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Loitering Turkeys
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let them loose and thought they’d head off, but- no luck so far And man, are they messy! Better be ...
What’s in bloom -early September is Rose season
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With the return of cooler days (and the absence of nasty Japanese beetles), the roses begin a new blooming period, ...
Mychorizae (beneficial fungi and other soil organisms)
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Great reading! Thank you Tod at Morton Arboretum, and the authors (UBC) of this wonderful and fascinating look at how ...
What’s in bloom- August
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The lovely, but not- so- reliable bloomer: blue hydrangeas. Needs reg. feeding w/ acidifier for good blue color. Lovely- but ...
A Front Landscape Renovation
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A recent landscape renovation: take a moment to scroll down – click on pix below to see the close up ...
Plant it (or let it come in on it’s own), and they will come…
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Did you know that the common milkweed is the primary food source for the Monarch butterfly? This plant may just ...
HEAT WAVE 2011 – NOW we get the importance of trees!
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With the sun beating down, I wander to Menards parking lot. Funny thing. ALL the parking spots under the few ...
What’s in bloom (early July) – Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parv.)
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In need of a stunning and underutilized beauty? Here it is! This multi-layered species comes from the SE USA regions, ...
CACTI (native prickly pear)
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Not only will this cacti thrive, but will offer bright lemony yellow blooms in summer,followed by edible purple fruits. Grow ...
What’s in bloom (early summer) – ‘Kousa’ Dogwood (Cornus kousa)
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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA A great ornamental for late spring, early summer color!