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1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · By Kelsey Deckert

   Dakota Gardener: A hardy plant even better than mums (opens the original)

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   Fall is upon us, and we are starting to see color changes in the landscape. Now is the time of year when greenhouses and nurseries, along with big-box stores, are flooded with chrysanthemums. Mums are great for fall decor and stand out as a wonderful container plant on porches. Unfortunately, mums can be a little bit challenging to overwinter. If you want a low-maintenance, show-stopping, fall-blooming, reliable, hardy plant for our great state, select sedum. Sedums, also known as stonecrop, are

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2. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · By Kelsey Deckert

   Dakota Gardener: Why is my grass brown? (opens the original)

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   Just last week, I was visiting with a concerned homeowner about his brown lawn and whether he should mow now, since weeds are coming up. Some homeowners strive for a lush, green, manicured lawn. High summer temperatures can frustrate homeowners who take great pride in the orderly appearance of their lawns. For the past month, we have had some record-high temperatures and very little rain. Homeowners have been concerned about their lush green lawns going brown in a real hurry. The question I alwa

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