Duluthian Ausma Klints, 86, who spent her life decorating Duluth with roses in appreciation for her freedom, died Wednesday, on Independence Day, after a 10-year battle with Alzheimer's disease.

“If you don’t know where you are going, you are going to end up somewhere else.” This sage adage, credited to Yogi Berra, pinpoints the importance of planning. If you are a novice gardener and you ...

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Last spring, when it was time to plant the bare-root roses for Lincoln’s new rose garden, it rained. And rained. And rained again. Finally, when planting the roses seemed impossible, the city’s ...

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