Putting Down Roots --Gardening Columns



	PUTTING DOWN ROOTS: A Delightful Blend of Gardening Wisdom, Wit and Whimsy $10 + $2 for shipping by Cliff Johnson

2004 GARDENING COLUMNS
Putting Down Roots newspaper columns published in the Chaska Herald during 2004.

2004 COLUMNS


	UNIQUE TREE SURVIVES 3,000 YEARS IN CHINA’S HARSH DESERT
	IMAGINATIVE ‘GREENWAYS’ WELCOME VISITORS TO CHINA’S CITIES
	CHINA’S ANCIENT KAREZ IRRIGATION SYSTEM STILL IN USE TODAY
	WOODCARVER DISCOVERS BEAUTY IN BUCKTHORN BRUSH PILE
	POINSETTIAS TOP-SELLING POTTED PLANT IN U.S.
	USING MULCHES IN THE GARDEN OFFERS VARIETY OF BENEFITS
	TIME TO ASSESS WHAT WENT RIGHT & WRONG IN THE GARDEN
	APPLE TREES POISED TO PRODUCE PLENTIFUL PECKS THIS FALL
	GARDENERS SHARE THEIR BEST GARDEN-TOOL TIPS
	IS 'LOW-MAINTENANCE GARDENING' AN OXYMORON?
	MONOCULTURE PLANTING SURE SETUP FOR DISAPPOINTMENT
	APPLYING PHOSPHORUS TO LAWNS NOW ILLEGAL IN MINNESOTA
	PLANT TRIVIA GOOD PASTIME FOR -17 DEGREE WINTER DAYS
	SLOW LEAFING OUT OF TREES DUE TO DROUGHT SITUATION
	BEST ADVICE FOR A HAZARD TREE IS TO REMOVE IT
	'VERTICAL GARDEN' GOOD SOLUTION FOR SMALL SPACES
	DISCOVER DANDELION AGE BY COUNTING ROOT GROWTH RINGS
	TREES GROWING OUT OF ROCK IS NORTH SHORE MARVEL
	YES, THE ELMS DIED, BUT HELP IS ON THE WAY
	SUMMER GARDEN REWARD: LESS LABOR, MORE ENJOYMENT