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Fall & Winter Garden Prep
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Sep 20th 2026
Fall & Winter Garden Prep As the sun sets earlier in the sky each week and casts an autumnal light on the cooler days ahead, it's time to start thinking about the next season. Taking...
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How to Transition Houseplants Indoors for the Season
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Sep 13th 2026
How to Transition Houseplants Indoors for the Season As we make our way towards temperatures below 50°F and the shortest days of the year, it’s time to start bringing houseplant...
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Orchid Care and Repotting
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Sep 13th 2026
Orchid Care and Repotting Orchids are some of the most beautiful and often most misunderstood plants. While their elegant stature may appear daunting, they are actually quite easy to car...
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Fall is for Planting Perennials
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Sep 7th 2026
Fall is for Planting Perennials The cool, crisp air of fall gives us and the garden a welcome relief at the end of the summer. Now is the time for planting! Our glorious fall weather offe...
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Fall Bulb Planting Guide
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Sep 7th 2026
Planting Spring Flowering Bulbs in the Fall It’s fall, but it’s time to think spring. Yep! Now is the time to start planning next year’s garden, and that includes plant...
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Ask Annie- September Garden Checklist
Posted by Annie Algren on Aug 30th 2026
We are now into September, where the garden can feel like it's on borrowed time. The heat softens, light turns golden, and the garden gets its final wind. This is Second Summer, and here is your...
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Fall Container Gardens
Posted by Jessie Jacobson & Sara Berg on Aug 30th 2026
Fall Container Gardens We love Fall because it feels so good after the heat of Summer! Ahhhh. Cool, crisp mornings and that warm glowy sunshine in the afternoon. Glorious. And the colors...
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Heuchera - Coral Bells
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Aug 24th 2026
Heuchera - Coral Bells Perennial gardening in the heat of summer is a breeze for the brightest of prairie gardens and the driest of rock gardens, the hot summer sun providing an ideal env...
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Second Summer: August in the Garden
Posted by Annie Algren on Aug 23rd 2026
Second Summer: August in the Garden August often feels like the garden’s second Summer: a moment when the season gathers itself and blooms again with renewed color and purpose. Afte...
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