Scarlet Lily Beetle Infestations Grow
The usual summer suspects are showing up in northern gardens: Japanese beetles, squash vine borers, tomato hornworms, magnolia scale, brown marmorated stink bugs and, maybe…
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The usual summer suspects are showing up in northern gardens: Japanese beetles, squash vine borers, tomato hornworms, magnolia scale, brown marmorated stink bugs and, maybe…
Full disclosure: today’s question is more of a rhetorical one, but it’s one Master Gardeners are commonly asked. Is this plant a weed? The answer,…
It’s tomato season! Delicious tomatoes, sun-ripened and fresh from the vine—what’s better than that? Of course, any gardening endeavor produces questions, and you may be…
Summers are short here in the North, and we obviously want to maximize our garden harvest as much as we can. That’s easy if you…
Do you bring your houseplants outdoors for summer? Sending a houseplant to summer camp on your patio, deck or even tucked into a garden bed…
Typically associated with vintage farmers and haystacks, a modern pitchfork actually deserves a place in your garden toolshed. Similar in appearance to a garden fork,…
If you’re keen to help bees and butterflies—and as a gardener, of course you are—there’s a plant you’ll most definitely want to add to your…
Mason bees could be the most remarkable insects in the garden. Native to most parts of the country, they are quite passive; the males have…
Today’s question came to the hort via Facebook, and I sadly have personal experience with it. You’re trying to grow native plants and support pollinators…
I have a patch at the back of my yard where the ground dips to a low spot just beneath a silver maple tree. For…
Whether your goal is petite nosegays or elaborate arrangements, many blooming annuals offer a great supply of cut flowers throughout the growing season. Here are…
That was the craziest May in recent memory. I could finally get outside and into my garden and the to-do list was anxiety-inducing—especially since I…
We gardeners are always on the hunt for the perfect pots for our beloved plants. The hunt heats up in the spring as our excitement…
Sunny days! Warm weather! It’s definitely time to get the garden moving again. And while the warm temperatures of spring are busy waking up your…
Soni Forsman’s article on do-it-yourself tabletop water gardens was one of the most popular items in the Spring 2023 issue of Northern Gardener® magazine (available…
Bees are vital pollinators, and their role in maintaining healthy ecosystems cannot be overstated. In Minnesota, both native and non-native bees contribute to the pollination…
A brand new summer issue of Northern Gardener® magazine is landing in member mailboxes this week. If you’re not a member yet, it will be…
If you’re looking for a solution beyond fencing to keep rabbits and deer away from your plants, onions can help. Allium is the genus for…
When it comes to growing vegetables, peas just don’t get the credit they deserve. According to data from the National Gardening Association, 86 percent of…
Picture this: it’s early June, you have plenty of seedlings in the ground and forecasters are predicting frost overnight! Don’t panic. It seems like every…
Mother Nature is on her own schedule; this spring proves it more than ever. No matter when the blooming begins, the spring parade of color found in shrubs and small trees is splendid, and these beauties display in a fairly predictable order.
Okay, northern gardeners: tomato season is upon us and we have some decisions to make. We could plant our gardens full of Early Girl or…