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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…
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…
It’s that time of year where every trip to the garden involves an inspection for Japanese beetles. Are they here yet? So far, in my…
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…
A reader contacted me recently about her very old (and very beautiful) American elm tree. The tree, she noted, had a circumference of 17 feet…
A few late tulips and daffodils are still blooming, but many spring-blooming bulbs are past their prime now. So how do you care for bulbs…
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…
There’s no denying this has been a cold, late spring. Last week, I talked with a very knowledgeable and experienced gardener who told me that…
Since 2011, the Donation Garden in Long Lake has planted, harvested and delivered fresh vegetables to local food shelves. Growing vegetables on a little less…
Since our 150th anniversary in 2016, MSHS has been promoting Pollinator Packs for gardeners interested in attracting bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators. The idea…
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…
As we get into the biggest plant shopping weeks of the year, MSHS members should double check the list of Discount Partners to ensure they…
It’s spring, and along with the daffodils and spring ephemerals, it’s a time when new books of interest to gardeners emerge. Here are four mini…
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…
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