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 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 …
Hibiscus mouscheutos: a beautiful plant for the Winnipeg garden
By Becky Slater About the Author Becky Slater MG 2015-2021. Becky has sold her home and garden in Winnipeg and is moving to Comox, BC and hopes to have a very exciting zone 7 garden with shrubs, …
How to Create a Beautiful Border
By Janet Epp, Master Gardener Recently, I discovered videos on YouTube by The Middle Sized Garden based out of England. In a video titled How to Create Stunning Borders, the hostess, Alexandra Campbell, interviewed Tom Brown, the head …
Herbal Tea Gardens
By Doris Mae Oulton, Master Gardener in Training Inspired by the presentation that Getty Stewart made at the Herb Society of Manitoba on herbal teas, I decided to turn part of my garden into an herbal tea garden. …
Forcing Bulbs in the Midst of Winter
Gardeners Share North Presents FORCING BULBS IN THE MIDST OF WINTER. Saturday, November 23, 2019 – 1:00 PM Gaynor Regional Family Library – Selkirk A whiff of warm air woke up dormant bulbs in the pot. ”It’s spring! …
The Attraction of Peonies
by Sandy Venton, Master Gardener I came to peonies relatively late in life. Roses and martagon lilies were my first and second passions. The first peony I ever planted was a fern leaf peony. I had seen one …
Using Native Plants in our own Backyard
Using Native Plants in Our Own Backyard Saturday, March 16/19 – 1:30 – 3:30pm Canadian Mennonite University, South Campus 500 Shaftesbury Blvd., Winnipeg, MB Hosted by Manitoba Master Gardener Association John P. Morgan – President, Prairie Habitats Inc., …
