Growing a Community: Seed Sharing
By Erin Aults, Library and Archives Specialist, Royal Botanical Gardens. If you are like me, you are eagerly awaiting the new, seemingly…
Growing a Community: Seed Sharing
By Erin Aults, Library and Archives Specialist, Royal Botanical Gardens. If you are like me, you are eagerly awaiting the new, seemingly…
Veggie Bites- Brussels Sprouts
This year I will be growing Brussels Sprouts (Brassica oleracea). The seeds can be direct sown in early May, but the plants…
The allure of variegated foliage
I’m a sucker for variegated foliage, so much so that I need to stop myself from adding more fancy patterned leaves to…
Growing a Community: Seed Sharing
By Erin Aults, Library and Archives Specialist, Royal Botanical Gardens. If you are like me, you are eagerly awaiting the new, seemingly…
Veggie Bites- Brussels Sprouts
This year I will be growing Brussels Sprouts (Brassica oleracea). The seeds can be direct sown in early May, but the plants…
The allure of variegated foliage
I’m a sucker for variegated foliage, so much so that I need to stop myself from adding more fancy patterned leaves to…
Rex begonias rule
Rex begonia (Rex begonia) foliage comes in all sorts of whirly patterns and shapes; some leaves are variegated, highly textured or wavy….
Scented Garden Permeable Pavers
By Chris McAnally, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, Royal Botanical Gardens. At RBG we’ve been interested in incorporating permeable paving on our property for…
How To Grow and Care for the Adorable Pickle Plant
By Angela Carr, founder of The Budding Planter With its plump, little gherkin shaped leaves, Delosperma echinatum, also known as the Pickle…
On the Trails: March 2021
Please note: Some of our trails and trailheads are narrow and we recommend you wear a mask when you are near other…
4 Essential Tips for Indoor Seed Starting Success
If you want to be sure your seeds germinate successfully indoors, this checklist will help. These are all the little things that…
Growing a Community: Seed Sharing
By Erin Aults, Library and Archives Specialist, Royal Botanical Gardens. If you are like me, you are eagerly awaiting the new, seemingly…
Veggie Bites- Brussels Sprouts
This year I will be growing Brussels Sprouts (Brassica oleracea). The seeds can be direct sown in early May, but the plants…
The allure of variegated foliage
I’m a sucker for variegated foliage, so much so that I need to stop myself from adding more fancy patterned leaves to…
Rex begonias rule
Rex begonia (Rex begonia) foliage comes in all sorts of whirly patterns and shapes; some leaves are variegated, highly textured or wavy….
Scented Garden Permeable Pavers
By Chris McAnally, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator, Royal Botanical Gardens. At RBG we’ve been interested in incorporating permeable paving on our property for…
How To Grow and Care for the Adorable Pickle Plant
By Angela Carr, founder of The Budding Planter With its plump, little gherkin shaped leaves, Delosperma echinatum, also known as the Pickle…
On the Trails: March 2021
Please note: Some of our trails and trailheads are narrow and we recommend you wear a mask when you are near other…
4 Essential Tips for Indoor Seed Starting Success
If you want to be sure your seeds germinate successfully indoors, this checklist will help. These are all the little things that…
Creative Uses for Chalkboard Paint & Markers in the Garden
One container of chalkboard paint goes a long way and there are plenty of creative ways to use it for garden art,…
Master Gardeners Partnering with the St. Vital Agricultural Society
Master Gardeners Partnering with the St Vital Agricultural Society Year 2020 – Manitoba’s 150th Anniversary By Karen Fontaine, Master Gardener What was…
Herbal Tea Gardens
By Doris Mae Oulton, Master Gardener in Training Inspired by the presentation that Getty Stewart made at the Herb Society of Manitoba…
Book review – The Living Landscape
The Living Landscape Designing for beauty & biodiversity in the home garden. Authors: Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy Publisher: Timber Press, 2014…
Growing Plants from Seeds – It’s Easy, Fun and Economical
By Darlene Belton, Master Gardener You’ve ordered your seeds. With luck, you’ve actually received your order. The seed shortage forecast by the…
Healing Garden Project
Last spring, I don’t think any of us could have imagined how the year would unfold. It was full of unimaginable loneliness, heartwarming human kindness, and now, a glimmer…
March: Apply Dormant Oil
To eliminate any overwintering insects and diseases on fruit trees, apply dormant oil spray as directed on the package.…
March: Late Winter/Early Spring Pruning
Late winter/early spring is a good time to prune your deciduous plants for structure, or to remove damaged, diseased and dead branches….
March: Starting Seeds Indoors
A wide variety of containers can be used to start seeds indoors – the containers that your salad greens came in, yogurt…
March: Tuberous Begonias
Start tuberous begonia tubers indoors about 6 weeks before the last frost date. Place them in a shallow container filled with a…
March: Prune Shrubs and Vines
Hard to believe when the ground is thick with snow and the air is frigid, but spring is not far away at…
March: Feeding Houseplants
Now that the days are getting longer, it is time to start to feed your houseplants. Give them half the recommended dosage…
March: Winter Wounds on Young Trees
The arrival of spring may show a vertical ‘split-like’ wound in the bark on the west or southwest side of a young…
March: Warning About Growing Potatoes at Home
Now is the time home gardeners are planning their vegetable gardens and ordering seeds, and some may be considering growing potatoes this…
March: Calculating the Sowing Date
Seed packages indicate the number of weeks needed to have a seedling ready for planting out. Add on a week for ‘hardening…
March: Selecting Lettuce Seed
Students at the Colorado State University studied varieties of lettuce seeds to determine which were most resistant to bolting. Batavian lettuce varieties,…