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GARDENING: Winter rescue
How to save your specialty plants for next spring
Specialty plants EXOTIC displays of specialty plants (plants that are not hardy to our Zone 3) can be enjoyed as a temporary pleasure for the summer months only, or steps can be taken to overwinter them for display . . .
Posted: 2011-10-22
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The IRIS of your eye
Knockout blooms a kaleidoscope of colour
Up close and from a distance, the bearded iris distinguishes itself in the perennial bed with its erect fans of sword-shaped leaves that remain attractive throughout the growing season. When the bearded iris is flowering, the knockout blooms are a . . .
Posted: 2017-04-15
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GARDENNG: Dwarf trees never short on beauty
Topgrafts or tree-formed shrubs lend vertical interest to perennial beds
Whenever a friend of mine finds a man attractive, he's inevitably short. My weakness is for short trees. When I first laid eyes on a Dwarf Korean Lilac (Syringa), it was love at first sight. My relationship, though, was short-lived because . . .
Posted: 2013-06-22
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CONNIE OLIVER: Get to it
Small changes can mean big improvement to your decor
QUICK and simple updates are my favourite kind of decor project. Small changes can keep your decor feeling updated and your creative juices flowing. Most of these changes can be done in a few hours or, at the outside, over a . . .
Posted: 2011-09-17
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A modern barn-raising
Winnipeg Beach resident resuscitates an icon
22Originally constructed as a cottage known as The Barn in 1910, the dilapidated building was purchased by Watson in 1999 because it "had a good feel to it. I felt it needed to be saved."A little daunted by the task . . .
Posted: 2014-01-18
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Make your garden a carbon sink instead of source of emissions
These climate-wise actions will reduce your yard’s carbon footprint
There is a huge opportunity in our own landscapes to reduce carbon emissions. With global temperatures expected to soar in the next five years, fuelled in part by heat-trapping greenhouse gases, according to a recent update issued by the . . .
Posted: 2023-05-27
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Cacti and succulents thrive in Winnipeg
City gardener surprises friends with unusual plants
Ernie Brown recalls that 25 years ago, when he first told friends and family he planned to grow cacti year-round in his Winnipeg backyard, they looked at him in disbelief. That same look of disbelief can be seen today on the . . .
Posted: 2018-06-02
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Ponds made easy
Swim with the fish and aquatic plants, too
Everyone should have a water feature in their yard, says Riley Scott. The movement of water and the sound it makes brings a magical element to an outdoor landscape. A pond with fish and aquatic plants is the ultimate . . .
Posted: 2022-11-12
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Wild things
They may make your heart sing, but finding a balance is challenging
Dealing with wily critters AT one point this summer I counted five rabbits in my front flower bed. A family of rabbits have made their home under the deck in my backyard. Each evening I chase them in . . .
Posted: 2011-09-03
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How does her garden grow? Spectacularly!
Why visitors are flocking to this Winnipeg yard
When Elizabeth Ochnio decided to become a member of the East Kildonan Garden Club in January, she couldn’t have imagined the new connections she would make. Nor could she have foreseen the attention that her small urban garden would attract . . .
Posted: 2025-09-27