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If you are considering adding a shrub to your garden next year, think about elderberry — a native plant with unusual foliage, creamy blooms in…
Ginkgo trees can be stunning in fall. The broad, fan-shaped ginkgo leaves turn a brilliant yellow that is particularly striking at sunrise and sunset. Then,…
We got a question over on another blog post about whether it was too late to plant now. Despite our gloomy, cold, snowy (ugh!) October,…
As fall plods on and more plants start to brown or whither, the urge to “clean up just a little” is strong, and for many…
As we near the end of the gardening season, herbs become more precious than ever. By now, many basil plants will have been nipped by…
Depending on your growing zone, late September and October will have variations on frosts, freezes and hard freezes in the forecast. For northern gardeners, understanding…
Smells are powerful, and the scent of popcorn plant (Senna didymobotrya) will bring you right back to the movie theaters of your childhood. This plant,…
Whenever folks walk into my back garden, they are shocked by the height of one plant. It’s close to 7 feet tall, narrow in stature…
Shasta daisies are one of those flowers that just say, “Summer.” With their white and gold ray flowers, standing upright above green foliage, they are…
About this time of year, the itch to start seed starting hits. Those late winter snowstorms send gardeners into their basements to find their lights…
We’re heading back into the deep freeze here in Minnesota, which is the best time I know of to visit the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at…
Each year, new plants are tested at almost 200 public and university gardens around the country to help choose plants that will be labeled All-America…
This book review first appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of Northern Gardener magazine. Facing another Minnesota winter, it’s comforting to know that it could…
It’s time to salute the Cucurbits—that family of plants that includes pumpkins and squash. It’s a large family, with more than 900 members including winter…
As the leaves fall, the structure of a garden emerges again. Elements such as walks, walls, seating and decorative pieces stand out as plants move…
It’s been a warm autumn, but with frost having hit most of the state and leaves turning (and falling!) rapidly, we cannot deny that fall…
It seems we write about planting bulbs in fall every year, and there’s a reason for that. Even if you have a good display of…
I tour a lot of gardens in the summer, and sometimes, you just keep noticing the same plant showing up in one beautiful garden after…
This book review originally appeared in the May/June issue of Northern Gardener magazine. Don’t reach for Planting in a Post-Wild World if you’re looking for reassuring…
The fall season seems to be growing longer in Minnesota the past few years, with some parts of the Twin Cities not experiencing frost until…
According to the color watchers in Minnesota, this week marks the peak of fall color in central and southern Minnesota. Most of northern Minnesota is…
Fall is a great time for planting. As we get past mid-October, though, the question is how late in the season can you plant? Many…
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