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The Prairie Garden
Index by Subject

This comprehensive index covers all articles published in The Prairie Garden since it began in 1937.  Searchable by subject, it is organized by more than 30 subject categories and numerous subcategories. The Prairie Garden index lists article titles for each category, along with the author, year, and page number. The index is also searchable by keywords like “tulip” or author names like “Frank L. Skinner.”

Gardening enthusiasts can use The Prairie Garden index to discover topics of interest or track down articles you cannot locate in your collection.

 

Researchers can use it to search the complete collection of The Prairie Garden and its predecessors:

  • The Winnipeg Flower Garden (1937–1954) and The Flower Garden (1955–1956) held at the Manitoba Legislative Library,

  • editions from 1937–2014 held at the University of Manitoba Science and Technology Library, and 

  • online versions from 1937 to 1980 available at the Manitoba Historical Society website.

 

Most editions of The Prairie Garden from the past 25 years are also available for purchase on our website.

Downloadable Version

This downloadable Excel file contains the complete Index in a structured spreadsheet format. It is ideal for users who wish to sort, filter, or analyze the data offline.

Online Version

The table below presents the Index in an easy-to-browse online format. It allows quick searching and navigation through the entries directly on this page.

Index Categories
Index Sub-Categories
Title
Full Name
Year
Page
Woody Plants
Evergreens
Fast Growing Conifers for the Prairies
PFRA
1998
88
Woody Plants
Evergreens
Winter Browning of Evergreens
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Centre
2002
121
Woody Plants
Evergreens
Coniferous Prairie Evergreens: Where did all the green growth go?
Michael Allen
2005
77
Woody Plants
Evergreens
Dwarf Conifers for the Mixed Border
Sara Williams
2009
77
Woody Plants
Evergreens
Skybound Cedar - A Manitoba Introduction
Ron Boughen
2009
124
Woody Plants
Evergreens
Problems and Solutions for Pine and Cedar Trees and Shrubs on the Prairies
Michael Allen
2010
160
Woody Plants
Evergreens
Prairie Pines
Richard Staniforth
2012
16
Woody Plants
Evergreens
Cliff Green
Ed Czarnecki
2014
139
Woody Plants
Evergreens
Conifers with a Difference
Sara Williams
2015
167
Woody Plants
Evergreens
Dwarf coniferous shrubs ideal for the small garden
Philip Ronald
2022
11
Woody Plants
Evergreens
Winter damage to evergreen trees
Toso Bozic
2023
178
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Fall vs. Spring for the Planting of Nursery Stock
Country Guide
1945
87
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Some Woody Ornamentals [Prunus species]
D. R. Robinson
1963
105
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Force Branches for Winter Bloom
C. G. Hard
1967
95
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Woody Plant Test Arboretum at the University of Manitoba
Louis M. Lenz
1967
108
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Care of Nursery Stock
1967
120
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Prairie Regional Trials for Woody Ornamentals
W. A. Cumming
1968
12
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Use of Native Trees & Shrubs
D. Martin
1970
119
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Trees and Shrubs: Uses Other Than for Farm and Field Shelterbelts
John Walker
1977
39
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Flowering Trees and Shrubs
John Walker
1978
42
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Midsummer Planting of Container Stock
William B. Hutchison
1978
58
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Life After Autumn
Allan Dawson
1979
124
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Awards of Merit [trees & shrubs]
Wilbert G. Ronald
1980
8
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Climbers and Ground Covers for Manitoba
1980
18
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Transplanting Container Grown Trees & Shrubs
William J. Emerson
1980
86
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Winter Injury (Dieback, Sunscald) and Leaf Scorch of Fruit and Ornamental Trees
Knud Mortensen
1980
92
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
How Winnipeg Loses Its Trees
Martin Benum
1980
101
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Containerized Nursery Stock – Why?
David Vanstone
1980
112
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Benefits of Plant Breeding to the Landscape Industry
Wilbert G. Ronald
1981
81
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Leaf Scorch of Trees and Shrubs
Mardith Desjardins
1987
64
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
New Trees and Shrubs for Alberta
1989
115
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Transplant Shock
1989
158
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Garden Changes Following Fall Storm
Gerry Oliver
1992
61
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Europe's Trees Sickly
1994
83
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Trees and Shrubs From Seed
Debbie Neilsen
1997
3
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Woody Plants Meet the Computer Age
1998
13
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Care of Trees After Planting
1998
21
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Deer Damage – Protect Your Trees
Don Reynard
1998
44
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Know Your Trees – Are They Poisonous?
Laura Poppy
1998
45
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Tree By-Laws -Whose Rights Do They Protect?
1998
53
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Frank Skinner's Tree Introductions
Hugh Skinner
1998
58
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Storm Damage '97
Verna Mumby
1998
60
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Planting “Container Grown” Trees and Shrubs
Phil Graham
2001
25
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Five Plants that Stand a Good Chance of Surviving a Prairie Winter
Western Living
2003
5
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Turn your yard into a climate change friendly oasis
Carl Durand
2023
36
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Drought-tolerant trees and shrubs
Sara Williams
2023
105
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Preparing trees and shrubs for winter
Toso Bozic
2023
144
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
Woody natives for pollinators
Linda Dietrick
2023
160
Woody Plants
Miscellaneous
A ‘Splendide’ obsession
Doug Mitchell
2025
100
Woody Plants
Roses
Roses
1937
20
Woody Plants
Roses
Hardy Shub Roses
William Godfrey
1945
59
Woody Plants
Roses
Hybrid Tea and Hybrid Perpetual Roses
William Godfrey
1946
13
Woody Plants
Roses
Hardy Roses for the Prairies
William Godfrey
1947
63
Woody Plants
Roses
Roses
T. E. Topper
1949
83
Woody Plants
Roses
The Rose
A. R. Vanstone
1950
19
Woody Plants
Roses
Care of Tea Roses in Manitoba
Stuart Criddle
1950
69
Woody Plants
Roses
A Rose Jar
Gladys Matchett
1954
57
Woody Plants
Roses
Rose Growing in Western Canada
J. H. Nichol
1955
35
Woody Plants
Roses
Wintering Roses
Hector Macdonald
1955
92
Woody Plants
Roses
Can Manitoba Become Roselandia?
Harvey D. Sparling
1956
17
Woody Plants
Roses
Wintering Rose Bushes – Western Provinces
D. W. Hyndman
1956
105
Woody Plants
Roses
Rosa nitida as a Parent
Percy H. Wright
1957
73
Woody Plants
Roses
25,000 Rose Bushes in Bloom
Helda M. McAfee
1957
93
Woody Plants
Roses
Winter Protection for Roses
Helda M. McAfee
1958
67
Woody Plants
Roses
A Note on Roses
D. R. Robinson
1959
38
Woody Plants
Roses
So You Want to Grow Roses!
Mrs. W. M. Welks
1959
95
Woody Plants
Roses
Rose Pot-Pourri
Mrs. W. M. MacDonald
1960
15
Woody Plants
Roses
Hardy Shrub Roses
W. A. Cumming
1960
17
Woody Plants
Roses
Favourite Dropmore Introductions
Frank L. Skinner
1960
27
Woody Plants
Roses
Winter Freezing of Roses in the States in 1959
E. S. Boerner
1960
123
Woody Plants
Roses
A Page of Roses
Mrs. W. M. MacDonald
1961
153
Woody Plants
Roses
Color Question in Roses
Mrs. W. M. MacDonald
1962
28
Woody Plants
Roses
A Few Good Roses
D. R. Robinson
1962
37
Woody Plants
Roses
Wintering Roses in the Chinook Belt
John F. Canning
1962
39
Woody Plants
Roses
Roses from Cuttings
Mrs. M. W. Donovan & Mrs. W. M. MacDonald
1962
122
Woody Plants
Roses
Prairie Roses
A. J. Porter
1963
60
Woody Plants
Roses
Roses for the Prairies
Marguerite E. Robinson
1963
63
Woody Plants
Roses
Classification of Roses
Mrs. W. A. MacDonald
1963
65
Woody Plants
Roses
Rose Review [list of popular cultivars]
Mrs. W. A. MacDonald
1964
87
Woody Plants
Roses
What's in a Name?
Mrs. W. A. MacDonald
1964
89
Woody Plants
Roses
Planting a Rose Bush to Live
Percy H. Wright
1964
90
Woody Plants
Roses
The "Manitoba-Minnesota" Method of Wintering Roses
Betty Biddulph
1964
92
Woody Plants
Roses
Rose Growing on the Prairies
H. F. (Bert) Harp
1966
26
Woody Plants
Roses
"Miss Canada" – A Canadian Rose for Canada's Centenary
Archie Selwood
1966
27
Woody Plants
Roses
Growing Roses in Flin Flon
Gordon H. Grindle
1966
29
Woody Plants
Roses
Hardy Shrub Roses Are Double-Purpose Ornamentals
Percy H. Wright
1966
31
Woody Plants
Roses
Growing Roses in Calgary
Mrs. W. H. Dowling
1967
42
Woody Plants
Roses
Classification of Roses
Mrs. W. A. MacDonald
1968
83
Woody Plants
Roses
The Rose – My Favorite Flowering Shrub
Walter Schowalter
1968
84
Woody Plants
Roses
Ten Hints for Wintering Roses
William J. Emerson
1969
71
Woody Plants
Roses
Assiniboine and Cuthbert Grant Roses
H. H. Marshall
1969
74
Woody Plants
Roses
Garden Roses
H. F. (Bert) Harp
1969
101
Woody Plants
Roses
The "Prairie Gardener" Says – Roses
H. F. (Bert) Harp
1970
93
Woody Plants
Roses
How We Grow Roses in Southern Alberta
B. Muir
1971
92
Woody Plants
Roses
Wintering Tender Roses in Manitoba
J. H. Nichol
1971
94
Woody Plants
Roses
Don't Overlook that Hardy Rose
Hooty Hortus
1972
17
Woody Plants
Roses
My Shrub Rose Border
H. H. Marshall
1972
52
Woody Plants
Roses
About Suckers on Roses
Hooty Hortus
1972
55
Woody Plants
Roses
Roses
G. A. Smith
1974
104
Woody Plants
Roses
Hardy Shrub Roses
H. H. Marshall
1974
120
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