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Loitering Turkeys

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

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)

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

The lovely, but not- so- reliable bloomer: blue hydrangeas. Needs reg. feeding w/ acidifier for good blue color. Lovely- but ...

A Front Landscape Renovation

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…

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!

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.)

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)

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)

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA A great ornamental for late spring, early summer color!

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