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Spring Is In The Air…But Stay Out Of The Flowerbeds!

Spring is in the air…but don’t rush it! Find out which gardening activities to avoid in late winter and which are safe to do. Spring in Western Wisconsin seems to have arrived a month or more early this year. It is the week of February 20th (that is when I started writing this) and we […]

Tips For Early Spring Gardening

While you might be ready for spring, your plants may not be ready to come out of the ground. Find tips for early spring gardening and keep your plants safe. We have had some beautiful balmy weather in Western Wisconsin this first part of March and today hit 70 degrees! The winter came in early this year […]

Container Gardening for Hostas

Find tips and ideas for growing Hostas in containers and keeping them over winter. I have included information on soil preparation and container selection as well. About a week ago I had to get the car serviced and knew it would be at least an hour waiting if not more, so I always take some reading material along and some paper to […]

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Meet Judi!

Hello, my name is Judi Ruedy and I have been a Master Gardener Volunteer for about 20 years and have been involved in a local garden club since 1975. My love for Hostas started a long time ago before I knew anything about growing anything, and Hostas were not in vogue.

I created this website specifically for zone 4 Northern gardeners that need help finding perennials specific to their growing area. So much information out there on the web doesn’t apply to our colder growing climate, so I thought I would share my own findings here on this site.