PRODUCT INFO
The theme for this issue is perennials and the first article you will find in it pages provides a definition of what exactly do we mean by a perennial. Perennials are like the furniture in a room – more easily moved than the walls of that room. They are endlessly versatile. They can be used as climbers up a wall, fence, or trellis. Ground covers can be used to cover soil over a larger area. May types of perennials will attract pollinators to your yard. Gardening continues to evolve on the Prairies, and the use of perennials is a long-standing tradition of that evolution. The range of choices for gardeners continues to expand every year and the choices available in flowers, vegetables and fruits have never been greater.Â
You can read about numerous flowers including phlox, geraniums, peonies, veronicas, and salvias. Learn about a few bloomers that are the rarest colour in any garden – true blue. Where can you use native grasses and perennials? Find out here.Â
There are many perennial herbs you can read about - sage, lovage, chives, French tarragon, and oregano. Want something different in your teapot? Lemon balm and various mints are just the ticket.Â
Given the right conditions, there are perennials fruits – check out the articles on strawberries and blueberries. Lastly, there are perennial vegetables to learn about – asparagus, walking onions, and sunchokes.Â
The general section also has a good selection of articles ranging from some on insect pests; over wintering of perennials & the differences between peat moss, compost and manure.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Topics
Authors
Perennials
Jane Reksten
The Difference Between Bulbs, Corms, Tubers and Rhizomes
Melanie Mathieson
Easy Perennials from Seed
Linda Dietrick
Early Bloomers
Jane Reksten
The Perennial Trial Garden at the Calgary Zoo
Ann Van de Reep
The Future of Canadian Rose Breeding
Rick Durand
Sprekelia, a Story of Love and Loss
Dr. Carla D. Zelmer
Phlox
Colleen Zacharias
Salute to a True Blue Plant
Barry Greig
The Colour of Happiness in the Garden - Blue
Dorothy Dobbie
Hardy Geraniums
Barbara Jean Jackson
Fleece Flowers
Sara Williams
Veronicas – Varied and Valuable!
Sara Williams
Salvias Galore!
Sara Williams
Peonies - The Perfect Spring Perennial
Melanie Mathieson
Calla Lilies – The All-Occasion Beauty
Sandy Venton
The Amaryllis That Isn’t
Susanne Olver
Tasty Edibles for Your Perennial Garden
June Flanagan
Strawberries - Did You Know?
Fran Wershler
Perennial Vegetables for the Prairie Garden
Janet Melrose
Blueberries – a Healthy Choice
Wilhemina Kalt
Native Perennials for Your Garden
Shirley Froehlich
Native Plants for Problem Spots
Chet Neufeld
Gardening with Ornamental Native Grasses and Grass-Like Species of Western Canada
Dr. Steven Tannas
Growing Brewing Hops Commercially in Manitoba
Sandra Gowan
Designing with Perennials
Sue Gaviller
Planting Containers with Perennials
Fran Wershler
Bring It All Inside in the Fall - Overwintering Potted Perennials and Tropicals
Kath Symth
Ghosts of Summer: Leave Them Standing
Barbara Kam
Winter Coverage of Perennials
Rita Campbell
Flowering Onions
David Punter
Spring Flowers for Naturalizing
David Punter
A Quest to Find the Ultimate Garden Lily
Wendy Daley
Diseases and Pests of Rhizomatous Iris
Ron Jackson
The Lively Garden – Perennials for Wildlife
Nora Bryan
Gasplant: Perennial on Fire
Sheryl Normandeau
Perennials 101
Olivia Johns
Alberta Wildflowers
Pat Fedkenheuer
Gardening for the Five Senses
Lynn Collicut
A Pioneer Edible Forest Garden in Urban Winnipeg
Darlene Belton Cullimore
Alberta Keeping DED at Bay
Janet Feddes-Calpas
From Coneflower to Cactus: Climate Change and the Prairie Garden
Marilyn Maki
Facts About Peat Moss, Composts and Manures
Ieuan Evans
Red Lily Leaf Beetle
John Rempel
Perfect Perennials for the Prairie Gardener
Reviewed by Jeannette Adams
Why an Interest in Insects?
Dr. Robert E. Wrigley
Selected Insects Affecting Perennials in the Prairie Garden
Terry D. Galloway
The Wind and the Prairies
Jeannette Adams
In Memoriam: Pete Peters
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The 2012 Prairie Garden Award for Excellence
Colleen Zacharias, Ed Czarnecki
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