NEW ON THE BLOG: Common Boneset

Greetings,Hope you had a nice weekend! We have still been holding onto summer and had a pretty long stretch of dry, warm weather keeping me in the summer mode over here. This week we are in for a wet week, which will be a change!Today we have a new N...

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Sep 16, 2024
ON THE BLOG: Smooth Blue Aster (article & video)

Greetings,Happy September! I hope you are looking around your gardens and still enjoying blooms as the summer season is winding down. Last week we shared a very active bloomer right now, spotted bee balm. It is still full of bees at our house!Today,...

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Sep 07, 2024
ON THE BLOG & VIDEO: Spotted Bee Balm

Greetings,Labor Day weekend?! Wow, what a summer! We are wrapping up the unofficial end to summer with a bit of a rainy weekend here, which hints at the change of season coming. Lately, I've been enjoying one of my favorite parts of having so many na...

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Aug 31, 2024
NEW VIDEO: How To Make Chipotle Peppers

Greetings,Joe loves peppers...hot sauces...and all things to add a lil' (or in my language 'a lot of') kick to his food. One thing he has just loved enjoying is adding his own chipotle powder to his meals. I think he enjoys the process of making it a...

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Aug 24, 2024
ON THE BLOG: Blue Lobelia

Greetings,As we continue to enjoy what's blooming now...today I wanted to highlight blue lobelia. It attracts a nice variety of pollinators and has a showy presence that fits in well in traditional residential landscaping. If you are interested in ad...

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Aug 17, 2024
How Plant Roots Work

Roots are the portion of a plant that interface with the ground. They perform three primary functions, anchoring the plant, absorbing water/nutrients/minerals, and also act as storage of energy for

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Dec 15, 2022
Jack-In-The-Pulpit, A Complete Guide

One of the most interesting native flowers North America has to offer is commonly known as Jack-In-The-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum). Typically found in woodland settings, the curious flower structure resembles something

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Dec 13, 2022
The Ultimate Guide To Pruning Tools

With the arrival of Fall also comes some new chores. A typical Fall garden clean up will often include various tasks such as breaking down the vegetable garden, cutting back

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Oct 29, 2022