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Munchkin Nursery and Gardens specializes in solving the question of what to plant in shady spots whether you need something for around a single tree or want to build a bed of plants from the groundcover up. They have an email newsletter you can sign up for, a blog called "Shade Solutions", and, of course, a catalog to shop. Here's the website link   http://www.munchkinnursery.com . You can browse through the plants, use their online comparison chart to make purchasing decisions, and even enter your price point into the system to find things you can afford. Just to see how that price thingy worked, I entered price $5 to $10 and it showed one plant I could purchase for $10 - Virginia Bluebells. When I did an item browse though there were several $10 plants so maybe that feature has not been perfected yet. On the left side of Shop Online there is a link, "Plants and Prices: Prices Short List" that you can click to download There are lots of $10 plan...

IN THE GARDEN TODAY This afternoon I took a stroll in the back yard to see how many daffodils were showing. Along the back fence everywhere I removed the heavy oak leaf mulch there were clusters of yellow-green daffodil stems. Some were just barely peeking out and others were two inches tall. In the newer beds that weren't heavily mulched, the stems are at least two inches tall and dark green. Yellow and white crocus are blooming here and there and dozens more will bloom as the weather cooperates. Photo: White Garden, Honor Heights Park, Muskogee, March 2008 The garden shed is a glorious mess of planted seed trays, seedlings, plants that overwintered and now are producing fresh spring leaves. Our friends, Lora and Matthew Weatherbee, owners of Blossom's Garden Center, got me a large heat mat so this year we have pepper seedlings up and making me optimistic about a summer full of grilled vegetable sandwiches. USDA SOIL INFORMATION One of the many blogs I peruse is The Slow Cook ...