Better Homes and Gardens Test Garden
Better Homes and Gardens’ (BHG) Test Garden is a perfect demonstration of how a company shows thoughtful regard for its loyal customers. BHG prides itself on delivering news to its readership of quality home and garden products, including well-tested recipes
Apres ski at Pine Ridge Hollow
After cross-country skiing at Birds Hill today, my husband and daughter and I followed this lovely winter path through the woods to Pine Ridge Hollow, where we stopped to enjoy some hot cider and shared a cinnamon bun. On leaving
Birds Hill Provincial Park
Birds Hill Provincial Park, situated north and slightly east of Winnipeg along old Highway 59 in the Rural Municipality of Springfield, is a much-loved provincial park and wonderful legacy of Canada’s 1967 centennial year. That was the year Manitoba welcomed “the
Veronica ‘Sunny Border Blue’
Without a doubt, Veronica longifolia ‘Sunny Border Blue” is the first plant I would put into a new garden. This blue-flowering, tall, gorgeous, reliable bloomer is a garden staple, and it is so loved by the bees and butterflies that I
Jerusalem Artichoke
Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) is a tall, native North American sunflower that blooms in August and September in the zone 3 prairie region. As a perennial, it adds colour and interest to the fall garden. There are several accounts of the naming of Jerusalem arthichoke;
Miniature Garden in a Wicker Basket
This is the second season that I’ve had a miniature garden planted in a basket and displayed in my yard. The garden sits on a small table between two big wood and metal chairs that are favourites of mine. The
Happy Autumn
Twitter post: 20150927 Fall colours on the Canadian prairies. Happy autumn, friends. Photo taken at Kilcona Park, within the city limits in Winnipeg. This urban park is similar to some of the lovely city parks we enjoyed and admired in Denmark, where
Joe Pye
Joe Pye (Eutrochium purpureum). Joe Pye ranks high among memorable plants for its stately appearance in the late summer and its ability to have a dramatic impact in gardens of all sizes. Some of us love it for the height
Monarch Butterfly
A Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) recently visited my yard, first sharing a meal with a cabbage butterfly dining on the tall purple Liatris (Liatris spicata) and then drinking the nectar of other nearby flowers. It was thrilling to have this
Red Admiral Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly – Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758). The Red Admiral loves to dine on the sweet nectar of the coneflower and so has found its way into an abundant patch of these gorgeous orange and pink flowers in the northern
