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Colleen Zacharias

About Colleen Zacharias

Colleen Zacharias has written the weekly gardening column for Winnipeg Free Press since 2010, covering a wide range of gardening topics and including interviews with home gardeners, growers, retailers, and landscape designers. Colleen is a master gardener and graduate of the Prairie Horticulture certificate program. She volunteers with Trees Winnipeg. Her favourite plant is the hydrangea.

Pines โ€“ evergreens for all seasons

By Colleen Zacharias Filed Under: Garden design

Against a backdrop of Skybound cedars, Swiss Stone pine shines in this Winnipeg backyard. Photo credit: John Leperre

Create year-round beauty and shelter for wildlife Pinus, pronounced PY-nus, is the ancient Latin name for a pine tree. Species in the Pinus genus are unique among conifers. Long-lived tress, their distinctive needles are grouped in bundles called fascicles. Evergreen conifers provide a beautiful backdrop for other plants in the landscape. Their strong shape is useful for … [Read more...] about Pines โ€“ evergreens for all seasons

Design tips and plant combination ideas for containers

By Colleen Zacharias Filed Under: Container gardening

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Creating and designing a container garden is an opportunity to experience an outstanding spectrum of colour and texture. Moveable feasts, container gardens offer a luxuriant start to the growing season and the potential for eye-catching displays that can be enjoyed during the hottest months of summer and into the cooler temperatures of autumn. As soon as our chilly spring … [Read more...] about Design tips and plant combination ideas for containers

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