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In Virginia, Minnesota, is a place of healing known as Merritt House. A part of Range Mental Health Center, it offers intensive residential treatment to…
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…
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…
This article by Maria Brosofske originally appeared in the September/October issue of Northern Gardener. SLP Seeds founder Julie Rappaport began planting the seeds for educational…
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…
Some garden tools are real keepers — they fit great in your hand and perform the task you want them to perform perfectly. This year…
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…
Some gardens seem to ooze the sentiment “welcome to my garden” whether through gates, entries, welcoming pots or window boxes. After seeing about 40 gardens…
This article originally appeared in the Jul/August 2019 issue of Northern Gardener. Sometimes it takes a village to raise a garden, and thankfully, we’ve found…
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…
Each year, plant breeders introduce dozens (maybe hundreds) of varieties of new plants. Some plants end up being garden all-stars — others not so much….
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…
A knowledgeable gardener alerted us last week that he had heard reports that magnolia scale was visible in Minneapolis now. This insect has been around…
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