Even though we have had twenty inches of snow in the last two weeks here in Minnesota spring arrives March 20th. Everyone is looking forward to some colors other than the drab grays, browns, and whites with a free dark green evergreens. Since I missed the past few months of posting plants due to my…
With Christmas less than two weeks away I was thinking what plants in the landscape really make the spirits bright. Winterberry or Ilex, is the hands down first to mind with its persistent red berries that hang on long after the fall leaf drop. Well at least they are persistent until the birds strip them…
DESIGNING YOUR DREAM Since I was a very young child, I have loved the outdoors. I am still very active in a variety of pursuits that keep me outside, enjoying nature year-round. On any given weekend, you might find me camping, competing in a triathlon, or kayaking. Drawing and building are also long-time interests––so it’s…
As I put on outdoor lights to decorate the house for another holiday season I started to think about what evergreens I could add next year to add to the winter landscape. Abies koreana ‘Horstmann’s Siberlocke would be a perfect addition with its curved white leaves and smaller stature reaching only twelve feet high, perfect…
Never thought I would be posting about a rose since they usually require too much fuss and Asian beetles devastate the foliage but Rosa ‘Champlain’ has pleasantly proved me wrong. Champlain caught my eye in a recent planting since it was still full of red blooms at the end of October. Anything inMinnesota that…
