Greenhouses burst with alluring annuals for our gardens. If these flowers were wearable, we might consider them jewelry, and the trees that anchor our yards as fundamental as the black dress. Trees and shrubs add a vertical shape to the area above the annuals and perennials in a yard. Trees can be the welcoming presence … Continue reading
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Up a Tree
Creative teen and landscape designer find unsightly wind-damaged tree solution. Continue reading
Talents You Didn’t Know You Had
Meet Sandy and Jake Hoffner of Yankton, who take on difficult landscape challenges, solve them and then personalize their truly vertical backyard. This is how their backyard looks after all the challenges you’ll read about have been met. Sandy says that there are 71 steps up the hill from the Adirondack up the hill to … Continue reading
Landscape You Want
Welcome to our weekly Plant Exchange Blog we share about plants and people who grow them. Greetings to new and loyal “Followers” and all who send “Likes” that sweeten the day! When we spend time landscaping the yard, we want a successful outcome. We want to achieve the picture we have of how the yard … Continue reading
Landscape You Want
Welcome to our weekly Plant Exchange Blog where we feature plants of the Northern Plains and people who grow them. Now is a good time to think about how we want our outdoor spaces to look for next season. This article appeared in the January 8th “Plant Exchange” of the Yankton Press & Dakotan newspaper. … Continue reading
Lots To Inspire Gardeners At Lauritzen Gardens
Gardening ideas are everywhere at Lauritzen Gardens in Omaha, Nebraska. The new conservatory and indoor winter displays add a fourth season to enjoy their plants. I visited the gardens in mid fall and found these outdoor gardening inspirations. Growth timing to stage asters and mums at peak maturity is a nursery art. Plants grown from … Continue reading
Board Members
Lois Quatier of Yankton is a gardener and hobby painter. She and her granddaughters created “board people” for a project they did together along Quatier’s natural wood fence. She started her project with extra fence boards that fitted exactly into the empty spaces in the two-sided fence. They painted and decorated each board person in … Continue reading
51 Years In The Making
Lois Quatier of Yankton is close to passionate about gardening. Faith, family, and fish come before flowers though. Sound of falling water and blooming water lilies greet her. She maintains natural grasses and water plants with attention to the pond edges and fieldstone boundaries. See her story here and comment if you wish. http://www.yankton.net/river_city/article_e566b9c8-f82b-11e3-9aca-0019bb2963f4.html
Color Your Landscape
Debbie Roberts of Yankton knows about color, texture, placement of plants for impact and detail. Here she combines Irish moss and her ceramic birds for a container of detail among others of color. Tell us your successes with container plants. Debbie’s story is here: http://www.yankton.net/river_city/article_5a189276-742b-11e3-b798-001a4bcf887a.html
Color Your Landscape
Debbie Roberts of Yankton renovated a backyard and turned it into an outdoor space for summer evenings. Her placement of roses for interest and as visual barrier, show one of her choices to make this space inviting. See her story and comment if you wish. Visit again! http://www.yankton.net/river_city/article_5a189276-742b-11e3-b798-001a4bcf887a.html
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