B U I L D YO U R OW N GA R D E N B E N C H
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A MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY PUBLICATION
JULY/AUGUST 2021
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JULY/AUGUST 2021 l VOLUME 149 l NUMBER 4
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Garden Harmony
Curate Your Garden
BY SONI FORSMAN
BY DIANE MCGANN
With water, lighting and plants, this landscape hits all the right notes.
Picking the right art and placing it well creates a garden gallery.
30 Help Wanted
Horticulture needs people—here’s how gardeners can help. BY GAIL BROWN HUDSON
IN EVERY ISSUE 2 Director’s Note 4 MSHS News: Classes, calendar and more.
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In Praise of Poppies
They can be fickle, but these delicate flowers are worth the wait.
The Magic of Leaf Mold
14 Garden Solutions: A midsummer’s chop. By Laura Schwarz
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16 Pollinators: Porch light pollinators. By Rhonda Fleming Hayes
From Banned to Bountiful
18 Kitchen Garden: Perennial vegetables. By Samantha Johnson
BY JENNIFER RENSENBRINK
20 Plant to Pick: Hydrangea paniculata ‘Renba’. By Debbie Lonnee
Build your soil with this gift from your trees. BY LEE REICH
13 By Design: Placing plants. By Diane McGann
BY SAMANTHA JOHNSON
Gooseberries and currants grow even in shade.
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12 Northern Natives: Purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabili). By Beth Stetenfeld
21 DIY: Modern garden bench. By Eric Johnson 44 Northern View: “Computer: Mow the lawn.” By Mary Lahr Schier
ABOUT THE COVER: Delicate California poppies wave in the breeze. Photo by Rhonda Fleming Hayes