While it looks like much of Minnesota may experience frost later this week (and that’s later than normal), it’s not too late to plant trees,…

Here’s the long and the short about phlox: There are two basic kinds and while they come from the same genus, they are very different….

Each year, the Perennial Plant Association names its plant of the year, and this year’s plant is a beautiful foliage plant for shade, Variegated Solomon’s…

The gloomy spring that seems to finally be behind us really drove home why it’s important to plant trees, shrubs and perennials with foliage that…

A classic, old-fashioned flower in northern gardens, the peony has a long history in Minnesota. Brand Farms in Faribault had acres of peonies under cultivation…

This is a first in a regular series of articles on the care and maintenance of some of our favorite plants for northern gardens. With…

Editor’s note: The May/June issue of Northern Gardener, which is available on news stands starting this week, includes an article called “Extreme Gardening.” It offers…

I blogged earlier this week about Julie Moir Messervy and her concept of the “big move” in garden design. During her talk at the Carver-Scott…

I’ve been digging through my notes from the garden education days I attended this spring. These events are held all over the state and are…

The highlight of the annual MSHS Spring at the Inn event (other than meeting and talking with fellow gardeners) was seeing some of the new…

Yes, the thermometer out my window reads 10 degrees F and those winds from our sort-of blizzard of earlier this week are still dying down,…

Technically speaking, we are in a blizzard here in Minnesota as I write this. (There’s not that much snow, but the winds are wicked fierce,…

Don Engebretson, a.k.a., The Renegade Gardener, calls himself “the lone voice of horticultural reason.” That may be a bit of an overstatement, but Don —…

Yesterday’s topic was starting seeds for your vegetable garden indoors in trays or containers of potting mix, which works great for smaller seeds that you…

This is the first of a three-part post about starting seeds indoors. If you’ve never done it before, the main thing you should know is…

If you’ve decided to try starting your own vegetable seeds this year, you’ll find a lot of choices at hand—both for varieties available as well…

For me, half the fun of starting a vegetable garden comes at this time of year, when I sit down with a stack of seed…

If you enjoy a fresh evergreen in your home for the holiday season, there are a few things you can do to keep your tree…