While many Manitobans may not have heard of the provincial Green Team funding program, in some way they likely have benefited from it.
The one species of shrubs we carry the most varieties of is undoubtedly lilacs. At least four different families of lilac and well over forty different cultivars have passed through our nursery over the years I have worked here.
It is interesting to think about origins and the impacts the decisions made by our ancestors have on our lives today.
“Beer is proof that God exists and wants us to be happy”. You may have heard that cheeky quotation attributed to Benjamin Franklin, but it isn’t quite accurate.
One of the most welcomed provincial programs in recent years was the Arts, Culture and Sport in Community (ACSC) grant program.
I had somewhat of an unusual curious dream during the other night – my dream was pointing me to a future monthly editorial.
Annabelle Hydrangea and its family members (hydrangea arborescence) are very popular shrubs here in Manitoba. We would technically call them a perennial shrub as you do need to prune off the dead frozen tips each year, similar to a perennial like a peony or daylily.
Rebecca Kornelson, the grand daughter of Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) founder John C. Reimer muses about the 150th anniversary of the Mennonites arrival in Manitoba.
It’s easy to be skeptical about a lot of things these days. Promises of quick solutions, whether in the political world or the commercial world rarely deliver as advertised.
This time I’m giving you the good news first: the Northern Gold Forsythia is a beautiful, yellow flowering bush that is fully hardy.
