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Preventing Winter Salt Damage

In the gardening world, the area between the sidewalk and the road is often known as the hellstrip due to the difficulty in getting plants to grow, much less survive,…
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Annuals With Winter Interest for the Northern Plains

Even though early fall frosts and freezes have caused your garden to enter a state of slumber, you can still enjoy color and texture from certain annuals or tender, nonhardy…
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Northern Plains December Garden To-Do List

Create a winter container. Fill a beautiful container with clippings from your garden to enjoy during the winter months and extend the gardening season. Containers are an adaptable and versatile…
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137-Year-Old Cannas

Today we’re in Gothenburg, Nebraska, visiting Kristi Kreuscher’s garden. These cannas originated in Germany. My husband’s great-great grandparents brought cannas with them when they emigrated from Germany in 1883. They…
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Perennials for Fall Color in the Northern Plains

Many trees and shrubs take the spotlight in the fall with an array of foliage colors, but they are not the only ones who can provide a late-season “wow” factor.…
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Northern Plains October Garden To-Do List

Mulch in place. Keeping up with the raking and blowing of leaves in the fall can be a never-ending task, especially when every breeze in our windy region brings in…
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Best Native Woodies for the Northern Plains

Gardeners love native plants, and for good reason. They are built to thrive in the conditions of a specific region, often without complaint, and are an essential component in the…
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Top Plant-Trial Picks for the Northern Plains

Before we know it, autumn’s first frost will be making its way through the Northern Plains and another growing season will come to a close. But it is never too…
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Northern Plains Disease Watch: Thousand Cankers Disease

Thousand cankers disease is a serious threat to the Northern Plains black walnut (Juglans nigra, Zones 4–9). Understanding the disease can help prevent the loss of these ecologically and economically…
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Shade Perennials for Weed Suppression

Pulling weeds usually isn’t at the top of the list of anyone’s favorite things to do, so why not utilize nature to prevent those weeds from growing in the first…

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