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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…
Revised July 2025 Since dahlias are native to Mexico, it’s not surprising that they can’t survive our winters here. What makes them so popular with…
If you’re reading this, you have a special relationship with making things appear from dirt. To some, it would seem an odd obsession, but to…
The intensely seasonal nature of the greenhouse and nursery industry in our region means that many gardeners only shop for plants in spring and early…
My massive black walnut tree has behavior issues. With the help of hordes of nut-addled squirrels, it drops a mess of debris and stains the…
Some plants reliably look good in a northern fall garden. Asters, goldenrods, sedums, maybe a Russian sage and some grasses. Add a hydrangea with big,…
Resistance may be futile, but try these tactics for keeping squirrels out of your garden. I like to imagine what a squirrel real estate listing…
As the summer days shorten and give way to signs of fall, our mature gardens wind down as well. It’s this time of the year…
Do you have Japanese beetles in your garden? I’ve had them for many years now, and I’ve tried several solutions for dealing with them. I’m…
Here’s to fathers who garden. To dads who get their hands dirty. To papas with patience for impatiens. To old farmers who can taste the…
In 2023, Northern Gardener® shifts to four print publications plus one shorter email supplement. This is based on extensive analysis, feedback from member surveys and…
Note: This piece was originally part of a series on historical articles from Northern Gardener and Minnesota Horticulturist. Everything about tomatoes speaks of summer—their tart…
There are plenty of tips from the past on seed starting that we cannot recommend anymore. Please do not heat garden soil in the oven…
Road salt and other de-icers are a fact of life in Minnesota winters, keeping ice from forming on roads and sidewalks. And, just as many…
Feel that chill in the air? Your plants sure do! The season of morning frosts is once again upon us, gracing our mums and pumpkins…
There is something magical about seeing a hummingbird darting from flower to flower in your garden. Some mornings, I sit on the back steps with…
It’s been great fun to be on garden tours again in 2021 after a year off during the pandemic. As always, I’m learning a lot…
Will you be entering the Great Gardening Contest 2021? MSHS started this garden photography contest in 2020 when the pandemic forced cancellation of the Minnesota…
Like many gardeners in Minnesota, I’ve been discovering crispy, browning leaves on my plants; the new hydrangeas I’m testing, winterberries that have been in the…
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