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Article: "Greening of the West": one geranium at a time.
- Article from:
- Manitoba History
- Article date:
- March 22, 1996
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Manitoba Historical Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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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 interiors are not all that common. Many of those that do exist give us an excellent look at plants ...