Feb 22
Warmer winters have become a fact of life in most of Minnesota, which was confirmed by last week’s release of a new USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. But that doesn’t mean you can count on a great garden season this spring. "this has been a weird winter," said Debbie Lonnee of Bailey Nurseries. "it was …
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Feb 21
I am impatient. I have spent the winter counting the days till spring. this year I even fell into a furtive garden porn habit, locking myself into my office to look at pictures of vegetables, or verdant gardens in full summer sun. Lusting after the next season is not a healthy habit, so I went cold …
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Feb 20
the next Eden trades apple trees for redwoods. Native grasses flutter in the breeze as students learn from birds and bees. In this garden, every plant offers lessons of its own. Water and time are precious and little wasted in an oasis for mind and spirit. That could be the University of California, Davis, of …
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Feb 20
This time of year I start thinking about spring and what herbsto grow in our garden. I will have my usual perennial herbs and edible flowers: Anisehyssop, onion and garlic chives, costmary, dianthus, lavender,lemon balm, lovage, marshmallow, apple mint, chocolate mint,peppermint and spearmint, oregano, sage, sorrel, tarragon, regularthyme and lemon thyme. The emergence of these …
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Feb 20
PERILLA frutescens is known to herb growers as the beefsteak plant, or shisoo in Japan. It is believed to have many medicinal uses but I have found no evidence of its benefits yet. it has decorative leaves that are very sweet, making it useful to sweeten-up stir-fries. The plants grow best in a semi-shaded area …
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Feb 19
John Cummings, an independent residential real estate appraiser with Cummings Appraisal Service in Waterbury, said everyone in the business should know about the yellow bamboo.“From the appraisal point of view, the running bamboo can be a future issue and it’s beyond the control of the property owner,” because it spreads so far. “So it becomes …
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Feb 19
The Michigan Home & Garden show takes place March 9-11 at the Pontiac Silverdome. The Michigan Home & Garden show returns to the Pontiac Silverdome from Friday through Sunday, March 9-11 with an abundance of ideas for homeowners’ landscaping, gardening, home improvement and energy efficiency projects.“All the major home product categories from heating and cooling, …
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Feb 17
Gardeners tend to have love affairs with certain plants. I knowmore than one gardener who has a passion for roses, hostas,daylilies or daffodils. Another garden plant worthy of yourattention is the Hellebore. Relatively unknown to many gardenersthese perennials will bloom in late winter or early spring whenmost other plants are still dormant. Plant breeders have …
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Feb 15
it is amazing, however, that it hasn’t stopped people from reminding me that it is February and that means it is time to get ready for spring. Really. I call this the preseason workout. not everyone is ready and not everyone has to go through the chores. to start: sometime this month you might want …
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Feb 15
0 STEP 1—Pick drought-tolerant plants. Plants adapted to our climate of hot, dry summers and cold, wet winters will outperform plants from wetter, milder regions. Growing plants that are well-adapted to the extremes of our climate makes the best use of our water, time, and money. Visit local demonstration gardens to view beautiful examples and …
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