Monthly Archives: April 2010

What’s Blooming? What’s Not?

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Mary Schier

Spring continues to barrel on about two weeks ahead of time, meaning my garden is full of May bloomers before May Day arrives. Here are a few photos of what’s up:

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Garden Warning: The Ticks Are Here

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Mary Schier

This morning, I felt something funny on the back of my head. Uh-oh. I found a tweezers and asked my teen-age daughter to see what it was and remove it. “I think it’s a tick,” I said. “Ewww, Mom, gross.” … Continue reading →

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The Power of Orange

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Mary Schier

Last night, I was one of about 30 people attending a talk by Northern Gardener writer Eric Johnson at the Northfield Public Library on creating a big impact with a small garden. Eric gardens on a standard city lot in … Continue reading →

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Way Ahead of Schedule

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Mary Schier

The tulips in front of my house are in full bloom today — about three weeks to a month earlier than previous years. In 2009, I wrote about these tulips on May 13, and commented that they had lingered longer … Continue reading →

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Small Garden, BIG Impact

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Mary Schier

Northfield-area gardeners should mark their calendars for 7 p.m. Thursday when Eric Johnson, a garden and graphic designer, will talk at the Northfield Library about how to get a big impact out of small gardens. I’ve known Eric for five … Continue reading →

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A “Perfect” Winter

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Mary Schier

I was talking with a gentleman whose garden Northern Gardener will be profiling in 2011. (Yes, we really work more than a year in advance!) He was excited about having a photographer come out to his place because he expected … Continue reading →

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A New Appreciation of the Formal

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Mary Schier

Except for my driveway,  the raised boxes I use to grow vegetables and a couple of utility beds near the house, the straight line has pretty much been banned from my garden. Our house sits near a nature area, and … Continue reading →

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Seed GROW: Spring is Early, I am Late

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Mary Schier

I’ve been out of town this past week, so am a few days late posting on how I plan to grow ‘Spitfire’ climbing nasturtiums, which were provided to many garden bloggers by Renee’s Garden seeds. This is the first time … Continue reading →

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