Dr Frank Leith Skinner
Frank Skinner immigrated to Canada from Scotland with his parents in 1895, at the age of 13. At that time, the area surrounding what is now Skinner’s Nursery was completely bare of trees, and from the upper story of the Skinner home, the settlement of Saltcoats, SK could be seen approximately 40 miles directly to the west.
The family ranged cattle from Dropmore to north of the Boggy Creek post office, an area with no fences. Spending hours on horseback with the cattle, Frank Skinner became interested in the plants and flowers native to the wild prairie. This interest in plant life led him to develop plants hardy to the climate of North West Prairie Region.
Visiting Frank Skinner Arboretum Trail
Experience the history of horticulture on the Canadian Prairies.
Learn about Dr. Skinner’s role in introducing and breeding hardy plants for the Prairies.
Enjoy the natural environment, gardening, trees, bees, birds, native plants
Happy Birthday Frank Skinner!
I remember Frank Skinner as an old man. He was my father. In the late 1990s, I wrote a short piece of fiction using some of my vague memories around his birthday, May 5. This is the story: The Gardener The old man lay in the narrow bed pushed up [...]
Sponsors
FSAC is grateful for the 2022 & 2023 financial support of:
The Fusion Credit Union
The Thomas Sill Foundation Inc
Travel Manitoba Winter Tourism Development Fund
Building Sustainable Communities (BSC)
Roblin Community Foundation
RM of Riding Mountain W
Roblin Forest Products
Memorial donations in memory of Edna and Gordon Russett
The FSAC would like to thank the following sponsors for their generosity:
Roblin Soil Conservation Corp.
Assiniboine – Birdtail Soil and Water
Canada/Manitoba Forestry
Manitoba Sustainable Development Fund
Roblin Forestry Products
Special Conservation Fund
Roblin Credit Union
Roblin Parkway Co-op