Gardening
Interested in knowing how to turn your little patch of land into a native plant wonderland? Explore the possibilities and advantages of planting native species.
- Gardening with Native Manitoba Plants: For Conservation & Backyard Wildlife
- By John P. Morgan
- Propagating Wild Flowers
- By James Hodgins
- Crocuses in Spring
- By Doug Collicutt
- An Excerpt from:
How to Get Your Lawn Off Grass: A North American Guide to Turning Off the Water Tap and Going Native - By Carole Rubin
- The Lazy Gardener
- By Doug Collicutt
- Create Wildlife Habitat
On the Living Edge: Your Handbook for Waterfront Living - By Sarah Kipp and Clive Callaway
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The author explains the benefits of gardening with native Manitoban plants, while illustrating how some commonly known plants are assumed to be from the area, so great is their presence. Morgan also provides some awareness to the problems of conventional wildflower seed mixes.
Jim Hodgins introduces the Midwestern American gardener to different methods of wildflower propagation. His descriptions of the processes and recommended references provide a stepping stone for newcomers to this process.
A short article illustrating some of the confusion and misinformation acquired about Manitoba’s floral emblem, the Prairie Crocus, in addition to pointing out some reasons for its hardiness.
A guide to converting conventional lawn into a xeriscape. Not only does Rubin give practical advice for this conversion but outlines reasons to make the change.
Collicutt conveys his disdain of conventional lawns in this light-hearted article describing how he converted his "boring" yard into a "naturalized" patch of happiness.
This is a practical guide for those who live on water front property. Not only does it give practical advice for making your shoreline more eco-friendly, but also provides information about federal and provincial law pertaining to shorelines and bodies of water.