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As we dig out from yet another (please, please, please make it the last) spring snowstorm, gardeners can’t help but wonder: Is it safe to…
The March/April 2018 issue of Northern Gardener should be on newsstands today, and it’s a terrific issue to jump start your spring gardening. On the…
Now is the time for some houseplant care before the outdoor garden starts calling. Here are a few tips from houseplant experts.
Spring cannot be too far off, because the Minnesota Home and Patio Show begins Thursday evening. MSHS is once again hosting the Northern Gardener stage…
Minnesota gardeners are a fortunate lot. In addition to our own Northern Gardener magazine, which offers zone-specific gardening information, we also have a couple of…
Last week, we sponsored a giveaway of the new book, The Northern Gardener: From Apples to Zinnias, on our Facebook fan page. To be entered…
If you don’t subscribe to Northern Gardener, be sure to check your local book store, garden center or Lund’s & Byerly’s store to pick up…
Fall can be stunning in the northern garden, with ornamental grasses, sedum and asters taking center stage and complimenting the changing foliage of trees and…
While most gardeners like to plant in spring or fall, you can find lots of deals on perennials, shrubs and even trees during the time…
Garden tour season continues this weekend—I’ll be attending the Tangletown Garden Tour, which is a favorite among Twin Cities gardeners—but I’m still sorting through all…
It’s that time of the year when garden clubs, Master Gardener groups and other organizations are hosting garden tours. I’ve been on five garden tours…
Early May is the typical start of plant sale season across our cold-climate states, each one typically sponsored by garden clubs, Master Gardener groups or…
Fall garden clean-up isn’t my favorite chore, but it’s something that can be done in a bare-minimum way or more thoroughly. I know some gardeners…
Garden tours are a great way to see what works and most tour-goers come away from garden tours with ideas that they want to try…
I don’t look great in hats, but I almost always wear a garden hat when I am outside. Why? If you are outside a lot,…
Growing lettuce is one of the best ways to get a super early harvest from your vegetable garden. Lettuce germinates quickly and reliably indoors under…
We are in the in-between time for northern gardeners —still a month or so too early to be setting out pansy pots, but oh, my,…
If you missed all the great information from garden experts that we presented at last weekend’s Minneapolis Home and Garden Show, check out the talks…
Let’s talk soil, which is the basis of how well your garden grows. The ideal garden soil is loamy—loose textured for air circulation and drainage…
One of the complaints often heard about the big national cable channel with the words home and garden in its name is that it’s all…
Mini hostas, in particular, like the tight spaces of a container and can be very attractive on a porch, patio or stoop when arranged in…
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…
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