“Leaf” It in the Garden
“Leaf” It in the Garden Using leaves and leaf mulch in your garden By Virginia Stephenson, Master Gardener Traditionally, when fall rolls around we grab up our rakes and leaf bags, gather up all of our leaves, and …
Feeding Backyard Birds in Winter
Feeding Backyard Birds in Winter By Meredith Stoesz, Wild Birds Unlimited Feeding backyard birds during the winter is not only a fun pastime but can also be quite beneficial for birds and humans alike! Studies show that Black-capped …
Home Lawn Care – and Then Some!
Home lawn care – and then some! By Gosia Barrette, Master Gardener I wrote an article for the May 2023/3 newsletter about recent changes to provincial legislation around the use and sale of cosmetic pesticides (you can read …
Ode to the Office Plant
Ode to the Office Plant By Ashley Gaden, Master Gardener Did you know on average we spend 90 per cent of our time indoors? This is according to research by Health Canada, and the proportion of this time …
How Will El Niño Affect Manitoba’s Winter?
How Will El Niño Affect Manitoba’s Winter? By Scott Kehler, M.Sc. President and Chief Scientist at Weatherlogics Inc. El Niño is this fall’s weather buzz word. But what on Earth is El Niño and why do we care? …
Priority Invasive and Migratory Insects to Report
Priority Invasive and Migratory Insects to Report Do you spend time monitoring, photographing or observing insects? If so, your help is needed to watch for and report invasive and migratory insect pests that harm plants, causing damage to …
No-Bare-Soil Landscaping
No-Bare-Soil Landscaping By Linda Dietrick, Master Gardener At one time, gardeners could be fairly evenly divided into those who preferred to leave space and bare soil around their plants and those who preferred to see no bare soil. …
How We Replaced Our Front Lawn with a Native Plant Garden…
How We Replaced Our Front Lawn with a Native Plant Garden… and stayed out of trouble with the city bylaw officer and neighbours By Lisa Renner, Master Gardener Full disclosure: I am a native plant gardener. I started …
Improving Your Compost
Improving your compost By Darlene Belton, Master Gardener Probably like you, I do backyard composting of kitchen scraps and yard waste. I have also almost completed Dr. Elaine Ingham’s Soil Food Web Foundation Program, an in-depth study …
Blooms for Spring Pollinators
Blooms for Spring Pollinators By Derek Yarnell, Master Gardener Let’s cut right to the chase with the bad news: global insect populations are on the decline1 and this is not good ecologically or economically since insects play a …
