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How-ToWinter Herb Gardening: Easy Herbs to Grow in a Cold Frame
Cold frames are a great way to get a jump-start on or extend the gardening season. An easy way to get started with cold-frame growing is to put it to…
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DesignCascading Woody Plants for the Midwest
Softening tall or craggy surfaces are situations that seldom come up in my design practice, as I work in environments that are typically rather flat. There are times, however, when…
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ArticlePlants That the Herbivores Will Avoid in the Midwest
Fionuala Campion says in her article, Dazzling Deer-Resistant Perennials, "Though very graceful and delightful to behold in their native habitat, deer are a voracious force to reckon with in many…
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Design8 Slam-Dunk Perennials for the Midwest
While our gardens are always changing, we certainly put a lot of pressure on our plants to perform and look good, particularly the perennials. The wide range of soils and…
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How-ToPest Alert: Watch Out for Zimmerman Pine Moth
First found in the United States in 1879, Zimmerman pine moth (Dioryctria zimmermani) is a small gray insect with zigzag lines of red and gray and a wingspan of 1…
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DesignPollinator Plants for the Midwest
Whether you have the space to create an expansive, pollinator-friendly landscape or just enough room to pot up a couple plants that are pollinator favorites, we can all do our…
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How-ToWhat Is Oak Wilt and How Do You Treat It?
Oak wilt kills hundreds of thousands of oaks (Quercus spp. and cvs. Zones 3–11) in the Midwest and beyond every year, but what is it? Oak wilt is caused by a…
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How-ToTips to Keep a Vegetable Garden Healthy and Productive in the Midwest
My first memories of a vegetable garden are of large sunflowers (Helianthus annuus and cvs., annual) growing in our backyard when I was about five years old and my mom…
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DesignPeak-Season Perennials for the Midwest
While we would all ideally have gardens that look at their peak in every season, the reality is often far from that ideal. Very few of us have all the…
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Design8 Great Columnar Trees for the Midwest
Vertical elements in the landscape become “visual beacons” and act not only as focal points but as elements of accent and contributors of scale. Narrow and columnar deciduous trees can…
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