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If you’ve lived in this corner of the world for more than a week, you know the old saying: If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes. But even for us seasoned South Dakotans, this winter has been—for lack of a better word—wonky. As I sit here in the nursery office, AKA the living…
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If you’ve been scrolling through my 2026 catalog or visited the nursery last year, you might have noticed something a bit “wonky” about one of our favorite shrubs. It’s a question I get every single season: “If this is called ‘Java Red,’ why are the flowers so… pink?” It’s a fair question! In the world…
