Most animals are smarter than we give them credit, including wild turkeys near our country home. The temperature was -26 degrees F. this morning. These turkeys break their daily pattern on worn trails through fields on cold, snowy days. They walk on less vehicle-traveled roads instead of slogging through snow. You came to Plant Exchange on the … Continue reading
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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day– December 15th
We can find reassurance that our world will be OK in many ways. One way is to establish a quiet, comfortable place to read. Plant companions are of your choice. These camellias provide the light fragrance, deep evergreen shiny foliage, and blooms that continue for a month or more. Up close, the common hardy Camellia japonica shrub … Continue reading
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day November 15th
Welcome to a crisp, sunny 46 degrees F. on the Northern Plains. We’re USDA Zone 4-5a in this region, and flowers outdoors are behind us. These leaves lie beneath a Japanese maple tree. These leaf colors are paint-able but show that the tree didn’t reach its full color before the beginning of fall cold snaps. Some … Continue reading
Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day June 15th
Welcome to spring fast approaching summer at our USDA Zone 4-5a Northern Plains location. Perennials are now about on season schedule after an unsettled, somewhat cool spring. We depend on the skills of our local nursery for early annuals such as petunias to add color while perennials wake up. Breeze and often wind is a … Continue reading
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day May 15th
Spring is here! Leaves and flowers emerge at Plant Exchange Blog. We’re USDA Zone 4-5a in this region, probably the last frost is past, and temperatures are warming. Trees and perennials seem to think so. The Japanese maple tree now has leaves, and miniature blooms are gone. Japanese maple is edge-of-zone for this region, and … Continue reading
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day October 15th
Welcome to our weekly Plant Exchange Blog about plants and people who grow them. Today, and around the 15th of each month is “Garden Bloggers Bloom Day.” We show you what illustrates the beauty of plants at this time. In South Dakota we are in USDA Zone 4-5a, and some would say a wider range … Continue reading
