You’ve seen them on Instagram: fabulous topiary or kokedama, lush patio pots, succulents or houseplants on steroids. Maybe you’re a container gardener with potted plants…

The July/August 2018 issue of Northern Gardener is on newsstands with a new look for its cover and great garden information inside. We’ve changed the…

Two articles from 2017 issues of Northern Gardener magazine won Silver Awards in the annual media awards sponsored by GWA: The Association for Garden Communicators,…

The traditional advice about ornamental containers is you need a thriller, a filler and a spiller. So you should look for a plant that’s tall…

This article by Brenda Harvieux originally appeared in the May/June 2018 issue of Northern Gardener. Last year, the Newport on the Move Community Garden had…

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…

There were a ton of great plant sales last weekend, but this weekend may be the biggest. These plant sales are run by garden clubs,…

Bonsai in the garden. Plants that thrive under trees. Gardening to reduce the impacts of climate changes. These are among the diverse topics covered in…

MSHS is thrilled to be participating in the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s 35th Annual Art in Bloom, which takes place this weekend at the institute….

Wow! What a lot of terrific talks there were at last weekend’s Minneapolis Home and Garden Show. The show continues this weekend and we have…

One of the best things about the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show is the chance to learn from pros, covering everything from home decor to…

We’ll have an abundance of great garden speakers at the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show this weekend, covering everything from permaculture design to how to…

This article by Brenda Harvieux originally appeared in the March/April 2018 issue of Northern Gardener. Some exciting changes for MSHS are happening this year at…

Russ Colson’s Little Book of Gardening in Northwest Minnesota (Create Space, 2017) is a spare, insightful meditation on garden philosophy, with some how-to on the…

This is the second in a series of reviews of new books by local garden writers. Straw bale gardening is a gardening method created and…

Gardeners like to work with their hands—planting, digging, weeding, watering, creating the perfect container display, sometimes even building things for the garden. To satisfy your…

This article by Brenda Harvieux originally appeared in the March/April 2018 issue of Northern Gardener. The Summer Food and Fun program of the Pine County…

Tickets are now available for the 2018 MSHS Spring Garden Gala, which will be held Saturday, April 27, at the Marriott Northwest, Minneapolis. This annual…

Succulents have been having a vogue for the past several years, as everything from bridal bouquets to interior walls have been covered with these water-wise,…

The January/February issue of Northern Gardener is on newsstands now and it’s filled with advice and inspiration for your 2018 garden. The cover story is…

Yesterday, we listed some garden gift ideas from our November/December issue of Northern Gardener magazine. Today, I wanted to suggest some options you might consider…

Each year, Northern Gardener pulls together some ideas for gifts for gardeners. These garden gifts are the kinds of things we’d like to find under…