Dalnavert Museum and Visitors’ Centre
61 Carlton Street
Available for events, photography, private events, parties
? Test your garden knowledge Hot enough in the garden for ya?
local dirt
Summer garden quiz Open
Wednesday to Friday Noon - 4:00 Saturday & Sunday 10:00 - 4:00
204.943.2835
www.friendsofdalnavert.ca Can your outdoor planters take the heat? Test your knowledge by answering true or false to the following questions.
1. Thunderstorms make plants greener. 2. Rainwater is best for plants because it is so pure. 3. Generally, wind is bad for plants. 4. A hot, sunny day is a good time to collect seeds. 5. A hot, sunny day is a good time to cut flowers for indoor bouquets. 6. Put your hanging baskets in the shade during a heat wave. 7. Watering on a sunny day will cause leaf scorching. 8. If you don’t water your grass through the summer it will die. 9. Plants absorb more water during a full moon. 10. Lettuce appreciates a little shade on a hot day.
Find answers on page 38. Experience Manitoba in bloom.
Join the Carman Garden Club’s annual Garden Celebration Tour in Carman MB, just a short drive west of Winnipeg.
Saturday, July 16, 2015 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Discover 6 gardens in full bloom!
Plan your visit at
carmanmanitoba.ca/explore 4 • Summer 2016
localgardener.net
Photo courtesy of Ball Horticultural Inc.
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