by Nicole Bent | Mar 1, 2023 | Indoor Gardening
There’s no better time to start seeds than now! There are few acts that are filled with as much hope and promise as starting your own seeds at home. Within days, you’ll see tiny green baby sprouts emerging from the soil – joy! A few more weeks and...
by Nicole Bent | Mar 1, 2023 | Indoor Gardening
Our Citrus plants have finally arrived from our friends in sunny Florida and we are SO excited! Can you picture it? Walking out into your backyard, breathing in the summer air, and picking a ripe lemon from your very own citrus tree. It might be hard to believe, but...
by Nicole Bent | May 1, 2022 | Bulletin
HERBS – TIPS AND TRICKS Herbs are an easy and healthy way to add flavour to any meal. Although both fresh and dried varieties are readily available in almost any supermarket, why not try growing your own? Most are not hard to grow and you will be greatly rewarded by...
by Yvonne Dube | Feb 15, 2022 | Outdoor Living, Spring & Summer, Vegetable Gardening
THE BEST THINGS YOU CAN GROW IS YOUR MINDSET! A new year is here and one of our favorite tasks for the years is getting to plan our vegetable gardens! I can’t think of anything more hopeful (and fun!) than that. Rather than thinking of my vegetable garden simply as...
by Nicole Bent | Feb 7, 2022 | Bulletin, Vegetable Gardening
Starting seeds inside is a great way to get exactly the plant varieties that you want. Many people think that seed starting is just for seasoned gardeners, but it is not hard to get the basics down. Successfully starting seeds indoors will require a few things: ...
by Yvonne Dube | Mar 30, 2021 | Outdoor Living
We can certainly appreciate the natural beauty of a deer stepping through a forest or quietly making its way across the prairie. But, deer and gardens definitely do not mix. Deer are not uncommon in Winnipeg backyards. It can be tricky to keep them from eating your...
by Nicole Bent | Jan 24, 2021 | Outdoor Living
In spring, the very mention of frost sends gardeners scurrying for sheets, boxes, or whatever they can scrounge up to keep their plants safe from a possible cold snap. Take the guesswork out of what you can, and what you cannot plant until the threat of frost is over....
by Yvonne Dube | Apr 30, 2020 | Recipe Box
When colour giant Pantone declares its annual Color of the Year, everyone from fashion leaders to interior designers take notice, and before long we start to see the colour all around us. We were overjoyed and very much on board when Ultra Violet got top honours for...