Alder: The Prairie Horizon
My brain is still on the topic of less known and newer trees. So, lets talk about Prairie Horizon Alder. Have you ...
Silver Maple: Prairie Silver
This tree is almost native to Manitoba. In my tree exploration travels I have found Silver Maples growing wildly very...
Beating the System (Part 3)
We’ve made it! Here is my final blog on protecting your more delicate trees and shrubs… or at least until I think of ...
Beating the System (Part 2)
Let’s just dive straight into this. Last time I touched on sheltering and protecting your more fragile plants from th...
Beating the System (Part 1)
We are always looking for ways to grow slightly tender trees in our zone 3 climate. Sometimes you want to grow things...
Hawthorn: Thorn in My Side?
I cannot think of a plant, native to Manitoba, that is more foreboding than the Hawthorn tree. It really gives the im...
Honey Locust: Locust of the Prairies
Am I talking about what John the Baptist ate in the desert? Honey and Locust? No, this is a new-to-Manitoba tree that...
Nuts about Trees!
Nope, I’m not talking about my eccentric hobby that turned into Falk Nurseries. I’m thinking of actual nut trees that...
The Best Shelterbelt Trees
Shelter-belts have been utilized for a long time on the prairies. After the dust bowl of the 1930s people realize how...