using many of our own prairie natives. There are challenges to translating Oudolf’s style to fit our smaller, often shadier gardens and colder climate. Fortunately, other designers in Canada and elsewhere have adapted designs.
A Zoom link to attend is sent when you register. This event will not be recorded.
Gardening in the Heart
a 6-part video series of private Manitoba gardens
Lisa Renner – Designing a Garden Naturally
John Tinkler – A Designer’s Garden
Colleen Zacharias – A Gardening Workshop
Linda Cameron – A Scientist in Her Garden
Diana Dhaliwal – At Home in the Prairies
Millennium Gardens – A Garden for a Community
Bell MTS subscribers available on FIBE TV1 Channel 1 and 1001 Lifestyles folder!
A big thank you to Colleen Zacharias for this Winnipeg Free Press article highlighting the journey to producing these films: Click Here
Link to the Nadia Kidwai CBC morning show interview Click here
Book Sale!
Garden pests are a part of the life of every gardener. If you want to learn more how to deal with them in an environmentally friendly way then this is the book for you. Gardening, Naturally – By Hugh Skinner and Sara Williams.
The MMGA is offering the book, published by Coteau Books, Regina in 2011, for $10.00/copy, plus shipping cost. It is being made available to members of the MMGA and the general public.
To place your order e-mail: volunteers@mgmanitoba.com
Please specify your preference for pick-up or mail delivery. You will receive payment information upon receipt of your order.
Gardening Naturally – Book Review
By Liz Sellors, Interim Director of Educational Standards
Gardening, Naturally is a chemical-free handbook for the prairie gardener, co-authored by Hugh Skinner and Sara Williams. The book was written in 2011 and was published by Coteau Books of Regina, Saskatchewan. Gardening Naturally is a well written and easy-to-use guide specifically intended for Canadian prairie gardeners who are interested in effective ways of eradicating pests and diseases from the garden without resorting to chemicals. The book addresses alternatives to the use of chemical pesticides, insecticides and herbicides. Chemical products intended for use by gardeners were developed in the late 1940’s. Until that time solutions for addressing pests and diseases in the garden were largely based on folk wisdom, much of which began to be lost once chemicals were introduced. But, over the last few decades, environmental movements have once again looked to natural ways of dealing with garden pests and diseases. With the move to green solutions, scientifically based alternatives have begun to emerge and are gaining notice. It was the emerging interest in alternatives to chemicals for the garden that was the inspiration behind Gardening, Naturally.
The over-arching theme of this well-laid-out, well-illustrated book of alternatives to chemical use in the garden addresses the fundamentals of maintaining a healthy garden through natural means. The book first examines the history of controlling pests and diseases in the garden, starting with a look at the use of organic solutions that had been developed over centuries, and how they began to be replaced by the successful marketing campaigns of the companies producing chemical solutions for gardeners. The promotion of the idea that chemicals were the answer to the perfect garden was in reality a concept that ensured repeat business by making plants dependent on chemicals. The result was unimaginable harm. Gardening, Naturally points the way to a return to dealing with garden issues organically.
Through the use of alternatives to insecticides, herbicides and pesticides, the book demonstrates how to ensure that the basic needs of plants are met. The book is well researched and scientifically based. It not only looks at how to work with natural products, but also addresses why change is crucial. It looks at the importance of changing our attitude toward insects; the importance of identifying of insects and why their survival is crucial to human survival. It looks at essential garden practices like soil testing, water conservation, effective organic lawn care and weed control. It looks at growing food successfully without chemicals and recommends the best vegetables to grow in the prairie garden. Other sections are devoted to flowers, bulbs, and vines suitable for the prairies. It also includes a comprehensive section on trees and shrubs for the prairie gardener.
Friends of the Earth Canada is pleased to publish A Flower Patch for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee and Other Native Pollinators in the Greater Toronto Area, working with authors Lorraine Johnson and Sheila Colla, illustrator Ann Sanderson, and the City of Toronto to make this resource available.
A Flower Patch for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee provides powerful tools for taking action to support and protect native bees by creating habitat where we live, work and gather as communities. There is much that needs to be done to protect bees, but growing a flower patch is one action we can all take now to make a positive difference.
Click Here for your free download.
Master Gardeners and Master Gardeners in Training (MGIT)
Association members: access volunteer opportunities on the Member Login page frequently. Also, new important messages and items that have arisen at MMGA Board meetings.
Support our Local Manitoba Greenhouses!
A very special “Thank You” to local garden centres who generously give members of our Manitoba Master Gardener Association a 10% discount on regularly priced plants and garden merchandise. As Master Gardeners let’s give local garden centres our support and keep them in business. Let them know how much we appreciate them, their plants and their expertise. Remember this is a mutually beneficial relationship! Here are the names of participating 10% off donors:
Alternative Landscaping Ltd., 34th St. & Patricia Ave., Brandon, MB www.alternativelandscapingltd.com
Green Oak Gardens, Beausejour, MB – https://www.greenoak.ca/
Jardins St-Leon Gardens, 419 St. Mary’s Rd.,Wpg. – www.stleongardens.com
Jensen’s Nursery & Garden Centre, 2550 McGillivray Blvd., Wpg. – http://www.jensennursery.com/
Lacoste Garden Centre, 2787 St. Mary’s Rd., Wpg. – www.lacostegardencentre.com
Red Valley Plant Market, 3091 St. Mary’s Rd., Wpg. – www.redvalley.ca
Ron Paul Garden Centre, Winnipeg – www.ronpaulgardencentre.com
Sage Gardens Greenhouses, 3410 St. Mary’s Rd., Wpg. – www.sagegarden.ca
Schriemer’s Greenhouse, 2857 McGregor Farm Rd., Birds Hill – www.schriemers.com
Shelmerdine Nursery & Garden Centre, 7800 Roblin Blvd., Headingley, MB – www.shelmerdine.com
The Green Spot, 139 Rosser Ave., E., Brandon – www.greenspotbrandon.com
T&T Seeds – 7724 Roblin Blvd., Headingley, MB – https://ttseeds.com/
To all Manitoba Garden/Horticultural or Garden related organizations!!
This website is a great opportunity for your organization to post or advertise meeting schedules or events on our Resources section under Garden Club News. To submit please send your information to: mndudek@mgmanitoba.com We look forward to helping you advertise your event.
For all inquiries contact ask@mgmanitoba.com
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| Gardening for Wildlife – Canadian Wildlife Federation 9:00 am Gardening for Wildlife – Canadian Wildlife Federation @ Online video courses Apr 21 @ 9:00 am – May 19 @ 9:00 pm Are you thinking of making your outdoor space wildlife-friendly but don’t know how? If so, then you’ll enjoy CWF’s new online – and free – course to help you learn about the wildlife around your community and how … | ||||||
| Prepare your Garden for the Growing Season 10:30 am Prepare your Garden for the Growing Season @ Zoom meeting online May 8 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am  Master Gardener Igor Kaftan introduces us to the basics of spring garden prep in this hour long, FREE virtual workshop! Just fill out this form and you’ll receive the link to the zoom meeting. Register Here Backyard Birds – Beyond the Basics 1:00 pm Backyard Birds – Beyond the Basics @ Zoom meeting online May 8 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm  You are invited! Please join us online on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. EST for a webinar with author and researcher, Dr. David Bird, who will shed light on the fascinating ways of birds and answer … | ||||||
| New Perennialist Landscape Design 6:30 pm New Perennialist Landscape Design @ Zoom meeting online May 18 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm  New Perennialist Landscape Design Master Gardener, Linda Dietrick, will introduce the New Perennialist style and show how it can be adapted for our local needs. A Zoom link to attend is sent when you register. This event will … | Native Plants and Orchids of Brokenhead Wetland Ecological Reserve 7:00 pm Native Plants and Orchids of Brokenhead Wetland Ecological Reserve May 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm  The Brokenhead Wetland Ecological Reserve is 1240 hectares (over 3000 acres) in size and is located about 45 minutes from the North Perimeter, north and east of the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation Reserve. A trail and boardwalk meanders … Prairie Naturals Gardening Group 7:00 pm Prairie Naturals Gardening Group May 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm  Peggy Bainard Acheson, Debwendon Inc. – The word Debwendon means “trust” in Ojibway. Peggy is a board member of Debwendon Inc, a non-profit organization formed to promote and preserve the Brokenhead Wetland Ecological Reserve. Peggy will introduce us … | |||||
| Online Plant Auction – Charleswood Garden Club 6:30 pm Online Plant Auction – Charleswood Garden Club @ Zoom meeting online May 26 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Charleswood Garden Club is holding an online Plant Auction. More information on their website: http://charleswoodgc.ca/PlantAuction.php To place a bid one requires to be Registered. Register Here | Online Plant Auction – Charleswood Garden Club 6:30 pm Online Plant Auction – Charleswood Garden Club @ Zoom meeting online May 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Charleswood Garden Club is holding a Plant Auction! More information on their website: http://charleswoodgc.ca/PlantAuction.php To place a bid one is required to be registered. Register Here Rewilding the Veggie Garden 7:00 pm Rewilding the Veggie Garden @ Zoom meeting online May 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Native Plants as Companions and Pollinator Powerhouse Speaker: Janice Keil has been a professional educator and a passionate gardener for over 30 years. Working in the agricultural sector and on her family farm as a teenager, detasselling corn … | |||||
