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Greenhouse in July
I had to laugh when I was at the Walker Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis and saw this sign. I am used to prairies and how long they take, but on this hot day in late June I was still surprised … Continue reading
Posted in garden, Greenhouse, prairie
Tagged black-eyed Susan, greenhouse, lupine, native landscaping, Piet Oudolf, plant communities, pollinator plots, prairie plugs, rudbeckia
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First Signs of Plug Life
Prairie plants are not at all like vegetables. Vegetables need so much care and are so varied in the way they prefer to grow. Just ask my pepper and tomato plants, newly transplanted but brought back inside for one last … Continue reading
Posted in garden, Greenhouse, prairie
Tagged blazing star, greenhouse growing, lupine, prairie, prairie plugs
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Prairie Walk
Sometimes you just have to let the prairie speak for itself. The lupine spreads every year, and the milkweed does, too. I saw my first Monarch butterfly from my window Sunday, and one today but couldn’t catch it with my … Continue reading
Posted in the Farm
Tagged lupine, milkweed, prairie, prairie flowers, prairie restoration, wildflowers
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The First Prairie Flower
It’s always a great day when the lupine assert themselves in the greenery of the prairie. And it’s always a surprise. There in a field of flowers that still seem to just be getting started is a cluster of bright … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm
Tagged American lupin, blue lupine, lupin, lupine, native flowers, prairie, prairie flowers, prairie restoration, purple lupine
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