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We are getting toward the end of the gardening season, but there is still time to re-do a bed or undertake another garden renewal project….
Late September and early October are the perfect time to plant bulbs for spring bloom, and while the weather will be cooler this week, it’s…
Viburnum is a lovely group of shrubs year-round, but my appreciation for them always soars in fall. That’s when the bright red berries of American…
I’ve been to several garden tours over the past couple of weeks and one plant that looks fantastic in every garden is bee balm (Monarda)….
Last week, about 100 eager gardeners and supporters of the Minnesota Horticultural Society descended on Marge Hols’ gorgeous St. Paul garden. The occasion was the…
Martagon season has arrived. Every year about this time — mid June to the later part of the month, the Martagon lilies bloom in all…
Some time ago, a blog reader asked us to suggest ornamental grasses for Minnesota gardens. Since parts of Minnesota were once part of the “sea…
It seemingly happens overnight. Every year, crabapple season in Minnesota bursts on scene with a vengeance as the bare branches of flowering crabs are suddenly…
We’ve had some beautiful weekends for gardening so far this May, and with the middle of the month here, more and more of the spring…
Mother’s Day weekend is the traditional start of the plant shopping season. While this weekend’s weather may be unsettled, it won’t be cold. (And, we…
One of the garden trends we’re hearing about for 2014 is the greater use of woody plants — shrubs and trees — in containers. Using…
If you start seeds indoors, you’ve probably read the phrase, “when the seedling has a set of true leaves….” or something to that effect. What…
While many gardeners enjoy starting vegetables from seed, starting annuals from seed is fun and easy, too. Some tender annuals—zinnias, marigolds, calendulas, salvias, cosmos, morning…
One of the new plants on the “runway” during the 2014 Spring at the Inn event last week was a new magnolia from Bailey’s Nurseries…
This past weekend, I was able to hear Northern Gardener columnist Eric Johnson talk about garden design and inexpensive, do-it-yourself projects that bring drama to…
Frankly, I’d rather be in Florida right now — and I’m sure many Minnesotans feel the same way. 2014 is likely to go into the…
Some problems seem so big and complicated that you almost give up on doing anything about them. Please, don’t give up on pollinators, whether it’s…
For many gardeners, the ideal yard is relaxing, beautiful, relatively low maintenance and good for the Earth. Douglas Owens-Pike has been creating this kind of…
This originally appeared in the January/February issue of Northern Gardener. In Five-Plant Gardens, 52 Ways to Grow a Perennial Garden with Just Five Plants, Nancy…
Winter sowing perennials has been around for several years now, and is a great way to start native plants or a lot of plants without…
What inspires your garden designs? The garden you grew up with? A garden you’ve visited in stories or real life? Mary Hockenberry Meyer, grass guru…
One of the most popular talks at last week’s Northern Green Expo was on weedless gardening, given by author, scientist and occasional Northern Gardener contributor,…
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