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Cutting Back Perennials in Fall
Birds in the Garden · Butterflies & Bees in the Garden · Disease in the Garden · Garden Maintenance · Perennials · Pests in the Garden

Cutting Back Perennials in Fall

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To cut back or not to cut back? That is a question gardeners ask when temperatures cool, leaves turn color, and days grow shorter. Most perennials don’t care if they are cut back in fall or left standing in the garden until spring. Gardeners, on the other hand, may have strong opinions on the subject.… Continue reading Cutting Back Perennials in Fall

Water those Plants!
Garden Maintenance · Perennials · Shrubs · Trees

Water those Plants!

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Thankfully, it looks like today may be the last day of unseasonably hot temperatures for us here in Chicagoland. Although fall officially began last Friday, the thermometer told a different story. And while heat we’ve had plenty, rainfall is another matter. The landscape is dry, dry, dry! If you haven’t already, get those hoses out… Continue reading Water those Plants!