This October, a longtime supporter and member of MSHS has challenged us to raise up to $5,000 to support the society and its work connecting…

Claudia West might be considered a garden revolutionary. With co-author Thomas Rainier, West argues in Planting in a Post Wild World (Timber Press, 2015) that…

During the Minnesota State Fair, Duluth author Pamela Fish Carlson visited our booth and signed copies of her new children’s book, Emma Bee (Beaver Pond…

Are you on Instagram? It’s the nicer social media, filled with pictures of delicious food, cute dogs and cats and lots and lots of plants….

This article originally appeared in the September/October issue of Northern Gardener. When 12 gardeners from the Pineridge development in the village of Cottage Grove formed…

Did you ever read the children’s book about the city mouse and the country mouse? I loved reading it to my kids when they were…

Have you had a chance to visit our Garden to Glass educational display at the Minnesota State Fair yet? We have lots of information about…

If your garden is overflowing with parsley and you love a green smoothie in the morning, we have an unusual option that is full of…

“Garden to Glass” is the theme of the MSHS Minnesota State Fair educational display this year. We’ve been offering tips and four special beverage recipes…

MSHS has a new look to its display and several new features during the Minnesota State Fair. We hope you’ll visit us in the Dirt…

Every plant has a story — some funny, some touching, some infuriating. In a recent issue of Northern Gardener, columnist Meleah Maynard wrote about her…

With all the rain we’ve had this year, there are some really good-looking containers in people’s gardens. Or, maybe you have an indoor plant you…

The University of Minnesota Extension service is looking for a few good gardeners. You don’t have to know everything about gardening, but you should have…

The garden tour season here in Minnesota is winding down, and I’ve probably seen about 40 gardens over the past month or so. One thing…

MSHS has long sold garden-themed T-shirts at the Minnesota State Fair, and they are always a big hit. This year, we have a new batch…

This review originally appeared in the July/August issue of Northern Gardener. In Creating Sanctuary (Timber Press, 2018), author Jessi Bloom interweaves gardening practices with those…

The July/August 2019 issue of Northern Gardener is on newsstands now and includes articles on a fabulous Japanese garden in St. Paul as well as…

We’re so excited to be teaming with the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum on a program called “Trending Horticulture: Advancing the Art and Science of Gardening,” which…

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…

This article by Brenda Harvieux appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of Northern Gardener. Former master gardener research plots at the Washington County fairgrounds have…

MSHS is pleased to welcome Maria Brosofske as the new coordinator of the Garden-in-a-Box (GIAB) program. Maria has a bachelor’s degree in agriculture and design…

The May/June 2019 issue of Northern Gardener should be on newsstands this week, and from its bright green cover to the special ads at the…