Why Grow Wisconsin Native Plants?
Zannah Crowe2022-04-26T11:40:27-05:00Wisconsin Natives are perfectly suited to growing in our climate and soil. The landscape of southeastern Wisconsin was historically comprised...
Perennial Bloom Times
Zannah Crowe2022-05-20T10:40:49-05:00Clients often stop in and request a list of perennial bloom times. It's common for gardeners to plan for the upcoming year. Knowing the times when your perennials bloom helps create [...]
Native Wildflower Seeds
Zannah Crowe2022-05-13T15:45:14-05:00Prairie Moon – Native Wildflower Seeds Prairie Moon’s seeds come from their ever-expanding production fields and from a network of more than 70 seed producers located throughout the Midwest. All of [...]
Caring for Chrysanthemums [Podcast]
Zannah Crowe2022-05-13T15:40:30-05:00Caring for Chrysanthemums Join Zannah Crowe and Mike O'Rourke from Your Midwest Garden for a thought-provoking discussion on all things "fall plants" with a focus on Chrysanthemums and caring for them. [...]
Perennial Gardens in Autumn
Zannah Crowe2022-05-13T15:59:33-05:00Too often, perennial gardens in autumn go neglected. The enthusiasm, so urgent and robust in spring, has waned. When we think of the garden, we tend to think of life bursting [...]
Mums
Zannah Crowe2022-05-13T16:09:33-05:00We offer several true northern hardy varieties of Mums from the Mammoth™ series, including Mammoth™ Lavender Daisy, Mammoth™ Yellow Quill, and Mammoth™ Dark Bronze Daisy. “Mums” are an autumn garden classic. [...]
Calamintha Nepeta
Zannah Crowe2022-05-13T16:15:41-05:00Calamintha nepeta ssp nepeta* has been selected as the Perennial Plant Association’s 2021 Perennial Plant of the Year®. *We proudly offer an outstanding clonal selection of Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta that we named ‘Montrose [...]
October Skies Aster
Zannah Crowe2022-05-19T10:54:44-05:00Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘October Skies’ (Aromatic Aster) While there are many lovely Asters, ‘October Skies’ is my personal favorite. Asters are stars of the autumn garden, blooming prolifically [...]
Parsley
Zannah Crowe2022-05-19T11:00:42-05:00The International Herb Association has selected the 2021 Herb of the Year, parsley! Its botanical name is Petroselinum crispum, and it's one of the most recognizable garden herb. From the famous Simon & Garfunkel [...]
2020 Herb of the Year: Rubus
Zannah Crowe2020-04-02T13:11:38-05:002020 Herb-of-the-Year: Rubus (Raspberries & Blackberries) Each year the International Herb Association selects a plant to be featured as the “Herb of the Year”. The 2020 Herb of the Year is [...]
