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Katie’s Indiana Garden
I’m Katie. I’m a proud Midwesterner, and all of these photos are from my Indiana backyard garden. By day, I am a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist. By weekend and…
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Gardening in Iowa With Ross
Today we’re visiting Ross Jallo’s garden in Iowa. I started preparing my backyard garden in the fall of 2019. Before that it was just bare weedy lawn, with a concrete…
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5 Unusual Bulbs for the Midwest
While cool nights and diminishing daylight in fall triggers putting our gardens to bed at the forefront of our minds, don’t forget that this is the time to consider enlivening…
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Interesting Broadleaf Evergreens for the Midwest
In an episode of Fine Gardening's podcast, Let’s Argue About Plants, the hosts discuss the importance of evergreen plants, and the particular perks of broadleaf evergreens: “The key to any…
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10 Tips for Transitioning to Autumn Garden Containers
Right around the time that days shorten and the nights get cooler, it becomes clear that our containers may be getting a little tired after working so hard during the…
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Growing Late-Season Kale for Extended Color, Texture, and Taste
As we settle into our summer gardens in the Midwest, the autumn seems to be in the distant future. However, the fall season always seems to arrive before we know…
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Traffic-Stopping Petunias in Ray’s Garden
Today we are seeing photos of Ray Jones's garden. My garden is on new construction. This was a pasture a few years ago and is in Palo, Iowa, Zone 4b/5a.…
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Heat-Tolerant Native Perennials for the Midwest
While the warm days of summer bring out some of the best in our gardens, challenges to our plantings may be exacerbated by both lengthy stretches of drought and prolonged…
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Unusual Fall Perennials for the Midwest
In Andy Brand’s article Unusual Fall Perennials, he discusses some out-of-the-box plant picks for this spectacular time in the garden: “As we reluctantly accept the inevitable and begin preparing our gardens…
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Tips for Creating a Moss Garden
Most people have that shady patch in their yard where turf struggles but moss is abundant. Products and techniques are promoted for the purpose of eradicating this primitive member of…