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Midwestern prairies are host to wonderful wildflowers that create a colorful tapestry among the tall grasses. Native prairie plants like coneflowers, ironweed, rudbeckia, butterfly weed, goldenrod and many others offer showy blossoms and a source of nectar and pollen for butterflies, bees and other insects. When they’re combined with native grasses, like little bluestem and ...
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Fall can be your second spring. Add these late blooming perennials now and kick off your fall field goals with great yardage.
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When I plant annuals, perennials, hydrangeas or roses, I expect them to provide flower power in our garden from summer into fall. It’s easy to do by simply deadheading—removing old or spent (finished) flowers. For many of my plants, deadheading encourages more blooms, especially on annuals, such as salvias and zinnias, perennial coneflowers and repeat ...
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Looking to add tall plants and a vertical presence to the garden. Using a variety of plant heights and colors makes a garden more interesting and lively.
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Gardens across the country are home to many species of butterflies. This article explores what gardeners can do while growing a butterfly garden.
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You can extend the joy and beauty of your garden with a mid-summer refresh. Just follow the five step process: weeding, deadheading, mulching, staking, and adding some new plants.
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Each year we celebrate Earth Day in April. Think of it as a party that honors our one and only planet. The 51st celebration took place on April 22, 2021, with the theme “Restore Our Earth.” As gardeners, we enjoy a wonderful connection to nature through our plants and the insects, birds and other critters ...
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Monarchs are the royalty of butterflies. Here in the Midwest, they can be a common sight in summer and fall as they travel through gardens, prairies, roadsides and natural areas. Their large, iridescent orange and black wings are hard to miss. Because of their size, the monarch (Danaus plexippus) is perhaps the most well-known butterfly ...
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My giant coneflowers, Rudbeckia maxima, have been blooming for the past several weeks, and they are show-stoppers. More closely related to black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) than traditional coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea), giant coneflowers stand tall in the garden. Mine, in fact, are over seven feet tall. Eye-Catching "What are those flowers?" visitors often ask. Rudbeckia maxima ...
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Great Plants for Fall Planters As the air begins to turn cold in much of the United States, you might be looking to spruce up your outdoor pots. What to select? It should come as no surprise that many of the plants that look great in your garden in the fall also make great choices ...
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