Book Review: Searching for Minnesota’s Native Wildflowers
As spring creeps up on us, eager lovers of wildflowers will soon begin exploring Minnesota’s forests and natural areas looking for rue anemone, hepatica and…

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As spring creeps up on us, eager lovers of wildflowers will soon begin exploring Minnesota’s forests and natural areas looking for rue anemone, hepatica and…
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…
The March/April 2018 issue of Northern Gardener should be on newsstands today, and it’s a terrific issue to jump start your spring gardening. On the…
About this time of year, the itch to start seed starting hits. Those late winter snowstorms send gardeners into their basements to find their lights…
Now is the time for some houseplant care before the outdoor garden starts calling. Here are a few tips from houseplant experts.
Spring cannot be too far off, because the Minnesota Home and Patio Show begins Thursday evening. MSHS is once again hosting the Northern Gardener stage…
Post updated May 2025. If you’ve had a chance to attend the Gardening Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, you may have run across the hugely popular…
This article originally appeared in the January/February issue of Northern Gardener. “Plants have been a great way for us to build relationships with the students…
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2018 issue of Northern Gardener magazine. The Minnesota Food Association (MFA) operates Big River Farms in Marine on…
Who among us has not accidentally planted six zucchini plants—only to be buried in summer squash come August? Or, harvested a huge number of potatoes…
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2018 issue of Northern Gardener. If you are interested in the Garden in a Box program, contact author…
Minnesota gardeners are a fortunate lot. In addition to our own Northern Gardener magazine, which offers zone-specific gardening information, we also have a couple of…
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,…
We’re heading back into the deep freeze here in Minnesota, which is the best time I know of to visit the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at…
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…
Last week, we sponsored a giveaway of the new book, The Northern Gardener: From Apples to Zinnias, on our Facebook fan page. To be entered…
Each year, new plants are tested at almost 200 public and university gardens around the country to help choose plants that will be labeled All-America…
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…
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