Midwest Regional Reports

Midwest Regional Reports
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…
Midwest Regional Reports
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…
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Olbrich Botanical Gardens: A Must-See Midwest Destination

Visiting public gardens is a fantastic way to gain gardening inspiration, information, and ideas—not to mention a wonderful way to just relax and soak in the beauty of a locale.…
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Add These Fragrant Annual Flowers to Your Garden in the Midwest

Enjoying fragrance in the garden is an experience most gardeners appreciate and strive for. Our woody plants, such as lilac (Syringa spp. and cvs., Zones 3–8) and Koreanspice viburnum (Viburnum…
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Growing Buttonbush: A Great Native Shrub for Wet Areas in the Garden

A shrub that I continue to promote and utilize in the Midwest is our native buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis and cvs., Zones 4–10). Native to a wide range of the eastern…
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Growing Creeping Phlox and Annual Phlox in the Midwest

Most gardeners are familiar with garden phlox (Phlox paniculata and cvs., Zones 4–8), woodland phlox (P. divaricata and cvs., Zones 3–8), and the two common species referred to as creeping…
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Drought-Tolerant Shrubs for the Midwest

According to NASA Earth Observatory, one-third of the United States experienced some level of drought in 2020. Unfortunately, we know this was not a random anomaly but an increasing trend with…
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Yellow, Chartreuse, and Golden Shrubs and Trees for Big Garden Impact

I’m a huge fan of golden foliage in the garden. Yellow flowers, of course, have their own appeal in offering color and warmth, but the lengthy contribution of chartreuse to…

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