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This guide will help you select plants that will provide beautiful fall color, year after year.
A comprehensive list of plants that tolerate and thrive in areas with light to heavy shade cover.
Learn which plants are tolerant of the chemical called juglone, which is produced naturally by black walnut trees.
Soils that are consistently moist or occasionally wet (the soil is completely saturated) can be difficult places to get plants to grow. When selecting plants for these sites, it is important to choose wisely – not all plants can thrive in this situation. This is a list of plants that can tolerate and even thrive in consistently moist soils.
This is a list of plants that can tolerate and even thrive with low water requirements. If you are trying to lessen your garden’s dependence on irrigation, these plants are a great place to start.
Attracting birds to your yard is about more than just their beauty and their songs. Birds devour bugs and play an important role in the pollination of some flowers. By selecting the right plants, you can easily attract birds into your yard at all points of the year. To do so, pay attention to when birds feed on certain plants, and use plants that will provide food and shelter during different seasons. This list shows some of the favorite foods and cover plants of birds in our region, as well as when they feed on the plant.
Salt is extremely tough on plants, both from its build-up in the soil near treated surfaces and its physical contact with foliage and branches as salt-laden. It is important to choose plants that can tolerate both soil salt and salt spray when selecting plants that will be planted near roads, driveways, or sidewalks.
This is a list of plants that Abrahamson’s carries that are native to this region. While there are many other native plants available, these are the plants that we think are best suited for the suburban/urban landscape.
While not fool proof, these plants have shown to be highly resistant to deer damage. A good rule of thumb is if the plant has thorns, has a rough texture, or has a constant odor, deer will usually stay away from it. Deer will eat different plants in different places, though, so check with your neighbors to see what they have had success with.
Learn what you should be doing in your lawn and garden during the month of April.
Learn what you should be doing in your lawn and garden during the month of May.
Learn what you should be doing in your lawn and garden during the month of June.
Learn what you should be doing in your lawn and garden during the month of July.
Learn what you should be doing in your lawn and garden during the month of August.
Learn what you should be doing in your lawn and garden during the month of September.
Learn what you should be doing in your lawn and garden during the month of October.
Learn what you should be doing in your lawn and garden during the month of November.
Learn about what you should be doing in your lawn and garden during the winter months.
Plant disease can often be identified by looking at the leaves of the plant. This is a list of issues and solutions for dealing with plants showing signs of disease on their leaves.
You can recognize insect damage easier than other kinds of leaf problems. Insects usually eat part of the leaf, or suck out the sap. They hide under the leaf, in the soil, or in the tips of the plants. Some of them are tiny, so it might help to have a magnifying glass when you look for them. This is a comprehensive list on how to spot, recognize and deal with common issues and problems to your plants caused by insects.
When you talk about Japanese Beetles, you are really discussing the two forms of this pest: the larvae in the soil and the adult beetle on your plants. This guide will teach you how to properly deal with both forms of the Japanese beetle.
No insect eats your plants with as much gusto as caterpillars. These are immature moths or butterflies, and they are hungry! When they take a bite it really shows because they are hundreds of times larger than mites or aphids. This guide will teach you how to properly deal with these hungry pests.
Expert guide to pruning trees, shrubs, and perennials.
This comprehensive guide covers everything about proper watering and fertilization of potted plants.
Are you planning on starting a potted garden or just growing a few potted plants? If so then this is the guide for you. This comprehensive guide is everything you will ever need to know about growing plants in pots or baskets with emphasis on the soil.
The following guide are recommendations from the University of Minnesota in regards to growing plants and crops in the state of Minnesota. This A to Z list of plants covers everything from Asparagus to Watermelon.
Are you interested in growing sweet potatoes? Do you currently grow sweet potatoes and are experiencing problems with your plants producing? If so, look no further than our sweet potato growing guide. This comprehensive guide to growing sweet potatos contains everything you will ever need to know about growing sweet potatoes.
Learn everything you will ever need to know about growing potatoes. This comprehensive potato growing guide includes everything from planting depth to properly harvesting your potatoes.
This is a comprehensive guide to growing onions, scallions, and shallots. The onion family is a very unique family of plants and this guide will tell you everthing you need to know about them to ensure your onions, scallions and shallots thrive.
Here is some useful information on how to properly prune and take care of your hydrangeas.
Everything you need to know about growing a healthy horseradish crop including root cutting, plant specifics, and planting depth.
There are hundreds of types of herbs. Here are the most important herbs, grouped by how they are grown.
Learn more about garlic and how to properly grow garlic on your on. This guide contains everything you need to know about growing garlic including soil information, seasonal information and proper moisture levels required to keep your garlic plants healthy and producing.
A comprehensive guide to growing asparagus including everything from planting depth to harvesting your asparagus plants.
