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 …
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, …
Starting All Over Again in the Country
By Kelley Liebzeit, Master Gardener In 2015 I achieved some of my gardening goals. First I officially became a Master Gardener. Then in July my garden was featured on the Nature Manitoba Garden Tour and 2 weeks …
Managing Climate Change – What Are We to Do?
Mark Bauche, Master Gardener, MALA, SALA, CSLA As Master Gardeners, we see the effects of climate change season after season, but what can we as individuals, or even as an association, do to help address it? There have …
Best Native Plants for your Garden – Our Members in the Community
Best Native Plants for your Garden – Linda Dietrick March 8/22 – 6:30 – 7:30pm Winnipeg Public Library Zoom Presentation Registration required: Click Here Master Gardener Linda Dietrick will discuss high-priority native plants that are essential for the …
Non-Native Plants in Your Garden
Linda Dietrick, Master Gardener, presenter for Prairie Naturals Gardening Group (PNGG) January 13/22 – 7 – 8:30pm Zoom Presentation Linda Dietrick, PNGG member, Master Gardener, and former editor of The Prairie Garden, including the 2020 issue, Inspired by …
Sturgeon Creek Greenway Trail – A Volunteer Project
By Diane Daignault, Master Gardener and Project Manager On many mornings I walk my dog Pippin along the Sturgeon Creek Greenway Trail in St. James. There is a section along the trail which has a naturalized tall grass …
Hunter Gate Park
By Hélène Wilson, Master Gardener My Park Beautification Project was presented and accepted early this year by the town of Renfrew, Ontario. This large park is situated in a relatively new housing development; it has been resting there, …
A Wet Habitat Garden Project at Albrin Lake Park
Wet garden area – all photos by Debbie Innes by Debbie Innes, Master Gardener Debbie Innes has been the primary volunteer caretaker of Albrin Lake Park since 1999. From the beginning Debbie has been supported in her work …
On Mixing Native and Non-Native
by Linda Dietrick (l.dietrick@uwinnipeg.ca), Master Gardener Above photo – Painted lady on Zizia aurea – all photos- Linda Dietrick When I give presentations about the New Perennialist style in landscape design, I always make a pitch for including …
