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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Attracting Wildlife
Despite intermittent battles with varmints of the burrowing kind, one of my gardening goals is to attract wildlife. We have lots of birds around the garden, including hummingbirds, hawks and (last year, at least) Baltimore orioles. We have bees, butterflies, … Continue reading
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May Flowers
We missed the April showers, but we got a few in May, and now we have the flowers to prove it. At left, is a tree peony that is in its third season in my yard. It’s probably in too … Continue reading
Posted in Bloom Tuesday
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A Wonderful Weekend for Weeding
Is there any more satisfying experience for a gardener than pushing a trowel deep in the dirt and pulling out the long, long tap root of a dandelion or the mess of white rambling roots of grasses invading the vegetable … Continue reading
A $10 Greenhouse
Maybe greenhouse is an overstatement, but the recent cool weather plus my indoor seed-starting area getting over crowded required a spillover space for plants. There are many ways to fashion cold frames and hoop houses, and dozens of smallish greenhouses … Continue reading
Posted in Build it!, Seed starting
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New Northern Gardener Available
The May/June 2010 issue of Northern Gardener has been available for a week or so, and it would make great reading for the rainy days we are having. The cover story is by veteran garden writer Marge Hols and is … Continue reading
Posted in See it in Northern Gardener
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Great Weekend for Plant Sales
Alright, the rain is not exactly what you would order for a lot of outdoor shopping, but pack an umbrella and head out to some of the spring plant sales around Minnesota. Mother’s Day weekend is one of the biggest … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Plant Societies
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