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The dog days of summer are upon us— and our plants. Although heat stress has always been an occasional problem plaguing northern gardens, only over…
We all know how handy it is to read a plant marker when visiting a public garden. How else will we identify the plants we…
how do we place shrubs and flowers so that they look their best? The July/August 2021 By Design column discussed eight options. Here are six…
Zigzag goldenrod (solidago flexicaulis) is one of the few goldenrods that thrives in partial to full shade. Most sources agree that it will grow well…
After years of growing hostas in the shady, challenging conditions at my grandparents’ cabin in Wisconsin—and watching deer munch them down—I reconsidered bleeding hearts. Are…
Illustrations by Taylor Tinkham Pro Picks! See below for some top rabbit-resistant plant recommendations from garden center pros and experienced northern gardeners: Expert 1: Heidi…
Do you think gardening is hard work? In a survey conducted by the plant wholesaler Monrovia found 39-percent said they considered gardening as their “me…
Colder temperatures means we’re stoking a hotter fire for cozy winter reading. Hungry to beef up your gardening chops for spring? Our Northern Gardener staff…
It’s the perfect food and habitat for jumping worms. Before you reach for those bags of wood chips or bark mulch in the spring, you…
As the onset of cool, autumnal winds pushes out the corn-sweatingly sweltering summer, we northern gardeners enter one of the most fleetingly beautiful times of…
Gardeners don’t need special shoes and clubs like golfers do, and we don’t have topricey rods and reels like anglers or a fancy bike, helmet…
One of the most important things us cold-climate gardeners need to know? Our plant hardiness zone. Cold hardiness zones are established by the U.S. Department…
Ed. note: This article supplements a larger feature on community gardening in the Fall 2025 issue of Northern Gardener. Learn more about how you may…
Snow is swirling, temps are far below freezing and the dormant garden is sleeping peacefully. This can only mean one thing: irrepressible gardeners in the…
My daughter, the conservation biologist, gave me a packet of American Lotus seeds for Christmas. A native of shallow lakes, ponds, quiet streams and backwaters…
Plan your next garden project in Canva, the free online design program. I love Canva. It gives the power back to the people. If you…
Many of the plants in your garden will never need pruning. An entire summer of vegetable gardening can go by without any thought of pruning,…
I won a copy of Marianne Willburn’s inviting book on tropical plants at a gardening event last fall. The author cheerfully signed it for me,…
It’s tomato season! Delicious tomatoes, sun-ripened and fresh from the vine—what’s better than that? Of course, any gardening endeavor produces questions, and you may be…
I like winter, okay? I like having a little break from weeding and watering and I love having a break from the heat. But, dang….
It’s spring break season. Maybe you’re on your way to a tropical location, or you have a trip planned later this year to a unique…
What’s your garden zone? Do you ever try to cheat it? I rarely do. Most of the plants I grow that belong in warmer zones…
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