My Best Friend is a Nut: Hardy Nuts for Northern Homeowners
One of my favorite aspects of gardening is the idea of growing my own food, all by myself and with me fully in control of the inputs into the growing…
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Showy Spring Shrubs for The North
There is certainly nothing more refreshing after a long, cold winter than the wondrous sight of the first blossoms of spring bursting forth from bare branches. For homeowners who want…
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5 Ways to Perk Up the November Landscape: Suggestions Homeowners Can Use Today!
Once again we find ourselves in the throes of November, the most non-descript of months from a landscape perspective. Of all the twelve months of the year, November suffers the…
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Planting Revenge on Your Neighbors Plants You and Your Neighbors Will Want to Stay Away From
So you’re a gardener and you have a bone to pick with your neighbor. You’ve considered applying Nair to his cat, but you don’t have the heart to be cruel…
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Berried in the Snow: Colorful Fruit in the Winter Landscape
As a landscape architect, a creative way that I have looked at designing color into the winter landscape is through the use of trees and shrubs with colorful berries that…
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Conquering Zone Envy A 5-Step Recovery Program for Northerners
“If only I could grow one of those up here…” The refrains of this common lament of the northern gardener can be heard all across the North. This article is…
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Tropical-Looking Plants for Northern Landscapes: 5 “Must-Haves” for the Creative Designer
We’ve all fantasized about it at some time; a tropical vacation away on some remote island, lazing on a white sandy beach overlooking a tranquil azure blue ocean, and lush…
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Landscaping the North Side of a House: Taking Gardening to the Dark Side
Fellow Northscapers, let me take you on a journey to the Dark Side. Yes, we’re going to boldly charge into that part of the yard that strikes more fear in…
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Build Your Own Raised Island Planter – Part 1
Some of the best home landscapes just stand apart from the rest, and landscapers and gardeners are always asking me how they can get theirs to look as impressive. There…
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