Colleen Zacharias

Gardening columnist Winnipeg Free Press #nature #plants #inspiration #gardeningtips

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

Stroll through this beautiful rural garden planted with hundreds of annuals & towering canna lilies & castor beans. Fragrant plants help the owners' blind dog navigate the 20-acre property. Stunning pond & outhouse, too! https://t.co/1idYvQWdiB

#GardenBeauty #petlovers #pond

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

Step into this beautiful garden & discover a travel-inspired exotic garden as the owner shares tips on overwintering potted hydrangeas. It's hydrangea heaven: https://t.co/K7j6tdckaK

#GardenBeauty #gardeningtips #hydrangeas #gardeninspiration #travelinspired

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

@Mel_Deydey @hort_hat Happy Thanksgiving, Mel, and @@hort_hat!

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

My column this Thanksgiving weekend highlights the innovative research by scientists at @AAFC_Canada who are developing nutrient-dense berry crops & discovering their untapped health benefits. Changing the way we grow:
https://t.co/EiusAZ9XG5

#Healthy #Scientists #foodcrops

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

Hot new plants for 2027: Be inspired to add vibrant, longer lasting colour, one-of-a-kind texture + great performance to your garden next spring. https://t.co/Gq1Q6mwDVi

#newplants #flowersinbloom #gardening @ProvenWinners #patiopots #perennials #colourful

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

Fall is an ideal time for planting trees and shrubs: warm soils, no heat stress. Take advantage of @TreesWinnipeg Fall Releaf Sale for great prices and a curated selection of prairie hardy trees.

[Trees Winnipeg (The Coalition to Save the Elms) 🌳 @TreesWinnipeg]

Our Fall ReLeaf Sale is on NOW!! We have 415 trees and shrubs available - fourteen different varieties! To check out what is on offer or to purchase, please visit: https://t.co/5d6gQ18vdk #Winnipeg

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

@hort_hat Thank you, @hort_hat!

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

A country garden: Karl and Mary Loepp have a passion for preserving history. Regulars at auctions, each vintage piece they collect is masterfully displayed in their garden: https://t.co/hothmBzDcY

#garden #country #vintage #antiques #design

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

Fall gardening checklist: Not ready to say goodbye yet to summer's garden? Make the growing season last as long as you can. But here are some satisfying tasks that will protect and nourish your garden: https://t.co/486aysRDJR

#gardeningtips #falltasks

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

Do you use cardboard in the garden to kill weeds, grass? Why don't plant tags tell consumers that false sunflower is a host plant for aphids? Do crack weeders actually work? These & more stories are in Sept's Winnipeg Gardener: https://t.co/ESEPzat25B

#gardening #newsletter

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

@hort_hat Thank you!!

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

Grow natural dye plants in your garden: Flowers, stems, leaves, roots, bark, even onion skins can be used to dye yarn & fabric. Make baskets with daylily leaves! Learn more: https://t.co/g08mZiiZSM

#plants #NaturalDye #textiles #artist #fabric #flowers #colour #garden #gardener

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

Meet the owner of Creekside Tree Farm & Nursery, a new wholesale & retail startup near Winnipeg. Owner Mikkel Grabinski, 28, shares his story & future plans in today's gardening column: https://t.co/GTlmHqYNsl

#newbusiness #gardenretail #plants #greenindustry #owner #gardeners

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

Late summer swan song: Create impact with these 10 easy plants that will freshen up your end-of-season garden for a beautiful finale https://t.co/QDs00wV4fE

#gardeninspiration #plants #gardening #flowers #autumn #FallGarden #perennials

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

This Saskatoon company is changing lives with 4-season geodesic grow domes. Demand has soared. Imagine a year-round greenhouse for growing food: https://t.co/aVqdj0sGBb

#GrowYourOwnFood #greenhouse #backyard #veggies #project #foodcropsyearround

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

The August edition of Winnipeg Gardener newsletter is here & its loaded with gardening tips and inspiration: https://t.co/joehnilA9l

#GardenBeauty #growing #weather #plants #newsletter #gardeningtips #ticks #containers #design

[Trees Winnipeg (The Coalition to Save the Elms) 🌳 @TreesWinnipeg]

Join us Wednesday, August 5 at 6:30 pm for our walk of Vimy Ridge Memorial Park! Meet at the community garden space on the south side.

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

Dahlias are easier to grow than ever with these new, dramatically beautiful ready-to-grow potted varieties: https://t.co/OS2PukcgoZ

#flowers #gardening #dahlias #patios #containers #lowmaintenance @SyngentaFlowers

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

Unusual plants with striking colours & architectural shapes are ideal for creating focal points in a landscape. This Winnipeg garden is filled with cold-hardy dwarf conifers & stunning Jack Frost maples: https://t.co/y6TMbKn71n

#inspiration #conifers #maples @iselinurseigwg

[Colleen Zacharias @collzac]

When this MB gardener moved from her spacious rural property to the big city, she took her garden with her. In just 2 yrs, she's made a gorgeous new garden. How did she do it? https://t.co/sTuw8cRL3c

#garden #moving #plants #gardenmaking #homeowner #curbappeal #flowers #inspire