Barking Up the Right Tree: Colorful Bark for the Winter Landscape
The winter charm of deciduous trees and shrubs is often overlooked, as most people believe that beauty is found only in leaves and flowers. But when one gazes more intimately…
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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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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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Competition In The Garden: Exploring The Relationships Between Plants
Every seasoned gardener knows that a garden is an ever-changing environment; what it starts out as in the beginning is rarely what it is a few years down the road.…
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Seeking the “Out-Of Zone” Experience: Tips for Gardeners Who Push the Limits
Most northern gardeners are more than content with growing the extensive variety of plants in their yards and gardens that we can safely grow here in the North. They want…
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Getting Tender Plants Through Winter Exploring The Science Behind Winter Protection
Winter is nearly upon us, and many northern homeowners and gardeners are now thinking about protecting their outdoor investments for the chilly days and bitter nights ahead. There are numerous…
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Hardy Trees for the Northern Plains: Promising New Releases from NDSU
For too long, northern homeowners and home landscapers have had to make sacrifices when it came to hardy trees and shrubs. The palette at their disposal was limited at best,…
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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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Taking Gardening to the Vertical – Designing With Vines and Climbers
Vines are among the most wonderful plants garden artists have at their disposal. They are amazingly versatile, giving our landscapes a vertical component where trees and shrubs just won’t do…
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Craft a Festive and Fragrant Christmas Twig Tree from Nature
A Christmas twig tree is hung on a wall or door like a wreath or given as a gift. The natural decorations from the garden and woods change with the…
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Guide to Replanting a Christmas Tree
Congratulations. You’ve bought yourself a live Christmas tree that can be replanted in your yard and enjoyed for years to come. If you don’t know how to replant a Christmas tree, your…
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