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Editors: Roger Brown & Carol Clegg Phone: 204.256.2745 Email: [email protected]

Manitoba Horticultural Association Connected & Growing

The 116th Manitoba Horticultural

Association convention has come and

gone, and let me give a “HATS OFF”

to our hosts, The Garden Club of

Carman, for a job well done. Those of

us in attendance were treated to a

series of interesting presentations

from nine excellent speakers, and we

came away with some exciting ideas

to try in our own gardens if this cold

weather ever ends. As usual, the

banquet, with its unforgettable

musical performance from Tom & Lori

Neufeld, was one of the convention’s

highlights.

Our thanks go to those clubs that

provided coffee break snacks for the

convention, and our congratulations go

to the host club, The Garden Club of

Carman, which celebrated its 85th

birthday during the convention.

Greetings from your president

Congratulations!

Individual Highlights:

MHS Award 1

Pull Ticket Winners 1

MHA Convention Overview 2

Horticultural Events 5

Life Membership Award 6

Tanzanian Project 6

Convention Tidbits 6

MHA Print Competition 7

Meritorious Service Award 7

Newsletter Articles 7

Glads for Juniors 7

MHA Directors 8

MHA Committees 8

Society/Club Information 8

Thank you to our many supporters for selling

MHA Pull Tickets. The draw took place on

February 1, 2014 at the MHA Annual Convention

in Carman under License No. 01/13.

Congratulations to the winners —

1st prize - $200 - Patricia Osmond, Winnipeg

2nd prize - $100 - Bill Alexander, Winnipeg

3rd prize - $100 - Ann Blow, Lac du Bonnet

4th prize - $ 50 - Erika Robert, Selkirk

5th prize - $ 50 - Lorraine Hardman, Winnipeg

6th prize - $ 50 - John Wilson, Neepawa

7th prize - $ 50 - Louise Page, Winnipeg

“Deadline for articles

and information for

the May newsletter

April 15, 2014”

MHS Award Winner

Congratulations to Jon

Blais, recipient of the

Manitoba Horticultural

Societies Award. Jon is a

student in the Greenspace

Management program at

Red River College of

Applied Arts, Science &

Technology. The Award of

$500 has been paid into

Jon’s student account.

Unfortunately, there were no

bids to host next year’s

convention. Hopefully we’ll have

some details to report in the

spring newsletter.

Louise Page, MHA President

Manitoba Horticultural Association Connected & Growing

February 2014

the many practical uses of

ground covers in home and public

landscapes. He suggested a

number of hardy and attractive

native plants for use in this

category.

Michel Touchette of Jeffries

Nurseries Ltd., Portage la Prairie

gave a very interesting history of

rose breeding in Canada. He

explained how the rose programs

from Morden and St. Jean were

salvaged by partners from the

industry. He showed some of

the new roses that will soon be

available from that genetic

material. A fun part of his

presentation was the guessing

contest to identify roses in the

Parkland and Explorer Series.

Feature speaker for the

convention was Stefan Fediuk,

Landscape Architect from the

City of Windsor. Stefan is well

known in Manitoba for his work

at Assiniboine Park and his

presentations at many club

meetings and workshops. His

first talk was "Extending the

Season - Colour in Spring and

Fall". His basic message was that

one has to plan plantings of

trees, shrubs, perennials, and

annuals to have a succession of

bloom. Look for some trees and

shrubs that bloom early or hold

leaves longer. Containers of

annuals and bulbs can be moved

in and out of the garden when

there is still risk of frost.

2014 MHA Annual Convention

was "Peony, Queen of the Herbs,

Rose of the North". He pointed

out that there are many reasons

to plant peonies - medicinal

properties, spectacular fragrant

blooms, attractive foliage, and

longevity. He talked about

propagation, planting, and culture

and showed photos of the best

old and new varieties. He

explained that the Itoh Peonies,

now appearing in garden

catalogues, are a cross between

herbaceous and tree peonies.

The knowledge that these

beauties are hardy in Zones 2

and 3 will surely entice

gardeners to try them.

June Minish, Chair of the MHA

Print Competition Committee,

presented a show of the winning

prints. Congratulations to all our

skilful photographers. Thanks to

June, Elly Garrett, and Nia

Massey of Selkirk and District

Horticultural Society for taking

care of the Print Competition.

Pastor Bob Pauls gave a very

appropriate invocation to begin

the Friday proceedings. A warm

welcome to Carman was

extended by Deputy Mayor June

Swanton. Then it was on to a

program packed with gardening

information.

Hugh Skinner, Skinner's

Nursery, Roblin, expanded the

definition of ground covers to

include grasses, shrubs, vines

and perennials. He demonstrated

of 8 Manitoba Horticultural Association

Hats Off....

2014 is a landmark in the history

of the Garden Club of Carman.

To celebrate its 85th

anniversary, the club hosted the

116th Manitoba Horticultural

Association annual meeting,

January 30 to February 1, at the

Carman Community Hall. "Hats

Off" was the convention theme.

Table centres of fresh flowers in

vintage purses, and huge pastel

paper flowers on the stage,

complimented the wall display of

hats representing MHA clubs and

junior gardeners. Hats on loan

from Carman Museum were

arranged to represent every

decade in the town's history and

were cause for much reminiscing.

Participation in the decorated

hat contest was phenomenal.

After a long winter folks were

ready to don flowery hats and

pretend they were heading to

the garden. The prizes donated

by The Garden Club of Carman

were shepherd's crooks and

solar lights.

Thursday evenings' reception

commenced with welcoming

words from MHA President

Louise Page and Garden Club of

Carman President, Lani Pritchard.

It concluded with refreshments

and re-connecting with gardening

friends.

Ed Krueger of Driedger

Nurseries, Brandon was the

guest speaker and his subject


Annuals can be replaced in

containers to extend the fall

show. Use coloured fall

vegetables in your landscape plan.

Grasses give year round interest.

Stefan's second presentation

was "Creating Personal Paradise

in the Garden". He highlighted

famous sacred spaces he had

seen around the world. Then he

went on to describe design

factors to be considered in

creating one's own garden for

relaxation and meditation. The

four main elements were: spaces,

pathways, architectural

structures, and focal points, each

aptly illustrated by shots from

his travel album.

Louise Shachtay, teaches

gardening at R. B. Russell

Vocational High School in

Winnipeg. She was accompanied

by two students who spoke of

their experiences in her

landscaping program, and how it

started them on a career path.

Louise has worked with at risk

youth, the elderly, prison

inmates, persons with disabilities,

and hospital patients. As a form

of therapy, gardening is known to

contribute to emotional, spiritual,

intellectual, and physical well

being.

Julie Pritchard of The Floral

Fixx, Winnipeg put a new spin on

the flower arranging

demonstration. She set the

stage for a dinner party and

created the table centre, coffee

table, and bathroom

arrangements, and floral party

favours. Chair backs of burlap

and greenery completed the

elegant setting. Arrangers were

encouraged to use her ideas

with their own garden flowers

and greens.

Duayne Friesen was back to host

the Saturday morning Lawn and Garden Journal radio show live

from the convention floor. The

hour flew by as Duayne and his

panel of experts ( Hugh Skinner,

Stefan Fediuk, Monique

Rampton, Roger Brown) did their

best to solve a multitude of

gardening problems. We hope

the listeners at home enjoyed

the show as much as we did.

Portage la Prairie apiarist Shea

Doherty's presentation "For

the Love of Bees" was as much a

question and answer session as

Duayne's radio show. People

are fascinated by bees. Shea

explained the life cycle and

many of the intriguing habits of

these insects which are vital to

our own existence. He listed

the endless health and

commercial benefits of honey,

beeswax, pollen, and royal jelly.

For the beekeeper with vast

knowledge of his protégées,

there is infinite mystery in the

bee hive.

John Rempel, Manitoba Regional

Lily Society, has undertaken the

task of tracking the infamous

red lily beetle as it moves

across Manitoba. His aim is to

teach gardeners to recognize

this pest and to give them

strategies for keeping it at bay.

His best advice was to watch for

adults coming out of the soil in

early spring, destroy eggs on the

underside of lily leaves, and hand

pick the larvae off your lily

plants. Pretty much the same

plan of attack we've always used

for potato beetles!

Everyone expects to go home

from convention with a list of

exciting new plants to look for in

spring. Monique Rampton of

Morden Nurseries gave us the

scoop on trees, shrubs,

perennials, and a few annuals and

herbs for containers. She

emphasized that disease and

insect resistance was of special

concern when selecting new

trees and shrubs. An example is

the new Dakota Pillar Birch

which is resistant to birch borer.

Ask your convention delegate for

Monique's list before heading to

the garden centre

Business sessions at the AGM

dealt with the MHA budget,

financial statement, committee

reports, and the election of the

new board of directors. When

the deficit budget elicited

questions, board member Cathie

McFarlane, CMA, indicated that

she was preparing a full financial

analysis for the MHA to provide

direction for the future.

A vegetable contest was a lively

mixer for guests at each table

prior to the Friday evening

buffet banquet. Several

A tip of the hat to The Garden Club

of Carman for a welcoming and well

organized convention. It's obvious

that your club and the wider

community in Carman all pulled

together to make this event a big

success. We all departed for home

with well nourished bodies, minds,

and souls. A great winter getaway!

Carol Clegg

presentations followed dinner. Reg

Curle presented Hugh Skinner with

an Honorary Life Membership in the

MHA. Brent Hunter received the

Meritorious Service Award. The

citation was given by Roger Brown.

Brent Hunter presented Linda

Kavalench with a farewell gift from

the MHA. Friends in the MHA wish

Linda well in her new home in British

Columbia.

After dinner entertainment was

provided by Tom and Lori Neufeld,

AKA Lulu and the Tomcat, of Roland.

All enjoyed listening to a selection

of their own songs and old

favourites from days gone by.

Auctioneer Walter Scott kept up

the pace to sell off all the garden

gear and art generously donated by

the clubs for the Great Gardener's

Auction. The MHA sincerely

appreciates the time taken by club

members to select desirable items

for this annual fund raiser. This

year's auction netted $2,947.50.

Many thanks Walter for donating

your skill and time.

The Company Store was open for

business with a great selection of

merchandise. Garden hats, gloves,

and books, row markers, hand

weeders, tote bags, cannas, glads,

lilies, and succulents - something for

everyone. Sales at the Seed and

Magazine tables were steady all

weekend. Thanks to the individuals

who donated seeds, magazines, and

items for sale in the store. A big

thank you for canvassing for the

Sweet Pea Auction which raised

$865.00.


“What speakers and topics would you like

to hear at the 2015 Convention? Please let us know. The Program Committee is open to

suggestions.”

“Bees only mate when it's warm.”

“A huge thank you to The Garden Club of

Carman for hosting the 2014 MHA Convention.”

The MHA board of directors, on

behalf of its member horticultural

societies and garden clubs would

like to thank the members of The

Garden Club of Carman for all

their help in hosting a very

successful convention. A special

thank you to Kathy Watson and

Paula Learmond, co-chairs of the

host committee for their tireless

efforts. Also many thanks to

Morden, Charleswood, St. James

and Miami Horticultural Societies

for providing delicious treats for

the coffee breaks. And we all

thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful

meals prepared by Barb Alarie of

the Deerhaunt Tree Plantation.

Everyone enjoyed the fund raising

activities and your support is very

much appreciated.

We also wish to extend our

appreciation to all of the speakers

for sharing their knowledge and

expertise and for contributing to

the success of the 2014 MHA

Convention.

Thank You

MHA Office 2 Westmount Bay

Winnipeg, MB R2J 1Y8

Phone: 204-256-2745

E-Mail: [email protected]

Fax:

204-257-4546

Agassiz Garden Club

Mar 12 Gardening Art for Cheapskates – 1:30 pm

Apr 9 Native Edible Foods – Laura Reeves – 7pm

May 14 Fairy Gardens – 7 pm

May 17 Plant & Bake Sale– 10 am to noon Lac du Bonnet Community Centre

Brandon Garden Club

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Feb 19 Growing Super Foods – Nora Tolmie 7 pm Solberry Seabuckthorn – Ron Boychuk

Mar 19 The Doctor Is In – Dr. Philip Ronald, Riverbend Orchard – 7 pm

Apr 16 Naturescaping – Kelly Liebzeit – 7 pm

Apr 26 Hypertufa Container or Hupertufa

Mushroom... – Deane Sawchuk – Hands On Workshop. 1:30 pm Parks Complex – members only

May 14 Hanging Basket – Hands On Workshop What’s New for 2014. 6 pm at the Green Spot – members only Charleswood Garden Club

Feb 12 Composting: Beyond the Basics – Bowen Smyth

Hartney Horticultural Society

May 3 Leap Into Spring (see ad this page)

St. James Horticultural Society

Feb 18 Vegetable Gardening 101 – Lori Ann Regnier

Mar 18 Balcony & Raised Bed Gardening – Madeline Nield

Selkirk & District Horicultural Society

Feb 8 or 22 Members workshop – Pen & Ink Picture

Feb 17 Healing Plants in the Garden – Dawn Kitching

Mar 17 Planting & Propagation – Diane Mitchell & June Minish

Mar 22 Members workshop – Making & painting a wooden garden angel

Apr 21 Chelsea Flower Show & European Gardens – Marie Porfeta-Tokar (596 Rossmere Rd., West St. Paul)

Apr 26 Members workshop – Fairy Doors

Transcona Garden Club

Feb 19 Edible Landscape – Lenore Linton Mar 19 Gardening Success of the Past and Misc.

Apr 16 A Garden for all Seasons – Jeanette Adams

Virden Garden Club

Apr 7 Itoh Peonies – Brenda Newton. 7:30 pm

May 12 Tour of Humphries Greenhouse

May 17 Plant Sale & Luncheon – 11 am Lions Hall

Manitoba Horticultural Association of 8

Horticultural/Gardening Events

“Mark your

calendar”

“The next meeting of the MHA Board of

Directors is tentatively scheduled for April 11,

2014, Neepawa, MB”

Gardens Manitoba presents the 7th Annual Gardening Saturday on March

29th, 2014, at the Canadian Mennonite

University, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd. 9 a.m.

to 4 p.m.

Keynote Speaker Nicolas Rousseau, “The

Gardener of Modern Times”. Step into

the future for a glimpse of revolutionary

and creative ways to connect with nature

in your home and work environment - no

matter how busy your lifestyle!

Workshops are $15 and $25 for the

keynote speaker (includes admission to

the Tradeshow).

Visit www.gardensmanitoba.com for full

details and online registration.

We’re on the Web!

See us at:

www.icangarden.com/clubs/mha

Tillandsia (air plant) must be soaked in water for 1 hour 3 times a week.

LEAP INTO SPRING

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Hartney Centennial Centre, Hartney, MB

Speakers include:

Rena Nerbas – 2 topics including Gardening with Onions

Nora Tolmie – Root Cellars & Other Storage Advice

Gwen Beam – Creating Beautiful Planters

Registration: 9:00 a.m. $20 includes lunch

For more information call 204-858-2287

Canada Blooms Mar 14–23 The Flower & Garden Festival Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, ON Phone: 416-447-8655 x 21 www.canadablooms.com International Peony Show

Jun 13–15 Assiniboine Park Conservatory

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Hugh Skinner was presented with an

Honorary Life Membership to the

Manitoba Horticultural Association

at the 2014 Annual Meeting.

The presenter, Reg Curle reminded

us of all of Hugh’s achievements

from his education to taking over and

running the nursery at Dropmore, his

dedication to the plant industry and

carrying on the maintenance of the

Skinner Arboretum ─ All of this

started by his father, the late Dr.

Frank Skinner.

In recent years he has written

several books and co-authored with

his friend Sara Williams. Many of us

have benefitted greatly from Hugh’s

work and we congratulate him on

becoming the latest recipient of this

award.

____________________


“If you would like

to help a student

with their

horticultural

studies please

donate to the MHS

Award Fund”

Honorary Life Membership

In the November newsletter the

MHA board proposed that we try to

raise funds to support a

horticultural project through the

Tanzania Society for Agricultural

Education and Extension (TSAEE).

There was an immediate response

with a few donations arriving in the

mail and at the 2014 MHA

convention more generous donations

were made to this project. We are

pleased to announce that we have

surpassed our goal of $500 and the

total collected to date is $707.

The MHA plans to apply to the MCIC

for the maximum project funding

available of $5,000 by paying a 10%

levy of $500. Remaining donations

will go directly to Tanzania without

incurring any administration fees, to

support horticultural projects.

We are extremely grateful for your

donations to help youth in Tanzania

with their horticultural endeavours

and entrepreneurship projects. The

MHA is proud to support the TSAEE

and if you have not yet had the

opportunity to contribute and wish

to do so, please send your donation

to the MHA. You may request a tax

receipt for donations of $10 or

more. Please make cheques payable

to “MHA (TSAEE)”.

For more information on the TSAEE

project, please see the November

newsletter pages 4 and 8 or contact

the MHA office.

Hellebores will bloom here.

“Speaker subsidies

available from the

Weir Memorial

Fund. Details in

MHA binders.”

Tanzanian Horticultural Project

Honeyberries require

a pollinator.

Thank you to Carol Clegg for the

convention tidbits throughout this

newsletter.

Carol Shields Memorial Labyrinth

in King's Park was designed by

Stefan Fediuk.

Do not re-use oasis.

Use a sharp knife when cutting

flowers, not scissors.

Chrysanthemums kill hydrangeas.

To make a shrub turn colour

earlier in fall, before the first

frost, cover it with a blanket for

a few days.


Those of you who attended the

Annual Meeting in Carman saw the

wonderful prize winning photos in

the 2013 MHA Print Competition.

Thank you to all who entered and

congratulations to the winners!

It’s not too soon to start capturing

prize winning photos for the 2014

MHA Print Competition. Please

ask your society/club secretary

for a copy of the classes and

competition rules for 2014, 2015 &

2016.

MHA Print Competition

Newsletter Articles

Glad Bulbs for Juniors

After hearing how much junior

gardeners appreciate and enjoy the

glad bulbs that they have received

for the past few years, the MHA

will continue to distribute glad

bulbs using funds from the donation

received from the Winnipeg

Gladiolus & Dahlia Society. Junior

gardener groups affiliated with

MHA member societies and clubs

are eligible to take advantage of

this offer. Please make your

Junior Leaders aware of this

special promotion.

If you have a junior program please

contact Dorcas at [email protected]

or phone 204-256-2745 with the

number of junior members and the

name and address where the glad

bulbs are to be sent.

Our next newsletter will be issued

in May and we would appreciate

receiving information and dates of

programs, workshops, plant sales,

garden tours, horticultural shows,

etc. We would also like to hear of

your gardening experiences, such as

your successes or failures with

something new that you may have

tried. Send us your gardening

questions and we will do our best to

get answers from the experts.

The deadline for articles and

information for the May

newsletter is April 15, 2014.

Peonies are deer and rabbit proof.

Do not compost peony tops. They may spread disease.

For arrangements, pick peony buds when they are soft like a marshmallow.

“Free glad bulbs

for your Junior

Garden Club”

A Manitoba Citation for Meritorious

Service to Horticulture was

presented to Brent Hunter at the

2014 MHA Annual Meeting. He has

worked tirelessly to promote

horticulture throughout Manitoba.

During his time as a director of the

MHA, Brent has used his expertise

to help and advise societies and

clubs in his area and has served two

terms as MHA president. His

positive approach is an inspiration

to all of us and Brent is a very

worthy recipient of this award.

Congratulations Brent!

___________________

Meritorious Service Award

Lily beetles don't eat orienpets and trumpets.

mailto:[email protected]

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MHA information for society and club secretaries

MHA Membership fee invoice –to be given to your

club treasurer. Invoices reflect the increased

liability insurance rates approved by the

membership at the annual meeting (blue copy for MHA binder – Membership/Insurance)

Minutes of the 2014 MHA Annual Meeting (binder – Annual Meetings)

2014 MHA Board of Directors list (binder – Contact Lists)

2014 President & Secretary list of member

horticultural societies and garden clubs. This list

is for the sole use of MHA member societies and

clubs and is not be given out to anyone wishing to

compile a mailing list, email list, etc. (binder – Contact Lists)

Societies and clubs not represented at the 2014 MHA

Annual Meeting will also receive the following:

2013 Annual Reports book

2013/14 MHA Budget (binder – Annual Minutes)

2014 Judges List (binder – Judges/ Apprentice Judges)

2014 Weir Memorial Library List (binder – Slide/ Print Competitions)



BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2014

PRESIDENT: Louise Page

VICE PRESIDENT: Cathie McFarlane

DIRECTORS: Connie Lagerquist

Tena Kilmury

Brent Hunter

Hugh Skinner

Pamela McFarlane

EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS: Roger Brown Marion Tresoor

Reg Curle

SECRETARY TREASURER: Dorcas Brown


COMMITTEES 2014

First named is chairperson

Executive Committee: Louise Page

Hugh Skinner Dorcas Brown Finance: Cathie McFarlane

Marion Tresoor Hugh Skinner Dorcas Brown Ways & Means: Brent Hunter

Connie Lagerquist Tena Kilmury Pamela McFarlane Roger Brown Judges/Judging Standards: Dorcas Brown

Marion Tresoor Roger Brown Newsletter: Roger Brown - Editor

Carol Clegg - Co Editor and all Directors Print Competition: June Minish

Nia Massey Elly Garrett Nominations: Roger Brown

Marion Tresoor Reg Curle Resolutions: Marion Tresoor

Reg Curle

2015 Convention Program: To be announced

MHS Award Fund: Josina Zander

Roger Brown – Vice Chair Cathie McFarlane Dorcas Brown Weir Memorial: Louise Page

Dorcas Brown Hugh Skinner Roger Brown Reg Curle Connie Lagerquist Cathie McFarlane

Stevenson Memorial: Louise Page

Dorcas Brown Hugh Skinner Reg Curle Roger Brown Dr. Wilbert Ronald Dr. Philip Ronald Lynn Collicutt

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