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Friendly Frogs
Easy-going, Easy-growing Perennials
Water is the key to finding frogs in your backyard. BY SONI FORSMAN
These 15 bloom where they’re planted. BY MICHELLE MERO RIEDEL
36 Dirt Diplomacy
Swapping seeds and veggies produces big benefits for Edina gardener. BY GAIL BROWN HUDSON
IN EVERY ISSUE 2 Editor’s Note 4 MSHS News: Classes, calendar and more
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Heads Up
Take your time and savor iceberg lettuce’s cold crispness. BY MEG COWDEN
44 Weedy No More
22 Garden Solutions: Privacy fast By Laura Schwarz
BY BENJAMIN VOGT
47 Relax with these 8 herbs that make delicious infusions. BY JENNIFER RENSENBRINK
18 By Design: Branches bring the garden inside By Diane McGann 20 Kitchen Garden: Container veggies By Samantha Johnson
Banish a messy look (and appease cranky neighbors) with these 7 native plants.
Tea Garden
16 Northern Natives: Blue vervain (Verbena hastata) By Beth Stetenfeld
23 DIY: Spring cleanup By Eric Johnson 24 Pollinators: Swimming bees By Rhonda Fleming Hayes 25 Plant to Pick: Millions of million bells By Debbie Lonnee 52 Northern View: New garden elements By Carol Michel
ABOUT THE COVER: 'Camelot Mix' foxglove is an adaptable, back-of-the-border favorite. Photo by Michelle Mero Riedel