Cash in the Ash
Cash in the Ash: Using waste-stream products as sustainable growing media for horticultural crops By: Poonam Singh. Professor, Horticulture Science School of Agriculture and Environment Assiniboine Community College, Brandon, Manitoba Email: singhp@assiniboine.net The interest in biomass use as …
ZZ Plant or Zanzibar Gem (Zamioculcas zamiifolia)
By Robert Parsons Robert Parsons, a lifelong plant enthusiast, graduated from the University of Manitoba with a degree in Agriculture in 1991, majoring in plant science and specializing in horticulture. He works as a gardener for a landscape …
Peonies Still Have a Place in My Garden
By Lenore Linton, Master Gardener When we moved to our current house on July first 1962 the 75 foot lot was not a blank slate. In the centre was a fifty year old house surrounded with garden most …
Interview with Board Member Diane Daignault
Interview with board member Diane Daignault Newsletter (NL) How long have you been gardening? Diane Daignault (DD) When I was a young child I remember picking peas in the garden with my mother and father. I should say …
Strengthening Community Climate Resilience: Citizens Play a Crucial Role
Strengthening Community Climate Resilience: Citizens play a crucial role in caring for both public and private trees By Colleen Zacharias, Master Gardener What can people do to support trees on their private properties but also newly planted …
Interview with Board Member Linda Dietrick
Interview with Board Member Linda Dietrick Newsletter (NL) How long have you been gardening? Linda Dietrick (LD) I didn’t have my own garden until well into my thirties, when I married my husband and moved into …
Northern Pin Oak – Shooting for the Sky
By Rick Durand Rick Durand spent most of his life in Manitoba but moved to West Kelowna, B.C. in 2013 to work for Bylands Nurseries. He continues to work on developing new prairie hardy trees, shrubs, roses and …
My Mysterious Agave.
By Marilyn N. Dudek, Master Gardener How does one become attracted to growing an Agave for a houseplant? Or the many other tender Echeveria that take up residence in my home for the winter and summer outdoors? Is …
Sturgeon Creek Greenway Trail – A Volunteer Project
Sturgeon Creek Greenway Trail – A Volunteer Project Progress report since November 2021 By Diane Daignault, Master Gardner Since spring 2022, our project members, Nancy Edwards, Janet Epp, Brenda Evans, Sharon Moffat, Joelle Potrebka, Virginia Stephenson, Diane Wall, …
Our Members Presenting in the Community
Growing a Tea Garden – Florence Carey Winnipeg Public Library October 28/22 – 12 – 1:00pm If you like herbal teas, did you know that you can grow plants in your garden to make tea? This presentation with …
