It s a rare midwesterner who doesn t grow something, whether potted plants on a porch, caged tomato vines, a blooming border, or a solitary rose. And it s an even rarer midwestern gardener who isn t sometimes flummoxed by extremes of weather, pesky insects and persistent diseases, or simple questions about what to plant where. For nearly four decades, Jan Riggenbach has given these gardeners answers, as well as a weekly dose of gentle humor and wise counsel, in her widely syndicated newspaper column, Midwest Gardening. Your Midwest Garden draws on these columns to offer readers in...