Newsletter Archive
Newsletter 2023/1
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
INTERVIEW WITH BOARD MEMBER DIANE DAIGNAULT
REDUCING MY LAWN – TWO YEARS IN
WHO MIGHT BE OVERWINTERING IN MY GARDEN?
CASH IN THE ASH
ZZ PLANT OR ZANZIBAR GEM
RAIN GARDENS: THE INS AND OUTS
PEONIES STILL HAVE A PLACE IN MY GARDEN
150 YEARS OF FARMING IN MANITOBA
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
DID YOU KNOW? ABOUT BOTANICAL NAMES
Ask@ QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Newsletter 2022/6
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
INTERVIEW WITH BOARD MEMBER LINDA DIETRICK
STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY CLIMATE RESILIENCE:
NORTHERN PIN OAK SHOOTING FOR THE SKY
MY MYSTERIOUS AGAVE
STURGEON CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL A VOLUNTEER PROJECT
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
DID YOU KNOW? ABOUT BOTANICAL NAMES
Ask@ QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Newsletter 2022/5
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
INTERVIEW WITH BOARD MEMBER LORI GRAHAM
STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN IN THE COUNTRY
MYCORRHIZAE: WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW GARDENERS CAN PROTECT THEM
TOMATO HARVEST – TIME TROUBLES
SECRET GARDEN PROJECT
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
DID YOU KNOW? ABOUT BOTANICAL NAMES
Ask@ QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Newsletter 2022/4
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
INTERVIEW WITH SANDY VENTON VICE CHAIR
MANAGING CLIMATE CHANGE WHAT ARE WE TO DO?
VERONICA ‘SUNNY BORDER BLUE’
HASKAPS (Lonicera caerulea)
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
DID YOU KNOW? ABOUT BOTANICAL NAMES
Ask@ QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Newsletter 2022/3
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
INTERVIEW WITH BOARD MEMBER MARILYN DUDEK
SOMEONE’S TRASH IS SOMEONE’S TREASURE
COVER CROPS IN MY URBAN VEGETABLE GARDEN
HOW SHADY IS YOUR SHADE GARDEN?
HIBISCUS MOSCHEUTOS A BEAUTIFUL PLANT FOR THE WINNIPEG GARDEN
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
DID YOU KNOW? ABOUT BOTANICAL NAMES
Ask@ QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Newsletter 2022/2
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
INTERVIEW WITH BOARD MEMBER LYNNE MCCARTHY
GARDENING WITH WILDLIFE
TRAVELS ABROAD A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE “MUST SEE” GARDENS
TOMATO NOTES FROM MY MANITOBA GARDEN
MILK JUG LETTUCE GROWING LETTUCE IN THE SNOW
WHAT TO GROW FOR WINTER HOME DECORATION
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
DID YOU KNOW? ABOUT BOTANICAL NAMES
Ask@ QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Newsletter 2022/1
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
IN MEMORY OF SHANNON DAWN COUGHLIN
GROWING AS A GARDENER
UPCOMING EVENTS
INTERVIEW WITH JAYNE HEATON TREASURER
LOVING HOUSEPLANTS
HOME TRIALS – A RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY
A VISIT TO COVERT FARMS
“RAISING” A GARDEN TAKES A VILLAGE
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
DID YOU KNOW? ABOUT BOTANICAL NAMES
Ask@ QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Newsletter 2021/6
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
INTERVIEW WITH ELSIE KATHLER VICE CHAIR
HOW TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL BORDER
SPECIALTY PRUNING
“RAISING” A GARDEN TAKES A VILLAGE
GARDEN PLANNING IN CHANGING TIMES
MASTER GARDENERS IN ACTION
HUNTER GATE PARK
STURGEON CREEK GREENWAY TRAIL
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
DID YOU KNOW? ABOUT BOTANICAL NAMES
Newsletter 2021/5
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
INTERVIEW WITH OUR CHAIR SHELLEY WALKER
POLLINATOR FRIENDLY PERENNIALS FOR THE FALL GARDEN
WHY WE ARE CALLED MASTER GARDENER
HELP YOUR GARDEN THRIVE USING COMPOST
A VISIT TO A MANITOBA HONEY FARM
GARDENING WITH ARTHRITIS
LITTLE WONDERS IN NATURE
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
DID YOU KNOW? ABOUT BOTANICAL NAMES
Newsletter 2021/4
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
MMGA RAIN BARREL FUNDRAISER
MASTER GARDENER IN ACTION
THE CHANGING GARDEN
ON MIXING NATIVE AND NON NATIVE PLANTS
WHAT YOUR GARDEN ISN’T TELLING YOU (BUT YOU CAN LEARN)!
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
Ask@QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Newsletter 2021/3
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
DROUGHT AND YOUR GARDEN
THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE BLACK SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY (Papilio polyxenes)
OH, FOR PEAT’S SAKE
PLANT PARTNERS
MASTER GARDENER IN ACTION
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
DID YOU KNOW? ABOUT BOTANICAL NAMES
Newsletter 2021/2
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIR
HERBAL TEA GARDENS
THE LIVING LANDSCAPE
GROWING PLANTS FORM SEEDS
MASTER GARDENERS PARTNERING WITH ST. VITAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
DID YOU KNOW? ABOUT BOTANICAL NAMES
ASK@ QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Newsletter 2021/1
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIR
CHOREOGRAPHY IN THE GARDEN
GREEN IS A VERB
HOLIDAY CACTI
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
KNOW YOUR MANITOBA SEED COMPANIES
Newsletter 2020/6
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIR
MONARCH NEWS CLIPS
FIRST VEGETABLE GARDEN A Retrospective
WHAT’S A GARDENER TO DO
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
Ask@QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Newsletter 2020/5
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIR
ACCURATE FORECAST = HAPPY GARDENER
GARDENING DURING THE PANDEMIC
MY CHILDHOOD DREAM TO CREATE AN INDIGENOUS GARDEN
VOLUNTEERING DURING COVID-19 TIMES
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENT
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
Ask@QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Newsletter 2020/4
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIR
A VEGETABLE GARDEN ADVENTURE
MY CHILDHOOD DREAM TO CREATE AN INDIGENOUS GARDEN
THE GARDEN TOUR THAT DID NOT HAPPEN
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
Ask@QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Newsletter 2020/3
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIR
MY CHILDHOOD DREAM TO CREATE AN INDIGENOUS GARDEN
ROSES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE PICKY
REDUCE REUCE RECYCLE GARDEN PLASTIC
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
Ask@QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Newsletter 2020/2
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS
TROPICAL FOLIAGE PLANTS
SWEET POTATOES SWEET RESEARCH
MANITOBA’S PROVINCIAL FLOWER THE PRAIRIE CROCUS
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
Ask@QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Newsletter 2020/1
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS
A CANADA NURSERY INBOUND TRADE MISSION
THE SCARLET LILY LEAF BEETLE
GARDENING FOR A LIFETIME
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
Newsletter 2019/6
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIR
PREPARING YOUR GARDEN FOR WINTER BIRDS
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS…..
WINTER BULBS
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
reduce REUSE recycle
Newsletter 2019/5
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
GARDEN TOUR 2019
POP UP GARDEN – SANDY VENTON’S PEONIES
A SPLASH OF THE TROPICS IN THE GARDEN
AWARD WINNING MASTER GARDENER
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
reduce REUSE recycle
Newsletter 2019/4
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
GARDEN TOUR 2019
BEWARE OF VALERIANA OFFICINALIS
CALIFORNIA SUPERBLOOM
MASTER GARDENERS IN ACTION
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
REDUCE: WATER WISE GARDENING AND XERISCAPING
Newsletter 2019/2
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS A LETTER FROM COLLEEN ZACHARIAS CO-CHAIR MANITOBA MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION
GARDENING WITH A DIFFERENCE
GROWING TOMATOES
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
RECYCLING TIP OF THE SEASON
Newsletter 2019/3
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS
ERNEST WESLEY BROWN
CLEMATIS IN MY GARDEN
GROWING TOMATOES FROM TRANSPLANT TO HARVEST
LAWN, GARDEN AND ROADSIDE WEEDS
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
THE 3 Rs AND GARDENING
Newsletter 2019/2
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS A LETTER FROM COLLEEN ZACHARIAS CO-CHAIR MANITOBA MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION
GARDENING WITH A DIFFERENCE
GROWING TOMATOES
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
RECYCLING TIP OF THE SEASON
Newsletter 2019/1
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS
ABOUT SEEDS AND SEED SAVING – PART 2
THE GREEN GARDENER’S GARDEN TOOLS
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
Newsletter 2018/6
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS
ABOUT SEEDS A
ON GABRIELLE ROY
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
RECYCLING OF GARDEN PLASTICS
Newsletter 2018/5
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS
GARDEN TOUR 2018
GARDEN TOUR IMPRESSIONS
AUTUMN – TIME OF REFLECTION AND PLANNING
DO YOU KNOW THIS PLANT?
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
RECYCLING TIP OF THE SEASON
Newsletter 2018/4
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS
GARDEN TOUR 2018
GARDEN TOUR IMPRESSIONS
AUTUMN – TIME OF REFLECTION AND PLANNING
DO YOU KNOW THIS PLANT?
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
RECYCLING TIP OF THE SEASON
Newsletter 2018/3
MESSAGE FROM CO-CHAIRS
NATIVE GRASSES IN THE HOME LANDSCAPE
FRUGAL GARDENING
SPRING CARE FOR IRISES
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Newsletter 2018/2
MESSAGE FROM CO-CHAIRS
PLANTING IN A POST WILD WORLD
TENDER SUCCULENTS FOR THE PRAIRIE GARDEN
ARE YOU A CHILIHEAD?
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Newsletter 2018/1
IN THIS ISSUE:
MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CHAIRS
A GEM AT OUR DOORSTEP
CAPTURING THE SUN – THE ADAPTABILITY OF SHADE PLANTS
EMERALD ASH BORER ARRIVES IN WINNIPEG
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
GOOD READS AND RESOURCES
UPCOMING EVENTS
Newsletter 2017/4
Newsletter 2017/3
Newsletter 2017/2 update
