Dyarnell

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• Coming to the Manitoba Master Gardener Garden Tour?

  

  You may find these maps of my property to be of interest...Overall Site MapThis plan shows the overall property, and the respective amount of native plants per... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2022 GARDENING, HOME

• Helping to Save the Trees

  

  Every little action we take to be more sustainable matters. That's why when I received my fall plant catalogue from Botanus today I reached out and asked to be... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2021 GARDENING, HOME

• Kiss the Ground

  

  If you have not seen this film, I highly recommend you make it a top priority. Every person on this planet should be aware how serious our predicament is -... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2021 GARDENING, HOME

• The Living Landscape - a Book Review

  

  The Living LandscapeDesigning for beauty biodiversity in the home garden.Authors: Rick Darke and Doug TallamyPublisher: Timber Press, 2014In my humble... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2021 GARDENING, HOME

• Updated Front Habitat Map - Feedback Welcome

  

  The latest iteration; there have been many since I last posted.... Ultimately I have removed everything full sun and will reconsider for phase 2. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2021 GARDENING, HOME

• North American Native Plant Society

  

  Today I joined the North American Native Plant Society. In my search to find like-minded people out to save the planet, and to learn more about native plant... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2021 GARDENING, HOME

• My Native Vs Non-native Ratios Per Garden

  

  I have gone ahead and added ratios to each garden bed on my property. Rather than review each list of plant materials exhaustively which seemed a momentous task... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2021 GARDENING, HOME

• Defining My Starting Point

  

  I have a goal of 70% productive plants in my yard. To have the impact I'd like this to have, my definition of 'plants' needs to include my non-native lawn. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2021 GARDENING, HOME

• Front Habitat Draft 2 - Thanks for the Community Feedback

  

  With lots of feedback from an engaged Facebook group on native Manitoba plants I have made some revisions to my garden map. Before I share the updated version... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2021 GARDENING, HOME

• Feedback Welcome - Draft Habitat Revealed!

  

  Ta da!Here is a draft of what my new 550 sq ft front habitat garden bed will look like. While the shape is settled, consider it effectively a blank slate. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2021 GARDENING, HOME

• What's Gardener To Do?

  

  This article I wrote for my local Master Gardener Association's newsletter received enough feedback I know I am not alone in my awakening to the importance of... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Still Learning After All These Years

  

  Much has changed since I last regularly blogged in 2015. While I converted about 500 sq ft of lawn into garden and added a swimming pool, in the grand scheme... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2020 GARDENING, HOME

• Nature Manitoba Garden Tour 2018

  

  My name is Derek Yarnell and my garden is at 115 Girton. Thank you for supporting Nature Manitoba. I hope you enjoy my gardens and the tour. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• GARDEN BLOGGERS' BLOOM DAY - July

  

  A walk through the Sun Garden, past the Rock Garden and out to the Monet GardenView from the driveway of the Sun Garden 4 years ago there was no garden on the... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• END OF THE MONTH VIEW - June Cottage

  

  Sharing with End of the Month View Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• MOON GARDEN UPDATE - Spring 2016

  

  Above is the most up to date map of my Moon |Garden, where 99% of the plants are white with the exception of the orange daylilies and the purple hardy... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• TRAVELLING GNOME - and Our First Ever Contest Winners

  

  I painted this cute little garden gnome as a fundraiser for the upcoming Winnipeg Home Garden Show, where it will be auctioned off along with 9 others to rais... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• 'NATURESCAPING' - Good for the Environment, Good for Me

  

  Fort Whyte Alive is an extraordinary space in Winnipeg; originally quarry and clay mine for the Canada Cement Company, the land has been reclaimed and since... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Mexico Vacation

  

  Each year I am surprised by how green some plants are when they are uncovered by the retreating snow. I expect them to have withered away and disappeared... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Monet Garden Update

  

  One of the main reasons I started blogging was to keep records of my numerous gardens and their myriad plants, still, time can be elusive and here I find... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2016 GARDENING, HOME