Sometimes it can be difficult to know which plants look good next to each other. Get some garden design ideas using both hostas and perennials. I thought I would share with you some recent photos of some of my perennial beds and how I have worked with different types of plants together. Some by design […]
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Hello to Spring! I have been very lax in writing letters this past year. I hope to do better this season! In West Central Wisconsin where I live, on this 3rd week in April, Spring has just Sprung. We had a beautiful Easter weekend with almost 80 degrees on Sunday and things are starting to […]
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Just how much water do Hostas need to thrive? Find quick tips and methods for the care and watering of your Hosta and avoid killing them. Recently I attended a workshop that an area Garden Club sponsored (Tilling Thyme, Sparta, WI) with a wonderful garden tour and in addition had a local Hosta Nursery, Uniquely […]
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Spring is in the air…but don’t rush it! Find out which gardening activities to avoid in late winter and which are safe to do. Spring in Western Wisconsin seems to have arrived a month or more early this year. It is the week of February 20th (that is when I started writing this) and we […]
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Find top picks for long living Hostas with a minimum of upkeep and fuss. Learn which varieties perform well year after year. Growing Hostas have been my passion for a long, long time now. Every spring as they come out of the ground it is so entertaining to watch them unfurl their leaves, (hopefully without […]
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Create natural borders using small and miniature Hosta varieties. Find ideas and recommendations for designing your Zone 4 shade garden. This is a follow-up to a post I wrote about earlier using Hostas as a border. I have been asked many times about some of my perennial beds that have one variety of Hosta planted […]
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Date, Time, and Location Information Hosted by Ruedy Farms | Don, Judi, & Ed Ruedy La Crosse County Dairy Breakfast Century Farm 1915-2015 Date: Saturday, June 20th, 2015 (breakfast served from 6:00 to 11:00 am) Hosted By: Ruedy Farms | Don, Judi & Ed Ruedy Address W104 Culpitt Road, Bangor, WI 54614 (From Hwy. 16, take “Big Creek Road”, […]
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While you might be ready for spring, your plants may not be ready to come out of the ground. Find tips for early spring gardening and keep your plants safe. We have had some beautiful balmy weather in Western Wisconsin this first part of March and today hit 70 degrees! The winter came in early this year […]
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It is way past the time for another posting on this website and today I want! As I worked at replacing lost plants from the winter in the perennial beds this spring, I wondered what should I write about for the next newsletter. I thought everyone was probably tired of hearing about the cold wet spring we had […]
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