You may find these maps of my property to be of interest... Overall Site Map This plan shows the overall property, and the respective amoun...

  Coming to the Prairie Naturals Group perpetual garden tour this coming Saturday? Here is a map of what has been added to the new front hab...

Every little action we take to be more sustainable matters. That's why when I received my fall plant catalogue from Botanus today I reac...

 If you have not seen this film, I highly recommend you make it a top priority.  Every person on this planet should be aware how serious our...

The Living Landscape Designing for beauty & biodiversity in the home garden. Authors: Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy Publisher: Timber Pres...

  The latest iteration; there have been many since I last posted....  Ultimately I have removed everything full sun and will reconsider for ...

 Today I joined the North American Native Plant Society. In my search to find like-minded people out to save the planet, and to learn more a...

I have gone ahead and added ratios to each garden bed on my property. Rather than review each list of plant materials exhaustively which see...

  I have a goal of 70% productive plants in my yard.  To have the impact I'd like this to have, my definition of 'plants' needs ...

I am taking this program for a few reasons: the most obvious? I am crazy about gardening  I love to certify; it's in my nature to set an...

With lots of feedback from an engaged Facebook group on native Manitoba plants I have made some revisions to my garden map. Before I share t...

Ta da! I have a draft of what my new 550 sq ft front habitat garden bed will look like.  While the shape is settled, consider it effectively...

This article I wrote for my local Master Gardener Association's newsletter received enough feedback I know I am not alone in my awakenin...

Much has changed since I last regularly blogged in 2015.  While I converted about 500 sq ft of lawn into garden and added a swimming pool, i...

Posts after this date reflect my thinking as a gardener with a mission to save the planet.  (Posts before this date reflect my thinking as a...

Thank you for supporting Nature Manitoba.  I hope you enjoy my gardens at 115 Girton and the whole tour.  The most frequent questions...

A walk through the Sun Garden, past the Rock Garden and out to the Monet Garden View from the driveway of the Sun Garden ...