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Cold Climate Gardening
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Cold Climate Gardening provides links, book reviews, recommended plants, a multi-author weblog, and a garden blog directory to help you successfully garden in the northern climates of USDA Hardiness Zones 4 and colder.
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The Great Houseplant Census of 2010
Mr. McGregor’s Daughter, in an effort to promote domestic harmony*, has requested gardeners everywhere to tally up the number of plants they currently have growing inside. Here are my results: Outdoor Plants Wintering Over 1 rosemary 1 ‘...
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Edible Blue Honeysuckle: A Fruit for Cold Climates
My first introduction to Clayton was his comment on my post about cold climate seeds. On his recommendation I checked out the links in his sidebar. That’s how I found out he grows edible blue honeysuckle, a fruit that is extremely hardy. I tho...
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January Thaw: A Video
What happens when the snow melts in the middle of winter? I made a brief video to show you: Some roads and a few low bridges have flooded, forcing early school closings and rerouting traffic. A thaw in January is common, but rain doesn’t alway...
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Seventh Annual Great Gardens and Landscaping Symposium
Kerry Mendez just emailed me about the Great Gardens and Landscaping Symposium: “Six dynamic garden lectures by nationally recognized speakers, great handouts, food, door prizes, and garden gifts. The event takes place at The Equinox Resort in...
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How Do You Know If A Plant Is Hardy?
I was just reading Graham Rice’s musings on plants that grow in the coldest climates. He observed that the resources he consulted did not agree on which plants were tough enough to take USDA zone 2. If you’ve been gardening for any lengt...
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Winner of the Botanical Interests Seed Collection Giveaway
John Deal is the winner, chosen randomly by the random number generator. Thank you to everyone for participating! Botanical Interests will be holding other giveaways later on this year, so you will have other chances to win. ...

