Monthly Archives: April 2009

Ranter to Speak on 'Wicked Plants'

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Mary Schier

Amy Stewart, part of the team at Garden Rant and author of the bestselling Flower Confidential, will be talking about her new book, Wicked Plants: A Book of Botanical Atrocities at the College of St. Catherine, Jeanne d’Arc Auditorium, Thursday, … Continue reading →

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Getting Excited about Native Plants

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Mary Schier

Native plant guru Lynn Steiner spoke to  a packed room at the Friends of the Northfield Library annual meeting last night and I’m pretty sure everyone who attended left the event very excited about planting more natives.  Lynn has a … Continue reading →

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When the Question is Soil, the Answer is Compost

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Mary Schier

Last week, a reader commented on the post on Best Bets for Beginning Vegetable Gardeners that she wanted to start a garden but her lot was very sandy. This reader lives in Sherburne County, just north of the Twin Cities, … Continue reading →

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Snow Blooms

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Mary Schier

I went outside to take photos of this morning’s short-lived snow fall and what to my wandering eyes should appear but blooms! The squill (Scilla siberica) in my front yard has started blooming. There are not many blooms yet — … Continue reading →

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