Notebook Greeting spring time Two great shows to get the garden sap flowing Home Expressions Manitoba Home and Gardener
Living will return to Home Expres- sions this year and once again, we will be honoured to host the Garden Stage, where there will be a variety of experts speaking on your favourite topics. Look for well-known experts such
as Kevin Twomey on seeds and vege- tables; Mike Allen on trees; Sherrie Versluis on birds. Jan Pedersen will speak on new shrubs and perennials; Carla Hyrcyna can tell you all about living walls and other creative and leading edge ideas. Collen Zacharias will be talking about how to grow fabulous hydrangeas. Other topics will Include the latest design ideas for stunning containers; creating a tropi- cal outdoor paradise and how to keep your lawn healthy and weed free the organic way. There will also be a talk on organic products and how they work. Publisher Dorothy Dobbie, the host of the Gardener on CJOB, will
Gardening Saturday For the past six years,
the Friends of Gardens Manitoba (formerly Friends of Assiniboine Park Conservatory) have staged an ever growing garden trade show the last week of March. Last year, it attracted 2,000 visitors and featured about 120 exhibitors. In addition to the merchant and non- profit society exhibits, there was a food court and a host of garden talks and workshops. The Friends often bring in a garden
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Home Expressions offers new and creative ideas for your home.
also be making three appearances on stage over the three-day show. She will be speaking on a number of garden topics. All in all, there will be 16 differ- ent garden spots. Watch the Manitoba Gardener website for the times of all speakers – or just camp out near the garden stage and don’t miss a thing! Home Expressions takes place March
15 to 17 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and children under 10 are free.
Gardening Saturday 2012: The Shops of St. Andrews wins best booth at the show.
This one-day show is from 9:00 a.m.
guru from out of town to entertain their visitors. This year will be no different. They
to 4:00 p.m., March 23, at the Cana- dian Mennonite University located at 500 Shaftesbury. Entry fees are $6 per person, but there is an additional charge to participate in the workshops. Manitoba Gardener will be there.
Check our website to see what hours Dorothy Dobbie will be at the booth to answer your questions or to person- ally autograph your copy of her book, The Book of 10 Neat Things.
www.localgardener.net
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