Silver Maple – Prairie Silver
This tree is almost native to Manitoba. I have found Silver Maples growing very close ...
Froebel Spirea
So many spireas! There are so many kinds to pick from! Some with white flowers and som...
Common Lilac: A Fragrant Tapestry of Spring
When I started working in sales at our nursery and saw how many different lilacs varie...
Blizzard Mockorange: Not an Orange…
As spring arrives the early bloomers like cherries, plums, apricots and forsythia are ...
Swiss Stone Pine: The Alps… Pine
Swiss Stone Pine seems to be an uncommon tree in every aspect. We rarely see it in our landscape here in Manitoba, bu...
Amur Maackia
Amur Maackia, first thing that I asked when I heard about this tree is where did that name come from. You may have he...
Agincourt Beauty Lilac: A Cut Above the Rest
"A Cut Above the Rest", it’s a play on words segueing into Lilacs. Lilacs make great cut flowers! I have not seen the...
Love Lies Bleeding Amaranth: The Tragic Love Story
Love Lies Bleeding, also known as Amaranth, is a gorgeous plant getting monstrously ta...
How Close is Too Close? (Part 2)
Now where did we leave off last time? Oh yes I was talking about plants being too close to the house causing heat and...