Canada's Local Gardener Volume 2 Issue 4

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Olivia and Pam.

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Culver’s root in the front garden and an ornate fountain, backed by the Mediterranean yellow walls of the house.

Beautiful Gardens Olivia Warrington Winnipeg Story and photos by Dorothy Dobbie

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Issue 4

harleswood, a beautiful suburb in Winnipeg, is home to some of the most adventurous gardeners in Canada. The yards are large, some as much as two acres, and they are often backed by wilderness, adding a touch of the English ideal to the gardeners’ efforts. The gardeners dream big and they dream beautiful. Such is the case with Olivia Warrington, who has imagined a space of many moods and temperaments in and around and under the giant ash trees that are now threatened by the dreaded emerald ash borer. She has to contend with dogs and deer and all the wild critters that inhabit such spaces, animating them with life and beauty. To deal with each of these challenges, she has built fenced-off rooms and hired a gardener to keep up with the endless weeding and watering and the ongoing ideas for new spaces dreamed of in Olivia’s overwintering mind. The mood here is one of discovery and wonder. Gardener Pam, who joined Olivia as her garden helper three years ago, has fallen heavily in love with the job. “I came for the interview thinking, ‘Who wants to water and weed? It’s boring.’ But now this is my second home and I can’t wait to come to work each day.” 2021 • 49


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Beguiling begonias!

4min
pages 6-8

How to get started

5min
pages 61-62

Beautiful Gardens: Olivia Warrington, Winnipeg

5min
pages 49-53

Beautiful Gardens - Larry Hodgson, Quebec City

8min
pages 44-48

Beautiful Garden: Spirit Garden, South Surrey, B.C.

5min
pages 54-60

Tree canopy cover in Canadian communities

7min
pages 42-43

Potatoes

12min
pages 38-41

Earth-sheltered greenhouse

7min
pages 34-37

Storing and preserving garden produce

12min
pages 30-33

Two olde dawgs: Planting the Vegepod

3min
pages 26-27

Seed saving

4min
pages 28-29

Have you ever grown wheat?

5min
pages 24-25

Wildflowers and weeds: Toadflax

1min
pages 20-21

Mosquitoes

5min
pages 22-23

Dog-friendly garden plants

2min
page 13

Grow a pollinator lawn

2min
page 12

Dear readers and gardeners

2min
page 4

What plants do the royals favour?

2min
page 14

Making new shrubs

5min
pages 16-17

How to build a labyrinth

3min
pages 18-19

Letters to the editor

2min
page 5

Potted, spotted begonia

2min
pages 10-11
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