Tag: Hollyhocks
Yes, Spring Will Come, But First…
Monday was a beautiful spring day (not that it won’t turn cold and rainy again and maybe even snow), and I went out for a walk around the premises, looking for new life. But paradoxically, I fell in love with the winter garden all over again, and decided to take you on one last tour. …
Flower Fail
There’s a hole at one end of the Driveway Border that I had expected to be full of colorful flowers by now. But it was not to be. A number of plants have been harmed by Four-Lined Plant Bugs (FLPB) this year, none more so than the Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginucum). Here’s how the Culver’s …
From Weed Patch to Community Garden
The Midtown Greenway is a 5 mile biking and walking trail in south Minneapolis. It first opened about 15 years ago, converted from an old railroad corridor. Not too long after, the patrons of Vera’s Cafe decided to turn a nearby patch of weeds along the Greenway into a garden. Happily, we were able to …
Physocarpus, Heal Thyself
So last night I went to the first class of the new course I’m taking at the Chicago Botanic Garden, “Introduction to Plant Health”. Actually, I thought it was the first class – really, it was the third class. I was confused about the date due to the parallel space-time continuum I enter whenever there …
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