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The Shade Garden

Deb May 15, 2021

We have many hosta gardens at home, some with all hostas, others with a few ferns mixed in, my garden gnomes stand guard over my miniature hostas and others are planted in with shrubs and boulder accents. One of our favorite island garden beds is right on the edge of

Baptisia or False Indigo

Deb June 5, 2020

Astilbe, Heuchera & Hosta

Deb July 11, 2019

Walking around the yard this week has been such a delight. The heat and humidity have been just what is needed for the annual planters and baskets. They have just exploded. But then there are the perennials that are shining right now. The astilbe – they just hang around the

Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart

Deb May 25, 2018

There are few perennials that stand out like the Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart. It captures the attention in the spring garden for sure! We have had a grouping of three in one of our perennial gardens for years now and each spring it’s just like its brand new and

Geranium – ‘Biokovo’

Deb June 4, 2015

Each year, the Perennial Plant Association awards the title of Perennial of the Year to a proven perennial. This year – Geranium ‘Biokovo’ takes home the coveted prize! A part sun / part shade plant – it’s a medium to rapid grower. Zone 4 hardy, it will grow to a

Columbine – A Harbinger of Spring

Deb April 23, 2015

A walk through the aisles of the perennials houses causes one to “ooohhh and ahhhhh” after such a long winter and with this spring where we have a week of spring and another long week of winter only to have spring pop back on the calendar. Upon spotting the Columbine

Bleeding Heart

Deb April 17, 2015

My annual blog on my favorite spring perennial – the Bleeding Heart. One of the pleasures of having perennials starting in the greenhouse every spring is that you get to watch the plants growing starting in mid-March. The white bleeding heart in the greenhouse has started blossoming and are

Red Leafed Mukdenia

Deb April 7, 2015

Do you want a new and different shade perennial? This unique spring blooming plant forms a clump similar to the heucheras. With fan-like shaped leaves where the edges will start to turn red during the summer only to turn fire red in the fall – it is a

Welcome spring 2015

Deb March 20, 2015

Spring officially arrives today even though it has felt much like spring for the last ten days! Enjoy – it was a long winter. Look around and see what’s doing the blooming! Pussy willows are beginning to push their catkins. An enduring rite of spring – sometimes starting when there

Fantastic Fall Color

Deb October 9, 2014

Right now many of the trees and shrubs at Knecht’s Nurseries are putting on their autumn color show as various combinations of yellow, gold, orange, red and burgundy are revealed. Fall has traditionally been a successful time to plant trees and shrubs, so stop in and see for yourself how

Ornamental Grass

Deb October 9, 2014

That Flame Grass is ON FIRE!!! Everyone wants to know, “What is the tall grass with the fluffy plumes on top?” That is Flame Grass and this is the time of year when it becomes completely irresistible. As our days become shorter and shorter the Flame Grass (AKA: Miscanthus ‘Purpurascens’)

“The Redbuds are Coming!”

Deb April 28, 2014

It’s happening. The eruption is beginning. Soon a full blown explosion of brilliant purple/magenta colored blossoms will catch every eye. the Redbuds are coming! All winter long the dark gray bare branches of Minnesota Strain Redbuds present a stark contrast against the snow covered landscape. Buds for the growth of

Cardinal Red Twig Dogwood

Deb March 5, 2014

By late winter, most of us are longing for green grass, spring flowers and the return of color to the landscape. Despite the pounding of a tough winter, one of my all time favorite plants for adding excellent color to the landscape is in its glory in the waning weeks

Rainforest Sunrise Hosta

Deb February 27, 2014

This standout little hosta makes a statement in your hosta garden. A small plant – reaching only 10 inches high by 24 inches wide, the leaves are cupped and are of heavier substance. A beautiful gold centered inside surrounded by a dark green margin it will produce near white flowers

Majestic Skies Northern Pin Oak

Deb October 17, 2013

Every autumn as the glorious fall colors of the maples and Big Tooth Aspens fade, my eye turns to the visual delights of the Northern Pin Oak, which hold russet colored leaves on their branches throughout most of the winter. Bailey Nurseries from St. Paul has brought an outstanding new