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I ran across a fascinating old journal as I was researching this show – what I especially loved about it was the layout. If you want to copy it here’s what you do: Dedicate a page of your journal to each type of plant in your garden. Make some notes about the characteristics of the plant. (Maybe what you like about it as well) Then leave room to chart the significant events with the plant. For instance, after describing Kalmia…
Read MoreI made another trip to the garden center today; that’s my fourth of this week. The reason I keep going back, is they’re clearancing out the annuals already. When it comes to my garden budget, I try to be as frugal as possible with my spending on annuals. I’m not too picky when it comes to the types of annuals, I generally just try to find purples, pinks, and whites. Today, I was getting annuals in the large pots for…
Read MoreIs your garden new to you this year? Recently at a garden center, I ran into a woman who had just moved. She was tentatively buying just a few plants – curious to see what would work in her new space. One of the things we ended up talking about was the micro-climate she had enjoyed living in an inner-ring suburb of the twin cities – one with milder temperatures thanks to the heat island from the buildings but also…
Read MoreGround cover roses. I had someone ask me about them recently. They are fantastic for a rose that has a low spreading habit. But, they are really not a true ground covers in that they won’t completely crowd out weeds. I used to grow this rose called “The Fairy,” which is a pink rose – it blooms all summer long. It’s a ground cover rose, and it would amble over this brick garden wall that I had, and I absolutely…
Read MoreHalf-Hardy Plants. That’s a term you don’t run into very often – but when you do, it can be confusing. Just this morning, I swung by a garden center to check out their clearance plants, and I ended up chatting with a gardener who had running to a label that had that term: Half-Hardy Plants. The term Half-Hardy simply means that the plant will not survive a frost – that they can’t handle a dip in temperatures. So think about…
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