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Planning a Perennial Cut Flower Garden
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Mar 8th 2026
Planning a Perennial Cut Flower Garden The joy of cut flowers harvested from your very own garden is hard to beat. Planting perennials for cut flowers is the secret to filling your garde...
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Submit Your Ask Annie Questions!
Posted by Annie Algren on Mar 2nd 2026
Have a perennial puzzle, mystery, or design dilemma? Ask Annie! Include your question, your name or initials, your USDA zone or location, and the plant’s name (or your best guess). It may ap...
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Ask Annie
Posted by Annie Algren on Feb 25th 2026
Introducing “Ask Annie”: your friendly perennial plant expert, here to help you solve garden mysteries, fix plant problems, and grow a landscape you love. {...
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Ask Annie- April Garden Checklist
Posted by Annie Algren on Jan 19th 2026
{ "__shgImageV3Elements": { "uuid": "s-14e2c3e8-42bf-4685-8e4c-1a31ecbcc2b8" } } April Garden Checklist This week, we are going to start the 2026 growing...
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Birds in the Garden: Native Species & Feeding Tips
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Oct 6th 2025
Perennial Plants for Backyard Birding Gardens are living art, an ecosystem with many members. It’s you, the flora, AND the fauna which includes our feathery friends. As of lately,...
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Lifting Summer Bulbs for Winter Storage
Posted by Amaya Fairbanks on Oct 5th 2025
Lifting Summer Bulbs for Winter Storage Summer bulbs are also known as tender bulbs, and are planted for those hot-weather showstopper blooms. Tender bulbs is a general term that include...
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Fall & Winter Garden Prep
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Sep 22nd 2025
Fall & Winter Garden Prep As the sun sets earlier and earlier in the sky each week and casts a distinctly autumnal light on the cooler days ahead, it's time to start thinking about...
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Fall is for Planting
Posted by Jessie Jacobson on Sep 4th 2025
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 off...
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Perfect Perennial Pairings for Winter Interest
Posted by Annie Algren on Aug 24th 2025
Perfect Perennial Pairings for Winter Interest Long Minnesota winters can often leave our gardens looking bare and lifeless, but with the right perennial plant pairings, you can enjoy be...
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