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Gardeners get itchy in spring. The hand tries to wrap itself around a trowel uncontrollably, against the better judgment of the gardener, like something out of an old horror movie. We may know, rationally, that the risk of planting out … [ Read More ]
In my part of the Midwest, April is the time that daffodils are in their glory and the wildflowers bloom. Supposedly. This April, most of my daffodils are already bloomed and dried up and gone. Tulips popped in the third … [ Read More ]
It’s getting on for the time when my checkbook burns a hole in my pocket. Not a credit card: Many plant sales don’t take credit cards. And plant sales offer me some of my best plants. For months now, the … [ Read More ]
We’re having a mild winter in the upper Midwest, or so they say. But it’s still cold enough to trap us indoors day after cold, dreary gray day. Those lucky enough to have a home “conservatory” or greenhouse (and a heater) still … [ Read More ]
Nowadays, the seed catalogs start to fly before the snow does. It can be hard to focus on Christmas shopping done with visions of heirloom watermelons and container carrots dancing in your eyes. But in January, it’s time to take … [ Read More ]
White Christmas? We can only hope. Not just because snow makes the holidays so much more picturesque, but because it does wonders for a garden. Last year we had snow cover almost all winter — common up north, but unusual … [ Read More ]
In the early spring, it’s such a delight to come upon a garden that bursts with daffodils, scilla and crocuses. Yet it always amazes me how many front yards are still mostly bare and brown, with just a few shoots … [ Read More ]
I’ve been bustling around the garden for the last few weeks, getting all the tender plants in out of the cold. Tropical plants, such as all our common houseplants, need to move indoors by the time nighttime temperatures are consistently … [ Read More ]
One of the most satisfying things about a garden is that it makes you part of the entire cycle of nature, from seed to sprout to flower to fruit to compost. That’s especially true if you save seeds from your … [ Read More ]
As late summer falls on the Midwest, prairies turn golden as grasses dry, their seed heads ripen and flowers are in their glory. There’s little virgin prairie left today. But some prairie plants have found a haven in our gardens. … [ Read More ]
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