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Field notes from the Garden Gate crew

Practical, locally-tested advice on landscaping, gardening, and outdoor living in Northeast Wisconsin.

Practical, week-by-week steps for waking up a Wisconsin yard after a long winter.

A field-tested shortlist of natives that handle our soil, deer, and winter without complaint.

From wrapping evergreens to draining irrigation — what to do, in order, before the first hard freeze.