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01/22/10
Renewal Pruning Deciduous Shrubs
 The foggy winter mornings we had earlier this week left a fleeting but gorgeous shimmering coat of frost on every twig and branch in my yard. It made me really slow down and have a good look at the branches of my landscape plants. Deciduous trees and shrubs (those that lose their leaves for winter) aren’t usually grabbing much attention at this time of year. However, their bare bones make this a great time to assess their branching structure to plan for spring improvement and renewal with proper pruning.
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01/20/10
Winter Reading Series: Interlocking Concrete Pavers
Are you planning a new patio, walkway or driveway?
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12/30/09
Winter Reading Series: Getting to know ornamental grasses
Winter provides delightful moments for curling up with some good reading material. Learn more about plants and landscaping with this series of free resources. In this first installment, Amy takes us through some naming confusion of some common ornamental grasses, then directs us to a fantastic resource from Mary Hockenberry Meyer.
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11/12/09
Fall color has been fantastic
Looking out at the garden today, there is lots of interest still. Always hate to call it quits for the year-this year especially with the dandy weather. Too bad it gets dark so early these days.
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11/04/09
MNtrees.org - Tap into expertise
Trees provide color, shelter, protection, beauty and monetary value to your home. At www.MNtrees.org you'll find answers to all of your tree questions, including:
- What trees will grow well in my yard?
- "What's the best time of year to trim my trees?"
- How can I create an environmentally friendly outdoor space
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10/07/09
Rain, Rain, Go Away? No!
Despite the dreariness of the chilly fall rain we’ve received over the last week or so, there is a silver lining in the clouds: Our landscape plants are getting ready for winter! A gentle, soaking rain like this is probably the best insurance policy we could have to get plants strong and happy going into winter.
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10/06/09
Getting to Know Ornamental Grasses
I‘ve been trying sort though the confusion of names when it comes to ornamental grasses. It took me a year of being surrounded by them to finally start recognizing these sought-after landscape plants by the many different names people have for them. I figure other people would like the naming of grasses cleared up too, so here’s a brief rundown. I’ll begin with the one group that seems to have the most common names in the grass category:
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09/29/09
Berry Nice!
The weather is cooling down, and we are not far from fall leaf color season. Before the leaves fall, there is already a whole season of color happening, and that is with the fruits and berries on our trees and shrubs in the landscape.
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09/25/09
A New Apple from the University of Minnesota
September is here and it is apple season – local orchards are open for business, selling bushels of early ripening apples, making cider and yummy pies.
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08/05/09
The Tasty Landscape
Two summers ago, I grew some strawberries in a container on the corner
of my patio. Usually, I keep them relegated to the designated fenced-in
patch with the vegetable garden at the far end of the yard, but, I just
had a container growing bug in me for everything that summer. Well,
those vigorous little strawberry runners escaped from the pot and took
root in the turf along the edge of the patio. At first, I resisted. How
dare those strawberries invade my grass and then creep even further
into my perennial border along the side of the patio? They’re supposed
to be in the garden with the veggies, and things are just getting out
of control around here! But, lucky for them, my preference for leisure
(okay, call it downright laziness) and hatred for weeding saved them,
and now I have a nice little groundcover patch of strawberries by the
patio that look like they were meant to be there. And why not? Who
doesn’t like picking a handful of strawberries while sitting in a swing
on the patio having a cool drink? And the family dog appreciates a
sweet little snack now and then too when she beats me to a ripe one.
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