Growing Greener
Growing Greener
Tom Christopher
O Canada ¬– A Garden Activist Enriches and Beautifies Lawns with Local Prairie Flora
29 minutes Posted Feb 11, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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Travel with Growing Greener to Winnipeg, Manitoba to learn how Ash Burkowski is collecting seed from local prairie remnants to raise indigenous grasses and wildflowers that can be integrated into lawns, restoring populations of native flora while relieving homeowners of the need for fertilization and irrigation and reducing the need for mowing.