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Flowers are traditional for Valentine’s Day, but a houseplant lasts longer and is a gift that fits many situations—friend, child, parent or significant other. String…
For the past few years, Monstera—also called Swiss cheese plant and sometimes mistakenly split-leaf philodendron—has been the plant on social media. All the influencers on…
We usually profile plants that make a great addition to northern yards and gardens. Garlic mustard… not so much. But this is a plant you…
Last year, when the City of St. Paul removed 33 ash trees from the two blocks around my house, they planted a variety of trees…
If you enjoy watching hummingbirds in the garden or seeing lots of pollinators on your plants, be sure to plant some annual salvias next year….
Ornamental grasses of all kinds look at home in northern gardens. Their swaying seed heads in late summer remind us of the prairie past of…
What winter-bound northern gardener doesn’t love a tree that grows indoors? That may explain the popularity of Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla), an easy to…
Walking in the neighborhood this week, I noticed the beautiful red berries of winterberry on several shrubs planted around the foundation of one of my…
Douglas Tallamy, the scientist who wrote the best-seller Bringing Nature Home, says that if you want to plant a tree for pollinators, birds and other…
There’s been a lot of conversation recently about the most resilient trees to plant in the North to endure climate change. One that is always…
June is the month of flowers, with favorites like roses, irises and peonies in bloom. But one of my favorite June flowers is Penstemon, sometimes…
Phlox are among the most adaptable perennials for northern gardens. Garden phlox stand tall while creeping phlox spreads along the ground. Some bloom pink or…
If you are considering adding a shrub to your garden next year, think about elderberry — a native plant with unusual foliage, creamy blooms in…
Smells are powerful, and the scent of popcorn plant (Senna didymobotrya) will bring you right back to the movie theaters of your childhood. This plant,…
Whenever folks walk into my back garden, they are shocked by the height of one plant. It’s close to 7 feet tall, narrow in stature…
Shasta daisies are one of those flowers that just say, “Summer.” With their white and gold ray flowers, standing upright above green foliage, they are…
If you’ve ever seen photos of lavender fields in Oregon or other much more temperate climates that ours, you know how delightful this perennial herb…
When the weather starts warming up and the gardens begin to green up, it’s time to harvest rhubarb. One of the few vegetable garden perennials…
It’s time to salute the Cucurbits—that family of plants that includes pumpkins and squash. It’s a large family, with more than 900 members including winter…
I tour a lot of gardens in the summer, and sometimes, you just keep noticing the same plant showing up in one beautiful garden after…
A few years ago, I was bored with my usual annual flowers. That’s when I heard about cleome, a tall, striking annual with a puff-ball…
I have to admit it—any plant with the word “thistle” in its name makes me nervous. Canada thistle was a persistent weed in my previous…
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