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Big Jim McCardle Answers Your Gardening Questions!!!

Big Jim McCardle Answers Your Gardening Questions!!!

Big Jim McCardle Answers Your Gardening Questions!!! This week, The Renaissance Garden Guy’s very special guest, renowned gardening author and Chairman of Nebraska State A&M University’s Agriculture and Hydroponics Department, Professor James “Big Jim” McCardle, PhD, brings his 30+ years of academic expertise and hands-on horticultural experience to the table right here in The RGG. 

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Caring for the Siberian Iris

The Luck of the Iris: Caring for the Siberian Iris Colony That Never Stood a Chance

The Luck of the Iris: Caring for the Siberian Iris Colony That Never Stood a Chance Under normal circumstances, caring for a Siberian iris plant and its colony of fellow Siberian irises is a snap.  These plants are hardy as hell and extremely forgiving of all sorts of less than ideal growing conditions.  My own

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A Reading of the Poem "Canopy"

A Reading of the Poem, “Canopy”

A Reading of the Poem, “Canopy” Today’s feature marks a first for not just The Renaissance Garden Guy, but for me, as well.  You’ll find that it’s the premier entry in The RGG’s Poetry Slams and Readings category in Sights and Sounds.  And it represents the first time ever that any of my written work

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Flowers from Days Gone By

Flowers from Days Gone By

Flowers from Days Gone By Beginning with the printing of her first seed catalog in 1896, Miss Emma V. White of Minneapolis, Minnesota sold beautiful flower seeds to appreciative gardeners throughout the United States.  Her lovingly illustrated catalogs were works of art in and of themselves, and they clearly conveyed to her customers Miss White’s

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