Holiday Fun at MSHS!
The garden is put to bed, but we’ve got some garden-themed holiday fun planned. We hope you’ll join us for at least one of these…

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The garden is put to bed, but we’ve got some garden-themed holiday fun planned. We hope you’ll join us for at least one of these…
The November/December issue of Northern Gardener included a lovely essay by Laura Schwarz on the month of November and garden gratitude. Here are some excerpts…
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of Northern Gardener magazine. “We want to feed hungry people in our community,” says Andy Lapham,…
We have some exciting news, both for me (Mary, your faithful editor and blogger) and for the Minnesota Horticultural Society. This week The Northern Gardener:…
This book review first appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of Northern Gardener magazine. Facing another Minnesota winter, it’s comforting to know that it could…
If you don’t subscribe to Northern Gardener, be sure to check your local book store, garden center or Lund’s & Byerly’s store to pick up…
Big congratulations to the 150 members of the Rochester Garden & Flower Club! The club, a long-time affiliate of MSHS, was honored Oct. 17 at…
It’s time to salute the Cucurbits—that family of plants that includes pumpkins and squash. It’s a large family, with more than 900 members including winter…
As the leaves fall, the structure of a garden emerges again. Elements such as walks, walls, seating and decorative pieces stand out as plants move…
Each year, MSHS honors gardeners and garden groups who give back to their communities in notable ways. Full stories about each of the winners are…
It’s been a warm autumn, but with frost having hit most of the state and leaves turning (and falling!) rapidly, we cannot deny that fall…
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2017 issue of Northern Gardener. In fall 2015, Sue Humble, the program coordinator for the Chisago County Master…
It seems we write about planting bulbs in fall every year, and there’s a reason for that. Even if you have a good display of…
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2017 issue of Northern Gardener. The Waite House Neighborhood Center supports the diverse Phillips Neighborhood of Minneapolis through…
I tour a lot of gardens in the summer, and sometimes, you just keep noticing the same plant showing up in one beautiful garden after…
This review originally appeared in the Hot off the Press column in the September/October issue of Northern Gardener. For those of us who are willing…
We have a variety of classes this fall to help you decorate your home for the upcoming season, learn new skills and get answers to…
Fall can be stunning in the northern garden, with ornamental grasses, sedum and asters taking center stage and complimenting the changing foliage of trees and…
You can’t miss the September/October 2017 issue of Northern Gardener, which is on newsstands now with big, beautiful, orange dahlias on the cover. The photo,…
Let’s start with a few facts about peppers: The second bite of a hot pepper is typically hotter than the first. Most of the heat…
In the small town of Arlington, the University of Minnesota Extension and MSHS’s Garden-in-a-Box Program developed a small but sustainable way to connect and support…
We always try to add new things to the MSHS demonstration garden at the Minnesota State Fair. This year, lead volunteer Mary Muellner and her…
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