In reply to:
We have pines in Winnipeg?
Umm.. I'm in the city - everything in my yard is from a landscaper, not mother nature. Fiancee's aunt and uncle mentioned what they were at one point - I just called them "squatters".
In reply to:
Spruce are somewhat more common in the city limits, but again, mostly pre-planted and aerial seeded over time (decades).
*blinks blankly* I have to defer to you here - I'm the muscle, not the green thumb in this family, after all, I
am the one that said "Hey, who would plant garlic in a flower bed?" and was corrected that I was holding a lily(?) bulb in my hand.
Bren R.