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Planning your yard might seem like a daunting task. What should it look like, and what plants should you invest in?
In this episode, Don and John have loads of useful advice and moral support for anyone looking to plan and create a beautiful yard and garden.
Have a question for Don? Send him an email at donald.kinzler@ndsu.edu .
Gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about treating arborvitae winter damage and the best time to divide peonies. He also identifies the white-flowered trees currently in bloom around town.
Garden columnist Don Kinzler says watering a new tree immediately after the planting operation is a key to success. He offers tips for how much water to give and how often to repeat the process.
Gardening columnist Don Kinzler revisits the causes and remedies for patchy lawns this spring, shares additional tips for coaxing carrot seed to germinate, and more.
Gardening columnist Don Kinzler writes about shrubs commonly used for hedges in the Upper Midwest. He also offers tips for creating a hedge.
Now that spring is here, the question on many people's minds is when it's safe to plant. Gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers that question and more in this week's column.
Gardening columnist Don Kinzler offers advice on telling whether perennial flowers, deciduous shrubs, evergreens, trees, lawns and more are dead or simply growing slowly due to the late spring.
Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet
This week gardening columnist Don Kinzler gives readers a brief introduction to perennial gardening, tailored especially to those who might be new to the topic.
Gardening Columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about treating spruce trees with winterburn, when to remove burlap wraps from evergreen trees, and if it's OK to trim an apple tree with a chainsaw.
Gardening columnist Don Kinzler says a good raking will treat both problems
