Perennials
August 3, 2015
Get your garden ready for the end of the season!
Vegetable Gardens
Don't forget to water. This is a critical time for ripening veggies so don't let them dry out if the rain slows down. Water deeply and thoroughly.
Keep harvesting. Get out into the garden every day if...
July 21, 2015
10 Fun Facts About Butterflies
Butterflies can't fly if their body temperatures are below 82 degrees. That's probably why butterflies are found on all continents except Antarctica.
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Butterflies do indeed taste with their feet. Since taste sensors are located...
July 21, 2015
Common Minnesota Butterflies and What They Like to Eat
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia): Caterpillars like pansies. Nectar plants include black eyed Susan, verbena, butterfly bush, globe amaranth, marigold, New England aster, oregano, red clover, and zinnia.
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July 20, 2015
Top Tips for Butterfly Gardeners
You thought your toddler was a picky eater? Try planning a butterfly garden! Caterpillars would rather starve than eat the wrong plant, and adult butterflies will move on to tastier pastures (literally) if you don't have what they're lo...
July 20, 2015
Growing Tree Peonies: Easy Care with Big Rewards
Ahh, the tree peony, elegant queen of the garden. Tree peonies create giant blooms in an array of soft or shocking colors, making them the centerpiece of color-themed cottage gardens or the foundation element in more fo...
July 20, 2015
Spring Pruning for Perennials - The Ins and Outs of Pruning.
Developing an eye for pruning perennials is rather like learning to appreciate fine art: Studying why an artist placed a brushstroke a certain way is helpful to understanding the work of art, but sometimes yo...
July 20, 2015
Transitioning into Fall!
Today's article includes flowers that begin blooming in mid-summer and continue on and on. A low maintenance perennial garden that keeps blooming from July until frost? It's possible!
Monkshood, also known as Wolfbane (Aconitum)
Monkshood blooms...
September 21, 2014
Hardy Chrysanthemums, or Garden Mums, are popular plants that have been used in the gardens of China since before 550B.C. Their blooms brighten garden beds and borders from early August through November with blooms that often last for many weeks. Some varieties begin b...
August 15, 2014
Plants for the Fall Blooming Garden
Here's a quick overview of fall-blooming perennials that are hardy in our Northern Minnesota zone. Plan now for fall color!
Aster (Michaelmas Daisy)
Asters are the respected standby for all fall-blooming gardens. They are most familiar...
July 12, 2014
Heucheras like fertile, well-drained soils with partial sun or shade — morning sun and afternoon shade is perfect. Those are the ideal conditions, but they are fairly adaptable. However, they do not like wet or heavy soils. Another one of heuchera’s good characteristic...
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