Flowers Archives

Crocuses are the first flowers of spring.

Manitoba’s floral emblem, the prairie crocus

By Doug Collicutt One ritual of spring for many Manitoba garden enthusiasts is a visit to the Living Prairie Museum

1. What’s so great about peonies? Peonies are drought tolerant, deer resistant, fragrant, hardy to Zone 2 and they can

Rafflesia arnoldii

Noteworthy pungent plants from around the world. Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) The corpse flower is known as “the worst smelling

There aren’t many things that smell better than walking through a beautiful garden and inhaling the intoxicating aroma of flowers

We have been growing begonias in our homes and garden for about three centuries. There are many, many hybrids in

In the lush green beds of the backyard, the Victory Orangery greenhouse is barely visible.

The river rolls lazily by Tim Evans’ Assiniboine-side home, imparting a dreamy quality to this romantic garden. Round beds of

Graceful and fragile, brilliantly coloured and stunningly beautiful, poppies call irresistibly from any garden they inhabit. There are over 100

By Dorothy Dobbie If there is one thing that bulbs, especially summer bulbs, have in common it’s incandescent colour. The

These easy-care perennials are the old reliables of the garden. It’s not that they live forever, their lifespan can be

The wind whips the water and howls among the rocks. We leave its fury on shore, follow a zigzag path