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Garden Bug Control

Bugs are a part of any gardener’s life. Some are beneficial and welcome additions that help develop a healthy garden ecosystem. Others, well, we curse

Taking on the Martagon Lily

Story by Eileen Rosen Photos by Susan Morgan The wind whips the water and howls among the rocks. We leave its fury on shore, follow

Heuchera Obsidian

The Happy Heuchera

This time of the year can be a bit dreary with all the garden chores either ending or hidden by snow. Tidy gardeners will have

Stonecrop Savvy

If you’ve seen one sedum, you’ve “sedum all”, a prairie horticulturist’s son was heard to murmur at a plant sale. In fact, though, you probably

Leave Your Perennials ‘Til Spring!

If you’re a neat freak, then cut your perennials down in fall. However, there are many benefits to leaving the plant skeletons up all winter,

Help for Summer-Stressed Plants

Plant Strengtheners: Help for summer stressed plants Don’t let summer stressors ruin your landscape’s good looks.  Instead give your plants’ natural defenses a boost and

Understanding Botanical Names

For years, people referred to plants by their common names almost exclusively – only the eggheads and botanists used botanical terms. But as plant choices

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Garden Stars Month by Month

Spring is just around the corner and we are starting to plan our gardens. To make sure you have plants blooming through out the gardening

Garden Kale

Kale, Glorious Kale! There are many other varieties of kale that you can grow in your garden: Lacinto kale (left), Red Russian kale (centre) &

Perennials for Dry Shade Gardens

Not many plants do well in dry shade. This is one of the most difficult garden areas to successfully populate with happy plants. However, the

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Garden Bug Control

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