Autumn Savanna Many people tell me that they would love to have a prairie garden, but they have too much shade. My answer? You can have a savanna or woodland garden with a diversity of forbs and grasses every bit as as ravishing as a prairie–just with different plants. Last week I described and showed [...]
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My House in Autumn
Fall may seem an odd time to begin a blog about gardening, but fall is in many ways the best time to start or renew a garden. The soil is mellow, the weather is temperate, and in autumn plants put all their energy into root growth rather than top growth as they do in spring. [...]
Wild Ones: Northern Kane County Chapter