Monthly Archives: December 2009

New Northern Gardener Available

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Mary Schier

The January/February 2010 issue of Northern Gardener is on newsstands and heading toward mailboxes now. This issue should get readers as excited about their 2010 gardens as any of the many garden catalogs arriving this week. (I have 12 catalogs … Continue reading →

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Snowy Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Mary Schier

Phase one of the monster snow storm hitting Minnesota and the rest of the Midwest this Christmas forced the postponement of some family plans for Christmas Eve, so I spent the day snow-blowing the driveway, baking cookies with my daughters, … Continue reading →

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Thoroughly Mulched

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Mary Schier

With as many new plants as I have this year, I was deciding whether to put some mulch around them. No need now! We got about 8 inches of new snow (my estimate) and lots of blowing and drifting during … Continue reading →

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This Christmas Tree is for the Birds

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Mary Schier

This weekend, I finished up the last of my outdoor holiday decorating with a Christmas tree for the birds. I’d seen suggestions for these on a few birding and gardening web sites and thought it would make winter more exciting … Continue reading →

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What's Hot in Holiday Pots?

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Mary Schier

Judging by the decorations Northfield merchants are putting out for tomorrow’s Winter Walk — an annual shop, sing, meet, greet event that is enjoyed all but the city’s most Scrooge-like residents — the hot items in holiday container decorations are: … Continue reading →

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Holiday Containers on the Cheap, Part 2

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Mary Schier

With the weather about to cool way down, I didn’t want to wait to put together a mixed holiday container. It’s easy to spend a lot on items like packaged spruce tips, curly willow sticks, red twig dogwood and even … Continue reading →

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