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​​Garden.True.North is about gardening in Zone 3,

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Early Seed Starting Webinar - April 3

1/23/2019

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​Early Seed Starting Webinar
Wednesday, April 3 (an additional session has been added by request)
​6:00 - 7:30 pm  @ your computer
Offered through WITC
See below for registration info
Late winter and early spring are the time to check out catalogs, place seed orders and start seeds.  Learn more about several seed starting techniques from Sue Reinardy, UW-Extension Master Gardener Volunteer in an upcoming webinar.  Sue has volunteered her time to create and deliver this webinar that will feature:  deciphering catalog and seed package jargon, proper planting conditions and several techniques including the winter sown planted method that you can start now.  

This webinar can be attended from any home computer or device with an internet connection, microphone and camera.  Instructions to access the course will be provided a few days before the start of the class.   Registration is required through WITC at courses.witc.edu   Enter "Early Seed Starting" in the search box.   The registration fee is $13.50, and for those 62+ it is $9.00 . ​
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Daisies and a Friend

1/15/2019

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​We lost a dear friend last week.  This post will honor Marlen by writing about one of her favorite flowers – daisies.  There is much symbolism associated with daisies and for this post I’m going with “cheerfulness”, which perfectly describes my friend.  And who can look at a daisy and not smile or be cheered? 

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Creative Gardening

1/11/2019

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​“Garden-making is creative work, just as much as painting or writing a poem.”  ~Hanna Rion
I don’t think much about creativity when I garden.  For me it is more about the desired results; fresh fruits and vegetables, cut flowers for a vase, or a landscape that is pleasing to the senses.  Yet it seems “creative” and “gardening” are put together frequently.  A google search with these two terms yields 164 million results!
 I’ve started to view creativity as more central to my gardening just as I would when decorating the interior of my home.  When I look at those Google results they fall into these categories.  

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A New Year in the Garden

1/1/2019

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Some of these photos are from today, some from other years but all reflect my garden in the winter.  I leave my perennials standing because you just never know what nature will provide in the way of a beautiful image. 
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With the new year I am thinking about what my garden can be in the coming season.  Here are my aspirations for 2019: 
  • Maintenance free - oh if only!
  • Flowers for bouquets from early spring to last freeze (and beyond).  
  • Tomatoes that are blight-free. 
  • Plentiful tomatoes, cucumbers and green beans in season. 
  • Fresh garlic in mid-summer, enough to last the year and seeds for the next. 
  • No more trees needing to be removed - our tree maintenance budget in the last few years has been expensive. 
  • Success with trying some new plants - what can it be??
  • Planting shore-land plants that are good for the lake and that also allow us to enjoy the view. 
  • Replacing a few higher maintenance perennials with low-maintenance shrubs.
  • Allowing volunteer plants to show me some new combinations that are pleasing to the eye. 
  • Less work and more play!
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