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New Northern Gardener Available

The July/August issue of Northern Gardener has been on the newsstands for a couple of weeks now, and I love the cool look of this hosta-themed cover. I passed the issue out to many of my fellow garden bloggers at … Continue reading

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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

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New Northern Gardener Available

Last June, I had the pleasure of being one of about two dozen people invited to the home of Frans Officer to view the blooming of the martagons. Martagon lilies are a hardy, shade-tolerant lily that is not widely available, … Continue reading

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New Northern Gardener Available

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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This Christmas Tree is for the Birds

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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A New Northern Gardener, and Hey, We Won an Award

I have been so busy lately with work, closing up the garden, teaching a class at Carleton College and what not that I have neglected some of my blogging duties.  And, there are two important bits of news that I … Continue reading

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Mexican Hat and Black-eyed Susan Vine

Because I edit a garden magazine, I’m constantly tempted by new plants — whether they are new on the market or just new to me. This year, I’ve planted two “new to me” plants that have brightened up different spots … Continue reading

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New Northern Gardener Available

The July/August issue of Northern Gardener is available and it’s full of summer. The cover feature takes readers on a tour of a garden near Two Harbors, where the owners use structures and drifts of flowers to create a northwoods … Continue reading

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A Peony in Bloom

Yesterday I noticed my tree peony has started to bloom already — in fact, it went from just slightly open to fully in bloom in a few hours Saturday afternoon.  My other peonies — all the herbaceous type — have … Continue reading

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New Northern Gardener Available

The May/June issue of Northern Gardener is on the newsstands now, and it’s been getting great reviews. The cover photograph, taken by Ken Friberg, is a spring-fever inducing shot of a ‘Julia Rose’ peony, one of an unusual group of … Continue reading

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