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A non-profit publication dedicated to the
advancement of horticulture in the Prairies
WITH A SPECIAL FEATURE ON
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Contents
6 Musings from the Guest Editor 65 Japanese Barberry: Success 111 It’s Never Too Late to Give GENERAL
Often Comes in Small Packages Roses a Try: A Veggie Gardener’s 154 Four-Season Interest for
7 From the Editor
Philip Ronald Perspective Brent Poole a Landscape in Zone 3
69 An Underrated Treasure: 113 Tall Roses for the Prairie Garden Sarah Piercy
THEME: FLOWERING SHRUBS Our Native Highbush Cranberry Fran Wershler 157 Gardening for Butterflies in
8 Never-Ending Flowers – Darlene Belton 119 75 Years Ago: Hybrid Tea and the Prairies Richard Staniforth
Shrubs that Break the Rules and 72 Nanking Cherries Hybrid Perpetual Roses 161 Eating Yourself into House
How They Do It Philip Ronald Tiffany Grenkow William Godfrey and Home: Gall Insects Ian Wise
15 Growing Hydrangeas on the 74 Other Shrubs with Edible Fruit 121 New Comprehensive Index 165 Protecting the Poweshiek
Prairies Colleen Zacharias Linda Dietrick
75 Forever Lilacs Jane Cahill Skipperling Justis Henault
21 A Word about Cultivar Names 122 50 Years Ago: Hooty Hortus and Richard Westwood
and Trade Names Linda Dietrick 79 Magnolia Breeding for Northern
on Rose Pruning Glad Reycraft 169 Leafcutter Bees: A Source
Landscapes Todd P. West
22 Prairie-Bred Potentilla Shrubs 123 Putting Roses to Bed of Ambivalence Ian Wise
are Making a Comeback 83 Landscaping Using Trees and
Lynn Collicutt 171 Gardening for Specialist Bees:
Wilbert G. Ronald Shrubs: Woody Plant Advantages
William Dowie 125 “The Year the Roses Died”: Goldenrods Jason Gibbs
25 Inflorescences – The Ultimate Traditional Anishnaabe Teaching
86 Consider Weeping Shrubs to 174 Bushels of Fruit from Bushes
Expression of Flowering Mary Siisip Geniusz
Add Interest in Your Garden Ieuan R. Evans
Philip Ronald
Melanie Mathieson 127 Roses in the International 176 Chives until Thanksgiving
31 Flowers without Fruit – Cutflower Trade Linda Dietrick
87 The Sumac Garden Linda Dietrick
Sterility in Shrubs Philip Ronald
Dietmar Straub and 128 The Passion of Amateur Prairie 177 Growing Gourmet Mushrooms
32 Spring Magnificence: Anna Thurmayr Rose Breeders Rick Durand in Your Summer Garden
How to Grow Mockorange
89 The Snow-on-Leaf Event of 2019 131 Rick Durand’s Agnes Victoria Tom Nagy
Sheryl Normandeau
William Dowie Rose 181 Wheelbarrow or Wheelbarrel?
35 The New Ninebarks
90 Invasive Tree-Killer: European 132 Hardy Landscape Rose Breeding Katherine Barber
Wilbert G. Ronald
Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) in the Northern Great Plains 182 No-Till Vegetable Culture
40 Salix candida Iceberg Alley: Elizabeth Sellors David Zlesak, Julie Overom, by Bryan O’Hara
A New Canadian Shrub and Joe Bergeson
93 Controlling European Buckthorn reviewed by Darlene Belton
Introduction Todd Boland
Chris Penner 139 A Tribute to David Austin O.B.E. 183 Nature’s Best Hope
42 Some Outstanding Graduates Barbara Shields by Douglas Tallamy
from the Jeffries Shrub Cultivar
140 The David Austin Roses reviewed by Michele Taylor
Trials Philip Ronald SPECIAL FEATURE ON ROSES
Sandy Venton 185 Still Standing: The Manitoba
50 Finding New Plants for the 95 Canadian Roses: An Update
145 Innovation, Beauty and Horticultural Association
Market Tim Wood Barbara Shields
Sustainability: A New Rose Hugh Skinner, Brent Hunter,
53 Coppicing Shrubs 102 Canadian Heritage Roses Garden for the 21st Century and Linda Wall
Linda Dietrick Bob Osborne Alex Henderson 188 In Memoriam: Kathleen
54 Frank L. Skinner’s Shrub 109 Hardy Roses: The Essential 149 A Rose by Any Other Name Margaret Richardson
Introductions Hugh Skinner Guide for High Latitudes and Rita Campbell Susanne Olver
60 Drought-Tolerant Shrubs Altitudes by Bob Osborne
152 Rosehip Syrup: A Wartime
Sara Williams reviewed by Sandy Venton
Vitamin Source Colin Briggs
110 Hardy Shrub Roses for Zone 2
153 Rose Information on the Web
John. G. N. Davidson
Linda Dietrick
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Musings from the Guest Editor From the Editor
In a year with so much uncertainty, This is my last edition as editor.
aren’t you thankful for plants? In these I can now look back on five years of
unprecedented times, our landscapes rewarding work that ideally combined
and gardens have served as welcome my interest in gardening with skills I
virus-free refuges. With long-distance learned in my profession. Before retiring
travel curtailed, many in the western in 2016, I was a professor of German
world have chosen to focus on enjoying language and literature at the University
and renovating their home landscapes. of Winnipeg. I love language, have a
Shrubs typically form the backbone of rose cultivars continue to be released good command of grammar (which you our next editor will be Dorothy Dobbie,
our outdoor living spaces and deserve with improved disease resistance, vigour, need to teach German), and actually well known for her decades of experience
our utmost attention for their many aes- and flower colour. It is exciting to see take a perverse pleasure in learning Lat- editing Canada’s Local Gardener maga-
thetic features. This year’s Prairie Garden the increasing number of amateur rose in botanical names. I have a critic’s eye zine and its predecessors.
takes up the virtues of flowering shrubs, breeders in Canada and the United States for a well-chosen turn of phrase, or at Although the pandemic has pre-
including a special focus on roses. who are contributing to these efforts. least I think I do. I have edited the essays vented our committee from meeting
Flowers are truly a lifeline to anoth- It was an honour to be invited back of countless students and colleagues and in person, the production of this book
er world. Sepals, petals, stamens, and as The Prairie Garden’s guest editor after learned what it feels like to have my own and other projects were unaffected. In
pistils combine in a dazzling mixture of having served in the same capacity for a writing edited, whether badly or well. April 2020, I completed a subject index
colour and fragrance that is unmatched similar topic back in 2009. So much has All of this has stood me in good stead at to all of our issues since 1937. You can
elsewhere in nature. Whether cut in changed in the world of shrubs in those The Prairie Garden. I also love teaching, find it on our website (theprairiegarden.
a vase or intact on the plant, we find 12 years! It was my pleasure to approach and serving here has allowed me to keep com). I have also undertaken to digitize
solace and comfort in flowers. Much a number of colleagues in academia as on experiencing the joy of sharing my our past editions so that they can be pre-
of my recent experience with flowering well as the nursery industry and ask knowledge with others. served and made more accessible – stay
shrubs has come from an expansive them to contribute to this book. It has I edited three editions, “Growing tuned for further news. Those interested
field trial of more than 250 cultivars at also been a privilege to work with editor Food” (2019), “Inspired by Nature” in horticultural history are invited to
Jeffries Nurseries in Portage la Prairie, Linda Dietrick, whose attention to detail (2020), and this one. Before that, I read my article “World-Famous Plants
Manitoba. Commenced in 2013, this and timelines have helped produce an- served as copy editor for “Herbs & Spic- from Manitoba” in the fall 2020 edition
trial features a stunning array of new other fine book. My appreciation is also es” (2017) and “Shade” (2018), as well of Prairie History (mhs.mb.ca/docs/
introductions from genera such as hy- extended to the Prairie Garden Com- as chairing the committee from 2017 to prairiehistory). The Prairie Garden ar-
drangea, ninebark, and spirea that pay mittee for their vision and, in particular, 2018. It has been a great privilege to work chive was indispensible for that research.
tribute to plant breeding efforts around to those members who devoted time to with guest editors Philip Ronald for this In this edition, you’ll find six very brief
the northern hemisphere. write and proofread articles. The need issue, Maureen Krauss (2020), and Tif- contributions with my byline.
When it comes to flowering land- for locally-sourced, relevant horticultur- fany Grenkow (2019). Their expertise, We acknowledge that The Prairie
scape plants, roses are in a class of their al information has never been greater in contact networks, and image libraries Garden is edited and printed on Treaty
own. Offering highly petalous, fragrant the prairie region. Published since 1937, added immeasurably to the quality of One land, the traditional territory of the
flowers in a wide array of colours, hardy this annual publication helps to fill that each issue. I also thank our graphic de- Anishinaabe, Cree, Dakota, and Oji-
and tender roses are prized by prairie gar- void in a significant manner. signer Lisa Friesen of Ninth and May Cree Nations, and in the homeland of
deners. Despite the termination of rose Design, a gifted and always congenial the Métis Nation.
breeding programs at Morden, Manitoba —Philip Ronald, Ph.D. partner in the production of the last five
and St-Jean, Quebec, new winter-hardy editions. We are thrilled to announce that —Linda Dietrick
6 The 2021 Prairie Garden 7
Never-Ending Flowers
Shrubs that Break the Rules
and How They Do It
BY PHILIP RONALD
Dr. Philip Ronald studied plant breeding and horticulture at the Universities of Manito-
ba and Saskatchewan. He divides his time between teaching ornamental horticulture at
the University of Manitoba, managing a 20-acre fruit farm, and supporting the research
and marketing programs at Jeffries Nurseries in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
Early spring flowers of forsythia emerge from Winter damage to forsythia flower buds
overwintered buds.
Overwintered Flower Buds vanished in 7–10 days, depending on
The majority of our flowering shrubs in spring weather conditions.
prairie landscapes produce blooms from A further concern that arises when
overwintered flower buds. Essentially, choosing certain flowering shrubs with
the embryonic flowers produced in the overwintered floral buds is the issue of
previous growing season endure the long flower bud hardiness. For example, the
winter months under their sheltering flower buds of certain southern forsyth-
bud scales. Once spring arrives, there is ia cultivars (e.g. Gold Tide) are not as
an outstanding, albeit brief, display of tolerant to cold winter temperatures as
flowering. Many of these plants flower their adjacent vegetative buds. For this
at or before the time of leaf emergence, reason, these tender cultivars often show
ensuring that the flush of spring blooms restricted flowering above the snowline
is not muted in any way by foliage. in zone 3, despite the entire crown be-
There is something eye-popping ing vegetatively alive. In contrast, the
about the intensity of blooms on shrubs old-time, Morden-bred forsythia culti-
with overwintered flower buds. How var ‘Northern Gold’ smiles at the prairie
Double Play Red spirea produces neoformed flowers throughout the summer. many of us have been stopped in our winter and flushes golden flowers from
tracks by a forsythia in full bloom during head to toe year after year.
Flowers are often considered the this article, I would like to consider the those early, leafless weeks of spring? Some examples of shrubs that
showiest part of any landscape plant. flowering scenario found in most of our Double flowering plum and rosybloom bloom solely from overwintered flow-
For this reason, people typically give landscape plants – a short bloom period crabapple are other examples of plants er buds include pearlbush (Exochorda
high priority to flowering shrubs when in spring, with flowers generated from whose position on the weekly sales chart x macrantha), forsythia, mockorange,
choosing plants for their landscape. overwintered buds. Then I will explore at garden centres is directly correlated to ninebark, flowering plum, spring-
However, compared to foliage, fruit, some unusual means that allow certain their flower production. However, we flowering spirea, lilacs, and viburnum.
and stems, flowers are usually the com- species to defy the norm and flower for do well to remember that this floral eye
ponent with the shortest duration. In months on end. candy is fairly short-lived and will have
8 The 2021 Prairie Garden 9
False spirea produces fleecy panicles of white flowers on new growth.
White spring flowers of pearlbush emerge from Heavily-petalled pink flowers of double-
overwintered buds. flowering plum are produced from Pink, neoformed flower clusters on Dakota Goldcharm spirea.
overwintered buds.
Neoformed Flower Buds: One important consideration for
Flowers on New Wood with a prairie gardeners is the initiation time of
Long Period of Bloom Initiation neoformed flowers. If we use Hydrangea
An alternative to spring flowers bursting paniculata as an example, it is obvious
from over-wintered buds is the possi- that not all cultivars commence their
bility for plants to generate neoformed blooming at the same time in summer.
flowers. Neoformed flower buds are Cultivars such as Quickfire, Bobo,
produced in conjunction with foliage and Firelight will initiate their bloom
on the current season’s stem growth. cycle 3–4 weeks earlier than their mid-
Rather than lying dormant until the season counterparts like Little Lime and
following spring, these flower buds will Limelight. In the prairie region, where
open into blossoms in the same growing the lack of heat units can be restrictive,
season they were produced. the early initiation of neoformed flowers
Neoformed flowers may extend ensures a full summer of blossoms. Potentilla produces abundant flowers on new growth.
a plant’s bloom period to a number Examples of shrubs that bloom
of months rather than a few days. As from neoformed flower buds include
long as new vegetative growth is being false spirea (Sorbaria sorbifolia), pan-
actively produced, the expectation is icle hydrangea, smooth hydrangea,
that flower buds will accompany this potentilla, and summer-flowering spi-
growth. Although the flowering is not rea (e.g. Spiraea japonica).
as profuse as that expected from plants
with overwintered flower buds, the
promise of an enduring bloom cycle is
very enticing to many gardeners.
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Long-Lasting, “Indestructible” July and August, but are retained in
Flowers good condition for months after their
There are few flowering shrubs that can initial emergence. Believe it or not, the
match the current popularity of smooth secret to these long-lasting flowers is the
hydrangea (H. arborescens) and panicle absence of petals! Hydrangea flowers are
hydrangea (H. paniculata). In recent actually composed of colourful, leaf-
years, plantings of these two species have like sepals that are much more weather-
steadily increased throughout the prai- resistant than traditional petals. The
rie region as a profusion of exciting new sepals transition in colour as they ma-
cultivars has entered the marketplace. ture, culminating in shades of green,
Without a doubt, this recent surge in white, pink, or red, depending on the
hydrangea popularity is rooted in the species and cultivar.
conspicuous and long-lasting flowers of Furthermore, most hydrangea
this genus. cultivars feature inflorescences that are
Hydrangea flowers are grouped to- predominately composed of sterile flo-
gether in large conglomerations known rets with few fertile flowers to facilitate
as panicles (H. paniculata) and corymbs pollination and seed set. In the absence
(H. arborescens). These inflorescences of fruit development, there is no drive
are first generated on new growth in for these sterile flowers to senesce or
Quickfire (l), Endless Summer – The Original (m),
and Limelight (r) hydrangea on July 31
Annabelle hydrangea produces its Outstanding neoformed flower panicles
famous white corymbs on new growth. on Pinky Winky hydrangea.
Quickfire (l), Endless Summer – The Original (m),
12 and Limelight (r) on September 29 13
detach, helping to prolong the show.
However, it should be noted that the
will result in very limited flowering the
following spring. Growing Hydrangeas
inflorescences of many hydrangea cul-
tivars are a virtual desert for hungry
For shrubs that bloom throughout
the summer on newly formed wood,
on the Prairies
insects, with few pollen-bearing flowers any stem pruning should be postponed
available. Insect-loving gardeners should until flowering is complete. In the prai- BY COLLEEN ZACHARIAS
consider hydrangea cultivars such as ries, these species are typically pruned
‘Haas Halo’, Lime Rickey, Quickfire, or in early spring (mid-April) before Colleen Zacharias is the gardening columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press. A Master
Pinky Winky, whose conspicuous inflo- any vegetative growth commences. Gardener and graduate of the Prairie Horticulture Certificate Program from Univer-
rescences feature an abundance of fertile New wood is then generated from buds sity of Manitoba, she was a member of the Prairie Garden Committee from 2007–14
flowers rich in nectar and pollen. below the pruning cuts, ensuring ample and was co-chair of the Manitoba Master Gardener Association from 2010–19.
production of neoformed flowers over
the summer months.
Rose Flowering
While we’re on the subject of never-
ending flowers, let’s consider roses as well.
Interestingly enough, most of our hardy
roses produce flowers on new wood.
These cultivars can be described as either
recurrent or ever-blooming. Roses with
recurrent blooming produce flowers in
two- to three-week cycles with an equal
Lime Rickey hydrangea period of flowerless rest in between (e.g.
‘Morden Sunrise’). Ever-blooming rose
cultivars produce flowers continually
Pruning for Maximum throughout the summer, although there
Flower Production may be some variation in intensity of
There are some obvious pruning rules bloom (e.g. ‘Winnipeg Parks’). Late summer flower panicles of Pinky Winky
that can be derived from an under- The exception to the rule is a class
standing of particular shrub’s flower- known as once-blooming roses. This list
ing pattern. For species that produce includes most species roses (e.g. Rosa Northern gardeners have em- arborescens and H. paniculata cultivars,
flowers from overwintered buds, stem woodsii) and some heirloom rose culti- braced hydrangea shrubs to a degree many of which are hardy to zone 3, has
pruning should be carried out immedi- vars (e.g. ‘Persian Yellow’). Once-bloom- that perhaps not even plant breeders or stoked prairie gardeners’ confidence.
ately following the window of flower- ing roses produce flowers from buds on growers could have anticipated 10 to 15 The popularity of arborescens and
ing (mid-May to mid-June, depending last year’s growth, resulting in a single years ago. panicle hydrangeas has resulted in an
on the species). This timing for prun- flush of blooms in June. These roses One of the key factors contributing ever-increasing number of new intro-
ing provides sufficient opportunity can be lightly pruned after flowering to to the enormous growth of hydrangeas ductions. Two other species, H. macro-
for these shrubs to produce new stems ensure good stem growth and successful as flowering shrubs in northern climates phylla and H. petiolaris, are also grown
with accompanying dormant flower flowering in the following year. is the potential for growing success by prairie gardeners, but to a much
buds prior to the autumn season. offered by two specific hydrangea spe- lesser degree due to their borderline
Mid-summer pruning of these species cies. The ease of growing Hydrangea hardiness in a zone 3 climate.
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2. Remove lower canopy specimens,
making sure you get the roots.
music or an interesting podcast
while you work can help with that. Canadian Roses
Doing this in the spring or fall
gives desirable vegetation like na- Heavily infested sites can seem
An Update
tive shrubs and seedlings a chance overwhelming, but remember: every
to re-establish in the void that is patch of buckthorn you clear out will BY BARBARA SHIELDS
left. You will need an Extractigator give that piece of forest a breath of new
(a specialized tool for pulling life. Do the work systematically in man- Barbara Shields, B.A.(Hons), M.A. Medieval Studies, LLB. is a retired tax lawyer who
shrubs) and a sturdy spade. ageable blocks and don’t try to bite off has been collecting and cultivating roses for more than 30 years in Winnipeg.
3. Monitor. Revisit previous work more than you can chew in one season.
sites to check for plants that were The work is physical, but you may find On July 30, 2008, the CBC announced agreements gave the CNLA access to
missed and new buckthorn seed- it more rewarding than the treadmill. that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada the rose genetic material owned by
lings. Seedlings are easily removed Teach your kids and your neighbours, was closing down the ornamental plant AAFC, along with the licence to use
by hand or with a decent garden and take satisfaction in seeing how the research programs at the Morden Re- it for breeding. Royalties collected for
tool. It’s tedious, but listening to forest responds. search Station and the research centres the resulting roses were to be directed
in Ottawa, Ontario and L’Assomption, into a CNLA Heritage Fund to support
Regeneration of native plants after buckthorn removal (clockwise from top left): nodding trillium;
baneberry; restored native understory after two years; star-flowered Solomon’s seal Quebec. The shutdown was to be further research. In 2010, the CNLA
phased in over the following two years. also entered into an agreement with
All three programs were well known for the Vineland Research and Innovation
their efforts to develop roses that were Centre in Vineland, Ontario, to under-
capable of surviving the cold weather take the actual rose breeding.
extremes of our Canadian winters. They Two important series of roses have
had produced two highly successful se- resulted from the transfer of the Cana-
ries of roses that met this criterion: the dian rose programs to private industry.
Parkland series developed at Morden Under earlier agreements with AAFC,
(also known as the Morden roses) and a group of nurseries had formed what
the Canadian Explorer series developed came to be known as the Canadian Art-
at Ottawa and L’Assomption.* ists Rose Consortium, whose goal was
So, what has happened with Ca- to introduce six new roses bred from
nadian rose breeding since 2008? In the Morden and Explorer material and
simplified terms, it has been privatized. named for Canadian artists. The first
In 2009-2010, as the closure of the two, Emily Carr and Felix Leclerc, were
government programs loomed, the introduced in 2007. After the breeding
Canadian Nursery Landscape Associa- program was moved to Vineland, fur-
tion (CNLA) successfully negotiated a ther Canadian Artists roses were added,
material transfer agreement and a sole as well a new series called the 49th Par-
licencing agreement with Agriculture allel (after the parallel of latitude that
and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). These marks Canada’s southern border). Three
* For detailed cultivar data on these two series of roses, please see the reference
tables by Arnold F. Pittao and Brian J. Porter in the 2008 edition of The Prairie Garden,
pp. 30–37. The tables are also available on our website (click on 2008 cover photo).
94 95
roses have been introduced to date in exceptional hardiness, disease resistance,
this series, with the intention that at and a range of colour from deep, rich
least one new variety will be introduced red to snowy white. I have also planted
each year commencing in 2021, for a Canadian Shield and Chinook Sunrise
projected total of five to seven. The plan from the 49th Parallel series in my gar-
is to focus on the development of win- den, and both have put on a spectacular
ter hardy roses not merely for Canada, display each summer. They have my
but also for international sales to other strong recommendation.
northern nations. The tables below give details on the
As an avid rose collector, I was eas- two new Canadian rose series and on
ily tempted into acquiring the entire set some individual Canadian roses intro-
of Canadian Artists roses, which offer duced since 2008.
Bill Reid Oscar Peterson
Campfire rose in the landscape
of Doug and Karen Mitchell
of Markham, Ontario
Emily Carr
Felix Leclerc
The same landscape bed
96 immediately after planting 97Aurora Borealis Canada Blooms
Canadian Shield Never Alone
Chinook Sunrise Olds College Prairie Snowdrift
98 99Canadian Artists Series Cultivar Data
100 The 2021 Prairie Garden
Name Bloom Colour Mature Mature Zone Bloom Year Comments
Height Width Characteristics Intro’d
Bill Reid Yellow 90 cm 90 cm 3 Single to semi-double 2012 Reminiscent of Morden Sunrise, but more
(3 ft.) (3 ft.) compact
Campfire Yellow with pink edge 90 cm 90 cm 2 Semi-double 2013 Inspired by a Tom Thomson painting.
(3 ft.) (3 ft.) Continuous bloomer
Emily Carr Deep red 90 cm 120 cm 3 Semi-double 2007 Foliage rarely blemished. Continuous bloomer
(3 ft.) (4 ft.)
Felix Leclerc Deep pink 1–2 m 90 cm 3 Clusters; double 2007 Tall rose suitable for training vertically.
(3–6 ft.) (3 ft.) Continuous bloomer
Oscar Peterson White 90 cm 90 cm 3 Single to semi-double 2016 10 cm (4 in.) flower size
(3 ft.) (3 ft.)
49th Parallel Series Cultivar Data
Name Bloom Colour Mature Mature Zone Bloom Year Comments
Height Width Characteristics Intro’d
Aurora Borealis Deep salmon pink 90 cm 90 cm 3 Semi-double 2021 Reminiscent of David Austin’s Boscobel
(3 ft.) (3 ft.)
Canadian Deep red 1.2–1.5 m 1–1.2 3 Double; floribunda 2017 Blooms prolifically throughout the season; mild
Shield (4–5 ft.) m type fragrance
(3-4 ft.)
Chinook Coral peach 1.2–1.5 m 1.2 m 3 Semi-double 2019 Reminiscent of David Austin’s Lady Emma
Sunrise (4–5 ft.) (4 ft.) Hamilton
Other Recent Canadian Roses
Name Bloom Mature Mature Zone Bloom Year Comments
Colour Height Width Characteristics Intro’d
AC Navy Dark red 60 cm 90 cm 4 Double 2010 Honours the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS)
Lady (2 ft.) (3 ft.)
Canada Pink 90 cm 90 cm 4 Double; 2014 Originally intended to be the final Canadian Artists rose; strong
Blooms (3 ft.) (3 ft.) hybrid tea type fragrance
Cape Pink 1.2–1.5 1.2–1.5 m 3 Double 2008 Tall rose suitable for training vertically; spicy fragrance
Diamond m (4–5 ft.)
(4–5 ft.)
Lucy Irene Pale pink up to 3 m 90 cm 2 Semi-double 2012 A sport of William Baffin available only from Corn Hill Nursery
(10 ft.) (3 ft.) in New Brunswick
Never Deep red, 60 cm 30 cm 3 Semi-double 2014 Partnership of the CNLA with the Canadian Football League
Alone white centre (2 ft.) (1 ft.) Alumni in support of cancer patients
Olds Tangerine 60 cm 90 cm 3 Double 2013 Released by Jeffries Nurseries; celebrates the 100th anniversary
College peach (2 ft.) (3 ft.) of Olds College in Alberta
Prairie White 90 cm 90 cm 2 Clusters; 2009 White sport of Morden Blush discovered by Paul Olsen
Snowdrift (3 ft.) (3 ft.) semi-double
101not only Manitoba, but also Saskatch- oped to improve communications with Photo and Image Credits
ewan, Minnesota, and North Dakota. societies, and the board has given more
Letters indicate position on page, reading clockwise from top left.
They have addressed a wide variety of leeway to societies in planning the con-
topics of interest to members. The Weir vention. As a result, a recent convention Anna reg via Wikimedia Commons: 118; Bailey Nurseries: 19a–b, 27d–e, 28c, 29c, 35, 37a, 62c–e,
Memorial Fund has enabled the Associ- was held in Stonewall in November 63b–c, 64, 117a; Joe Bergeson: 134c–d, 136a–d; Bloomin Easy: cover (shrub); Todd Boland:
28b, 40, 41; Bylands Nurseries: cover (rose), 128, 130, 131; Jane Cahill: 77a; Chelsea Green
ation to bring prominent horticulturists 2019 instead of late January 2020, as Publishing: 182; John G. N. Davidson: 110; Richard Denesiuk: 114; Valerie Denesiuk: 124; Sylvie
from the prairies and northern Great requested by the hosts, the South Inter- Deslauriers / Phytoclone Inc.: 98a; Linda Dietrick: 7, 20b, 32, 75, 77c, 78, 83, 86, 127; Dr. Michael
Plains to share information with dele- lake Garden Club. Dirr: 20c; William Dowie: 89; Ieuan Evans: 175; Field and Forest Products: 178; Firefly Books: 109;
gates, members, and the general public. Since its beginnings in 1895, the Jason Gibbs: 171, 172, 173; Gordon Goldsborough: 188; Tiffany Grenkow: 72; Justis Henault:
167a–d, 168; Alex Henderson: 145, 147a–c; Masha Hooshmanid and Richard Westwood: 165;
There have been challenges in the MHA has remained devoted to promot- Jeffries Nurseries: 23b–c, 24, 27a–c, 27f, 28e, 29a, 29f, 36c, 37b, 60, 62b, 63a, 96a–b, 97a–b &
recent past. The board of directors has ing horticulture, providing opportuni- inset, 98b–c, 99a–d, 111, 150a, 151; Kenraiz via Wikimedia Commons: 90; H. Krisp via Wikimedia
been reduced to five directors, and the ties for education, and instilling a love Commons: 177; Landscape Alberta Nursery Trades Association: 190; Matt Lavin via Wikimedia
executive of the board has instituted and understanding of the benefits of Commons: 56c; Jon Marshall via Flickr: 161; Leslie J. Mehrhoff (U Connecticut) via Bugwood.
org: 92; Doug and Karen Mitchell: 97c; Morn the Gorn via Wikimedia Commons: 152; Sheryl
teleconference meetings to reduce participation in horticultural activities, Normandeau: 33; Bob Osborne: 77d, 104a–d, 107a–d; Harold Pellett: 36a; Chris Penner: 91,
costs. An internet site has been devel- big or small. 94a–d; Prairie Garden archives: 112, 181; Edwin Pritchard (Carman Garden Club): 187; Proven
Winners: 8, 12b, 15, 20a, 25, 28d, 36b, 37c, 38; RHS / Tim Sandall: 139; Philip Ronald: 6, 9a–b,
10a–b, 11a–c, 12a, 13a–b, 14, 23a, 28a, 28f, 28inset, 29b, 29d–e, 31a–b, 42, 45a–c & inset, 46a–c
& inset, 47a–c, 49, 62a, 66a–c, 67a–d, 69, 70, 73, 77b, 84, 149, 150b, 154, 155, 156, 174; Megan
In Memoriam Ronald: 30; Pixabay: 125, 163; Hugh Skinner: 54, 56a–b, 56d, 57a–d, 58, 117b, 117d; Becky Slater:
KATHLEEN MARGARET 123; SriMesh via Wikimedia Commons: 162; Richard Staniforth: 157, 158a–e, 159; Star Roses
RICHARDSON and Plants: 134b; Dietmar Straub and Anna Thurmayr: 87, 88; Timber Press: 183; Eric Timewell
via Wikimedia Commons: 121; John Twilley (Swan Valley Historical Museum): 186; Sandra
Venton: 141, 142a–d, 143a–c, 144; Frances Wershler: 113, 117c; Todd West: 79, 80a–c; Ian Wise:
BY SUSANNE OLVER 169, 170; Tim Wood: 50, 52; Colleen Zacharias: 16, 19c; David Zlesak: 132, 134a, 135a–b.
On September 14, 2019, Kathleen
Margaret Richardson passed away at
the age of 91. Kathleen had been a great Next Issue
benefactor and philanthropist through-
out her life, supporting many different The 2022 edition of The Prairie Garden will focus on the theme Gardening
organizations in her home town of in Small Spaces. Everything from growing trees on balconies, to turning
Winnipeg, particularly the Royal Win- that postage-stamp backyard into a green paradise, to using exotics indoors
nipeg Ballet, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, was made an Officer (1973) and then and out, to including food as part of and among the ornamentals, will be
and Dalnavert House, to mention but Companion (1993) of the Order of featured. Tomato guru and multiple-award-winning small-space gardener
a few. After the death of her mother Canada. In 2005, she was awarded the Mr. Tomato (Brian Gory) will be guest editor. He will be assisting our new
Muriel Richardson, she donated the Order of Manitoba and in 2007, the editor, well-known garden writer and broadcaster Dorothy Dobbie.
five-acre Wellington Crescent family RCA Medal of the Royal Canadian The next issue promises to be both informative and fun!
property to the City to create a public Academy of Arts. If you have an idea for an article on the 2022 theme or on gardening
park, Munson Park. She was a steadfast sponsor of in general, we invite you to contact Dorothy at editor@theprairiegarden.ca
For her countless contributions to The Prairie Garden, and for that we owe with your proposal. Deadline for article submissions will be April 1, 2021.
her city and country, Ms. Richardson her many thanks. Photos may be submitted later if necessary. For submission guidelines, please
visit our website, www.theprairiegarden.com.
Susanne Olver supervised the University of Manitoba Botany greenhouse until 1992 and
has served on the Prairie Garden Committee since 1976.
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