"Greening of the West": one geranium at a time.

Manitoba History | March 22, 1996| | Copyright

How many on us can remember the potted geranium growing on our grandmother's window ledge? This issue of Manitoba History highlights a number of major initiatives in the rapid spread of horticulture across the prairie provinces. But horticulture can be a relatively solitary "sport" and is often carried out in the privacy of the home. A careful look at early photographs can give us a glimpse at what was going on behind the closed doors.

Limitations of early camera equipment, lack of sufficient ambient light, cost, and fashion means that early photographs of home ...

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