Winnipeg In Bloom

<- Previous Page . Next page -> <- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -> COLLEEN KURLOWICH: TAKE PRIDE WINNIPEG There are many gardens throughout the city where community groups have become involved in taking care of public parks and in those areas you see generally a lot more flowers and generally more personal care. Your mind is a garden, Your thoughts are the seeds, The harvest can be Either flowers or weeds. - Author Unknown MARY POPIEN: GARDENER, RIVER HEIGHTS Here at Montrose school we see a long drift of blooming plants there are many Lilies, bergamot, daylilies, rudbekia a huge amount of rose campion in the full sun, along a busy street. We are lucky to live across the street from a park where we also can plant. Where we have full sun, where we have acreage. The small park contains 6 ornamental gardens. We have almost all perennials now and they are doing beautifully after almost 6 years. Somebody actually asked me if I had gotten involved in the park and had organized those gardens so that I would have a better view from my home. And I think that is the reason I did it because I am a selfish person. I have donated thousands of hours of my time doing this. My husband is a great support for anything I do but in the garden he is my secret weapon. He gives me tools that I absolutely appreciate more than jewellery. In this neighbourhood the children call me the garden lady... I find it a compliment. I love to garden because it's part of who I am, who I've been all my life. Gardening is really important to me as a human being it's helped me through times when I have been very ill and when I have had a lot of pain and I would really recommend it as a healing place for anyone. I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck. - Emma Goldman NORA REID: GARDENER NORTH KILDONAN Our garden is almost a woodland type of garden. We have a low area that was cleared out because we wanted to save the trees. We were able to do sunlight plants as well as shade plants. The native pants usually survive and do very well. We have 30 or more native plants that have started on their own... or that we have brought in. It's just wonderful; to see how much progress a plant can make even in a day. The garden is a ground plot for the mind. - Thomas Hill <- Previous Page . Next page -> <- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ->

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