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MHS Award Fund
A bursary in the amount of $500 is awarded
each year to a student participating in the
Greenspace Horticulture Program at Red
River College.
Greetings from the MHA……..
Area 6 Director
We are still in the process of looking for a
regional director to represent the clubs and
societies in Area 6.
The societies/clubs in this area are Carman,
Charleswood , South Interlake and St. James.
If you or any member of your club is inter-
ested in this position please contact Roger at
204-256-3628.
Happy Autumn! Hard to believe another summer has gone by, it seemed like yesterday I was still planning my flower beds. But we are always planning and thinking of that aren’t we. Changing things up, planting something new. Just recently I went to a friends place and she gave me some perennials, so its back home, and think of where to plant them. I think I still have a couple in pots with no plan on where they will go! Then there is the decisions on what to keep over the winter and what to plant for spring. Well since 2017 is “Canada's sesquicentennial anni-versary of Confederation”, or as I say “Canada’s 150th Birthday” I’ll be loading up my yard with
red, white and the white/red tulips. I hope they come up gorgeous! Killarney is hosting the convention in 2017, and the Program Committee has already booked some very interesting and informative speakers, I know you will enjoy! Start making your plans to come out to Killarney for a beautiful winter retreat! I hope to see you there! Tracy Theriault MHA Secretary/Treasurer
Special Points
of Interest:
2017 MHA
Convention
Club/Society Events
MHA Director for
Area 6 WANTED
Judges & Exhibitors
School
By The Book!
Connected & Growing
M A N I T O B A H O R T I C U L T U R A L A S S O C I AT I O N
September 2016 Issue
Killarney & District Horticultural Society Invites you to attend the
119th Annual MHA Convention and
Annual Meeting
January 26th, 27th & 28th
Killarney United Church, Christian Education Centre
432 Williams Ave
Killarney, MB
The 2017 Convention Program Committee have already confirmed
that Lyndon Penner will be the guest speaker, and our wonderful
Shea Doherty will also be on the program. Please plan to attend
and bring a friend. We are always excited to see some new faces at
the convention.
Accommodations List on Page 4
119th MHA Annual Meeting and Convention
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September 2016 Issue
MHA Print Competitions for Adults and Juniors!
The Weir Memorial is sponsoring these competitions and prize money will be
awarded to the winning entries. Please encourage your members and your
junior gardeners to enter.
All entries must be in the hands of the
MHA office by December lst.
Please mail entries to
MHA
135 Thom Ave East
Winnipeg, MB R2C 1A2
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Junior News
“Please share
information with your
members”
President
Brent Hunter
Vice President
Connie Lagerquist
Directors
Lorene Schipper
Hugh Skinner
Tena Kilmury
Vacant
Ex-Officio Directors
Reg Curle
Roger Brown
Dorcas Brown
Secretary/Treasurer
Tracy Theriault
2016/2017 MHA Board of Directors
Next Meeting of the
MHA Board of
Directors
10:00 am
Friday
October 21, 2016,
Chicken Corral Restaurant
Neepawa, MB
Anyone is welcome to attend.
Dahlias for juniors were sent out, if any club
has feedback on the Dahlias please send to
[email protected]
If your club requires funds for a speaker or ma-
terials for juniors, please remember that $50 per
club, is available from the Weir Memorial
Fund .
Before taking pictures of your junior club mem-
bers, please have the parents sign a waiver that
the pictures can be published in a newsletter or
on your websites or facebook page.
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Registration is now open for the 2016-
2017 Manitoba Master Gardener pro-
gram. Classes start October 15. Each one
-day class is held on a Saturday at 1313
Border Street, Winnipeg. This is an ex-
cellent opportunity to learn more about
gardening, share gardening experience
and develop friendships through commu-
nity volunteerism.
To register, call 204.725.8700, ext.
6028. For more details
visit www.mgmanitoba.com or
[email protected] .
Plan to attend the Manitoba Master Gar-
dener Association's Orientation Evening
on
Tuesday, September 27, at the
Assiniboine Park Conservatory.
To reserve your seat,
email [email protected] . Doors
open at 7 pm. Hope to see you there!
Judges & Exhibitor’s School
The MHA is looking for a Club or Society to hold a
Judges& Exhibitor’s school. There has been some inter-
est from a few clubs, but we have not been able to pin
down a date as yet.
We require a Club or society to host this event and re-
quire 20 students to participate. The MHA covers all
the costs for hosting the Judges & Exhibitor’s school.
There will be a small fee for the students, approximately
$20.00.
We want to hear from you. Are you or do you want to
become an apprentice judge, or an exhibitor who
wishes to gain knowledge of judging standards? Con-
tact us.
Apprentice judges needing more judging skill, judges
wanting to gain more areas to judge in shows, call us, e-
mail us.
If your society is ready to Host the event, please contact
Lorene
Phone: 204-224-2356
Email: [email protected]
OR
Contact Tracy at:
Email: [email protected]
Please ensure this message is passed along to all mem-
bers of your organizations.
MANITOBA MASTER
GARDENER ASSOCIATION
The Manitoba Master Gardener Association
was formally organized in 2011 as a sup-
porting and networking body for Master
Gardeners in Training as well as Certified
Master Gardeners in the Province of Mani-
toba. Experienced in gardening knowl-
edge, they pass on knowledge through
various mediums such as seminars, work-
shops, or helping organizations begin gar-
dening programs.
Check out their web site for a list of
workshops
open to all gardeners
www.mggardeners.ca
Interested in becoming a
Master Gardener?
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Killarney Wilderness Inn Address: #220 Geates St. West,
Toll Free: 1-855-520-4111
Website: canadianwildernessinn.com
Convention Pricing only—Single Rooms $90, Double, $100, please mention your stay is for the MHA conven-
tion (prices subject to change)
Erin Motor Inn
Address: 534 Broadway Ave Killarney, MB
Phone: (204) 523-4651 ext 122
Fax: 204-523-8689
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.erinmotorinn.com
Convention Pricing only—Single Rooms $74, Double, $80, please mention your stay is for the MHA conven-
tion ( prices subject to change)
Emerald Isle Motel & Resort Address: 103 Water Ave, Killarney, MB R0K 1G0
Phone: 1 -866-523-4215 ask for Richard
Convention Pricing only—Single Rooms $79.50, Double, $89.50, Single Suite $99.50, double Suite $99.50,
Also a 2 Bedroom House available for $145. Please mention your stay is for the MHA convention (prices sub-
ject to change)
Killarney Bed & Breakfasts
Country Comfort B & B
Address: Box 808 | Killarney, MB | R0K 1G0
Telephone: 1 204 523-8742
La Belle Vie B & B
Address: 1 Hullett Rd - Box 791 | Killarney, MB | R0K 1G0
Telephone: 1 204 523-7212
Mom's Country Bed and Breakfast Killarney
Address: . | Killarney, MB | R0K 1G0
Telephone: 1 204 523-7450
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Killarney—Convention Accommodations
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This year has been an exciting adventure with the various clubs. Three clubs had Garden Tours in July and
they each had there own specialty.
Selkirk & District Horticultural Society (SDHS) had their tour on two Tuesdays with four Gardens each
day, from 6 – 8 pm. The program was very well coordinated with great directions, with a windup on the sec-
ond Tuesday at the Grantham property. The yard has a variety focal points from a Gnome garden to a pet
cemetery. There were many flowers like lilies to hollyhocks, which were standing tall. The final touch was all
the porcelain dolls that the owner made over the years.
Transcona Garden Club (TGC) had their tour on a Saturday, which was an up and down rainy day. There
were eight gardens on this day and some very hardy Gardeners as it had some major rain spots throughout the
day. Great directions and awesome gardens to see. The Hidden Gems of Transcona started at the Transcona
Centennial Square on Regent Avenue. There were eight gardens on the tour this year that had many perennials
like Day lilies of many colours that are hybridized by the owner, to Cacti and Succulents. There was the Heri-
tage House on Victoria, and on the way to other gardens there was the Boulevard Plantings by an elderly gen-
tleman. The last garden was host to refreshments and was the largest on this tour. The owner has done an
amazing transformation of her land and we were able to see it while the rain stayed away. There were thought-
ful sayings on display and a set of painted rocks that were made up as books.
West Kildonan Horticultural Society (WKHS) had their members only tour on a Sunday. They shared their
corners of paradise for the club today. The final house was full of perennials and had amazing brick work for
the patio.
A big thank you to all of the Gardeners that opened up their yards to us.
Garden Tours 2016
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Written By Lorene Schipper
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Transcona Garden Club Celebrates 50th Anniversary!
Written By Lorene Schipper
Transcona Garden Club is celebrating 50 years this year and have incorporated this theme into their various
events throughout 2016. The annual show in August had an excellent turn out for their show. The many ex-
hibits, up by over 100 for the show from the previous year. We had 42 Exhibitors, with some new gardeners
entering the show. This year there were extra incentives to certain sections for a bit more prize money. There
was a Mass Arrangement section inviting other Garden Clubs to enter, with prizes of $50.00, $40.00 and
$30.00. First place went to St. Vital Ag Society, a big thank you for coming out and entering our show. These
arrangements were beautiful and added a special touch to the Annual Show. Transcona Awards night is on
September 21, 2016 and the winnings will be given out to the lucky recipients.
Club Events
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1st Place
St Vital Agricultural Society
Photo by Val Denesiuk
Did you hold a “Great Event” and want to share?
Submit a brief summary and some pictures by email.
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Agassiz Summer Events
Written by Carol Clegg
Just before planting time several carloads of Agassiz members toured a number of local greenhouses and en-
joyed lunch and coffee breaks along the way. With our show featuring the colour yellow , everyone was on the
lookout for flowers or foliage in that cheery colour.
As usual, our group came up with a creative way to express the theme of the Lac du Bonnet Canada Day pa-
rade " Summer Fun in Lac du Bonnet. The committee's hard work was rewarded when the club's float won
first in the theme category.
At our July show planning meeting Agassiz members bade a fond farewell to our Past President Renee
Butchart who has moved back to Winnipeg. She has been an enthusiastic club member since retiring to Lac du
Bonnet a few years ago. We hope she will decide to join a club in the city.
"Make it. Bake it. Grow it. Show it" is the title for our annual horticultural show. This year there were 54 adult
and 8 junior exhibitors with a total of 439 entries. Cut flower exhibits were down, but arrangements, planters,
vegetables and photos were about the same as last year. Baking, preserves, and crafts were more numer-
ous. Once again the Adult Day Group from Lac du Bonnet had a fantastic exhibit of hobby crafts and for the
first time, the Whitemouth Adult Day group entered their handiwork. We managed to attract some new ex-
hibitors so it looks like the show will go on next summer.
Cheryl Dreilich was thrilled to win the brand new granite plaque donated by the Bruchanski and Hrychany
families for the best gladiolus in the show.
After the show, exhibitors donated their cut flowers and Joan Sipley and Sherrill Thompson took them to the
Care Home for the enjoyment of folks there.
Notes from Carol
After being wowed by Magellan Pink zinnias last summer, I just had to try the yellow ones this year. From a
distance they are a mass of colour, What a disappointment when I went to cut them for show and found slug
holes in every one. It was difficult to find a scrap of any foliage for arrangements that was not chewed up. I
love a rainy summer when I don't have to spend much time watering, but so do the slugs.
Most of us who planted yellow glads to enter in the show had a wonderful show of them - in our yards the
week before the show! Why do yellow glads bloom first? Wally Hrychany and his 94 year old mother Emma
were the only ones to have yellow glads left for the contest.
I tried something new from Lindenberg's called Shiso Britton - a type of perilla. It has lovely purple backed
dark green leaves and grew twice as high in pots as in the border. Too bad the slugs liked it as much as I did.
I also tried golden ageratum but it's not a very showy yellow plant. The best show of yellow in the garden is
always the plain old rudbeckias. I had some lovely yellow Cut and Come Again zinnias which did win a
prize.
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Upcoming Club Events
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September 2016 Issue
Agassiz Garden Club
October 12 - 7 pm " Square Foot Gardening", speaker
Mick Manfield
November 9 - 1:30 pm "Hobbies and Talents" Sherrill
Thompson and Beverley Richmond
December 14 - 12 noon Christmas Lunch
Minnedosa Horticultural Society
November 4 - 6 pm Ukrainian Hall
Pot Luck Supper & Annual General Meeting
Brandon Garden Club
October 19 - 6 pm - Pot Luck Night Bring your favourite
dish to share/Landscaping & Nature Presentation with
Photography Tips - Linda Boys - Print Results
November 16 - 7 pm - Mesh Christmas Wreath, Hands on
workshop, Carolyn Krueger, Carolyn’s Floral Design
Election of Officers
December 7 - 6 pm - Christmas Party
Members only
Website: http://thebrandongardenclub.weebly.com/
West Kildonan Horticultural Society
October 4 - Tea Cup Challenge, Indoor Plant Sale
November 15 - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Website: http://www.wkhorticultural.ca
Charleswood Garden Club
November 9 - Regular meeting, Program TBA
December 14 - Christmas meeting, Program TBA
“Remember to invite your MHA regional
director to your club activities”
Westman Gardeners 2016 Program
October 6 - ”Landscaping for Winter Birds” Cal
Cuthbert, from Portage La Prairie, will come to give us
tips on winter feeding and landscaping for the birds.
November 3 - “Decorating for Winter” Sharlene
Nielsen, Front Door Stories, will give us ideas on how
to decorate our home’s front entrance for the winter
months.
December 1 - 6 pm - Christmas Banquet and Party
Website: http://www.westmangardeners.ca/
Transcona Garden Club
October 19 - All About Pumpkins TBA
November 16 - Woodcrafts TBA
November 26 - Winter workshop
December 5 - Christmas Dinner, all
welcome
For any information, please call
Pat Osmond, 204-224-3859
[email protected]
Facebook: Transcona Garden Club
The MHA will be compiling the annual reports for distribution to voting delegates at the
2017 Annual Meeting.
Society/club secretaries please submit your reports electronically to the MHA office:
by email to [email protected]
no later than November 1, 2016
The report should be a brief account of society/club activities held during 2016.
MHA Committee Chairs are also reminded to
submit their reports: by email: [email protected]
no later than November 1, 2016
Annual Reports
Club Events
Please submit your
club events for the
November
newsletter by
October 15, 2016
(Information is submitted by clubs/societies, or obtained from websites if possible, please ensure your club/society is represented, send your events to [email protected]
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Native Plants for the Short Season Yard — Lyndon Penner
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Native Plants for the Short Season Yard: Best Picks for the Chinook and Canadian Prairie Zones
Lyndon Penner Brush Education, Mar 21, 2016 Popular radio gardening columnist, horticultural con-
sultant, and professional landscape designer Lyndon Penner has been gardening since the age of three. He
appears frequently as a guest speaker at universities, colleges, and gardening associations in western Canada.
He is also the author of The Chinook Short Season Yard, The Prairie Short Season Yard, and Garden Design
for the Short Season Yard.
This is the definitive guide to gardening with native plants on the prairies. Gardening with native plants
has lots of advantages, not only for your yard, but also for the ecosystem. What could be better than a
beautiful, low-maintenance yard that preserves biodiversity and withstands the prairie climate? Native
Plants for the Short Season Yard is the key for western Canadian gardeners wanting to unlock the full
potential of native plants.
With the wit and wisdom his fans love, Lyndon shares the basics of shopping for, propagating, and designing with native plants. He
also shines a light on more than 100 of his favourite native plants, along with tips on how to grow them. Topics include:
How to ethically and responsibly grow native plants from seeds and cuttings. Identifying the best plants for sunny, shady, wet, or dry
spots in your yard. The plants best left to wild spaces and those you should avoid at all costs. Advice from gardening experts who
share their secrets and successes with native plants. Protecting your garden with natural alternatives to herbicides and pesticides.
Excerpt from Google Books
Book Review by Tena Kilmury, MHA Director
This is such an interesting book, so well written, so easy to understand, a book after my own heart. I love the great outdoors and the
beautiful wildflowers, having hiked and photographed many of them myself.
Lyndon has a natural way of putting into words his deep rooted feelings for all things wild and natural and that for the most part
should be admired, photographed and left to grow where nature intended them to be.
I became so engrossed in the book, it took first place over one of my favourite TV programs “Everybody Loves Raymond” now
that’s something!
He enlightened me on why plants grow in the special places that they do, and why it is so hard to transplant many of them, and it all
makes so much sense. After all nature was here first and made them so they needed no human interference, no watering, no weeding
and no fertilizer. How much better can that be. By the way, this was just the first five chapters.
He then goes on to tell us about those plants that can be grown in our own gardens fairly successfully, usually bought at a reputable
greenhouse or from seed you might gather yourself. Lovely photos grace each page to help us identify each plant or shrub.
The latter part of the book deals with invasive plants. Some which I have dealt with myself by getting “free” plants from well mean-
ing friends. Beautiful but hard to get rid of once you wise up to what you have. Blue creeping Bellflowers and Shasta Daisy to name
a couple.
It is another book I’ll add to my gardening book collection and “Thank You” Lyndon for the love and attention you have given to
your most wonderful book.
Lyndon Penner will be the guest speaker at the MHA 119th Annual
Convention in January.
You don’t want to miss him!
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135 Thom Ave East
Winnipeg, MB R2C 1A2
Phone: 204-256-2745
Fax: 204-257-4546
E-mail: [email protected]
September 2016 Issue
M A N I T O B A H O R T I C U L T U R A L A S S O C I A T I O N
MHA Millennium Cookbook Clearance
A few editions of the second printing “Millennium
Cookbook” are available.
It contains excellent recipes compiled by members
of the MHA.
Cost $5.00 per book (plus shipping if required)
If you wish to purchase a copy, please contact the
MHA office. While supplies last. They make excellent door prizes for your club/society meetings
By the Book!
We’re on the Web!
See us at:
www.icangarden.com/clubs/mha
Deadline for articles and
information for the
November newsletter is
October 15, 2016
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Editors
Roger Brown
Carol Clegg
Issue Contributors
Carol Clegg
Lorene Schipper
Tena Kilmury
Publisher
Tracy Theriault
Two MHA Honorary Life
Members passed away
recently,
Al Brock
Lori Gans
both of Winnipeg.
We wish to extend our sincere
sympathy to their families.
$5.00
Transcona Flower Arranging
Currently we are a small group who meets the
first Tuesday afternoon of the month, from 1
pm to 3 pm.
If you like to talk, laugh, have fun and learn,
this group is for you.
If you are interested in joining, or want more
information, please contact
Anne Copland (204) 224-2535
[email protected]
Each class will have three parts:
Demonstration: A specific style will be
demonstrated in front of the group. The
presenter will share tips regarding flower/
container choices, placement of flowers/
greenery, etc. On occasion, a special
guest may be invited to demonstrate for
us.
Workshop: Participants will make the
arrangement which was demonstrated the
previous month. Participants will be
responsible for bringing all of their own
supplies to make their arrangements.
Feedback: Each participant will share the
positives or challenges they experienced
making their own arrangement. Photos
will be taken of each arrangement to
share with the group.
