
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 …
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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, …
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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 …

Interview with Board Member Virginia Stephenson
Interview with board member Virginia Stephenson Newsletter (NL): How long have you been gardening? Virginia Stephenson (VS): I started gardening in a small way with some vegetables and flowers when I moved into my home in Charleswood in …

Who might be overwintering in my garden?
By Cameron Ruml – Living Prairie Museum Cameron Ruml is the interim Curator at the Living Prairie Museum, with over 10 years of experience in ecosystem management, tallgrass prairie restoration, and environmental education at the City of Winnipeg’s …

Rain Gardens: The Ins and Outs
by Mark Bauche, Master Gardener, MALA, SALA, CSLA Mark Bauche is a Landscape Architect and Master Gardener. Through his work at HTFC Planning & Design in Winnipeg, he incorporates climate adaptation into his designs and seeks out new …
Reducing my Lawn – One gardener’s perspective two years in
By Derek Yarnell, Master Gardener Two full growing seasons after having reduced the least ecologically productive part of my gardens – my front lawn – by about 50% or roughly 800 square feet, this is some of what …
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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 …
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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 …
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