Welcome to June Garden Bloggers Bloom Day! Here at Plant Exchange Blog in South Dakota, we celebrate what is blooming around us. Spring brings many colors. One of our favorites at Plant Exchange is yellow. So these are samples of what we see yellow at the moment in late spring. Coreopsis is a common and … Continue reading
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Another Look at Spring
Spring is a busy time for garden procrastinators at Plant Exchange. Now, by the calendar and by daily temperatures, summer is near. For now, let’s cherish the colors of spring a moment longer. Containers of potted bulbs have been cold-treated to bloom in season outdoors. They added color at the Henry Doorley Zoo in Omaha … Continue reading
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Loess Hills Wild Ones Healing the Earth one yard at a time. https://www.facebook.com/LoessHillsWildOnes/ Our next program is at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center (4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City, Iowa). Dawn Snyder, Loess Hills Wild Ones member and Education Programs Director at the Nature Center, will present “Butterflies in the Garden” at 2 p.m. on … Continue reading
Regional Plant-Related Event
Envelop Yourself in Plant Paradise with the Garden Tour Looking for a bloom of summer inspiration? With the Minnehaha Master Gardeners annual Garden Tour, you can experience the beauty of five local gardens. The Garden Tour aims to showcase the botanical creations of accomplished Sioux Falls gardeners. Minnehaha Master Gardeners invites you to attend the … Continue reading
Controlling Weeds in Perennial Beds
Welcome to Plant Exchange! We’re indoors much of the day this week with the first heat wave of spring. This is some of what June is made for: A country outing. Fine tuning an old friend. A couple of geese and their kid out with a friend. Not for weeds! Alas; procrastination is why I’m … Continue reading
Regional Plant-Related Event
Garden Soil Health Why it’s important and how to improve it! This presentation will review and contrast examples of poor/good soil health and why it is important for food security. Soil health parameters will be reviewed and examples of management practices for improved soil health will be provided. Participants thought processes will be challenged with … Continue reading
It’s June
Welcome to Plant Exchange Blog. A new month in growing season is here! Around us we see beautiful gardens at the local community garden. Beans up, potatoes growing and many transplants in. In fact, that thinking ahead was the inspiration of this harvest photo. But here at Plant Exchange, it’s time to be realistic. … Continue reading
Springtime Out the Front Door
Welcome to Plant Exchange Blog where we see lots of perennials in bloom around us. Some of the magic of spring occurs outside our front door. What is attracting pollinators most at the moment appears to be catmint. You may see a bumble bee in mid cluster of stems now, but butterflies, other bees and … Continue reading
How do Native Insects and Native Plants Go Together?
Welcome to Plant Exchange Blog. Join us to find out about plants of the Northern Plains and people who grow them. We don’t know much about native insects. Until they are gone, we don’t realize that they are part of the fabric of our region that helps hold plant and animal life in balance. Heather … Continue reading
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day May 15th
So much to see in spring! For this Garden Bloggers Bloom Day on May 15th, we chose to feature trees in bloom or displaying their beauty. We are USDA Zone 4-5a here in South Dakota, so first leaves are still appearing on some trees, but most are green by now. Buckeye x Horse Chestnut is … Continue reading
