A Love Affair with Dahlias
By Laverne Dahlin, Master Gardener What is there not to love about dahlias. They are easy to grow, and provide great satisfaction with their eye-catching flower sizes, various shapes, and many colors (except true blue – a color …
My Gardening is for the Birds
By Virginia Stephenson, Master Gardener Many people who enjoy gardening also enjoy watching birds that come to visit their gardens. These people range from committed birdwatchers with life lists of sightings to people who can only recognize a …
Building a Pond Garden
By: Jane Zoutman, Master Gardener Ponds are work to build, need to be maintained and cost money, so why would you want to build one? A pond attracts wildlife. Depending upon where you live this can be insects …
Fundraising for a Community Garden Project
Interview with Susan Brown, Saint Mary Anglican Church By Janet Epp Master Gardener Having responded last year to a request to the MMGA for Master Gardener help with a community gardening project at Saint Mary Anglican Church in …
A Shortlist of Invasive Ornamental Plants of Concern
By: Linda Dietrick, Master Gardener You have probably heard of kudzu and purple loosestrife, two invasive plants that were originally introduced to North America with the best of intentions. Brought into new environments where there were no natural …
Beautiful and Easy to Grow Native Plants for Your Garden
By Debbie Innes, Master Gardener Oh, the beauty and reliability of native plants! I have grown to appreciate native plants for their variety, hardiness, and reliability, as well as for their value to our birds, bees and butterflies, …
Growing Fruit in Our Backyard Garden: A Personal Experience
by Wendy MacLean, Master Gardener Beausejour, Manitoba Memories of shelves filled with jars of preserved fruit from our family’s backyard inspired me to grow and preserve some of my own fruit for summer and winter eating. When we …
Variegation
By Ashely Gaden, Master Gardener Intern Roses are red Violets are blue Plant leaves are green And other colours, too? Even from school age, we’re taught that plants photosynthesize sunlight to produce energy for themselves. Plants rely on …
My Love for Verbena Bonariensis
By Elizabeth Scales, Master Gardener Intern My favorite plant is Verbena bonariensis. Until a few years ago, I had never heard of this plant, nor had I ever seen it. It wasn’t until I was looking through a …
