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August always reminds me of picking raspberries for my grandma when I was a little girl. She had several rows of raspberry bushes in her…
I don’t look great in hats, but I almost always wear a garden hat when I am outside. Why? If you are outside a lot,…
Visiting the garden of a friend recently, I was just about to ask that question: Have the Japanese beetles left yet? The answer, however, was…
I have to admit it—any plant with the word “thistle” in its name makes me nervous. Canada thistle was a persistent weed in my previous…
It’s garden tour season, and I’ve been fortunate to attend several — with a couple more scheduled for later this week! What I love about…
This article originally appeared in the July/August issue of Northern Gardener. The Postage Stamp Vegetable Garden by Karen Newcomb (Ten Speed Press 2015) is an…
This article originally appeared in the July/August issue of Northern Gardener. It is one in a series of profiles of important figures in the Minnesota…
Last week, MSHS held its annual Garden Gathering and Volunteer Recognition Event at the garden of the Brennys of Anoka County. These events recognize people…
This article originally appeared in the July/August 2016 issue of Northern Gardener. The Daffodil Garden Club is a perfect example of multiple generations of gardeners…
That’s just part of what you will find at the MSHS Open House to be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., this Saturday (June 4)…
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2016 issue of Northern Gardener. The “father of the orchardists” and “godfather” of the Minnesota Horticultural Society, John…
Groundcovers solve a number of garden problems, from covering bare spots to preventing erosion to covering an area that is too steep to mow. While…
This article originally appeared in the May/June 2016 issue of Northern Gardener. Combining the edible with the ornamental has become the goal of many gardeners,…
This article originally appeared in the May/June issue of Northern Gardener. On property owned by Retail Construction Services (RCS) in Lake Elmo, University of MInnesota…
I hate to go all Elmer Fudd or Mr. McGregor on you, but I really do not like rabbits, especially in my garden. They can…
Nancy J. Ondra, whose earlier book on five-plant gardens received a positive review here, is at it again, this time with container garden ideas, each…
We highlighted Karl Foerster grass back in 2012 as one of our favorite plants for Minnesota, but let’s sing the praises of this striking, easy…
Depending on this year’s spring temperatures, perennials may being to emerge as early as the first half of April. This makes it a good time…
Growing lettuce is one of the best ways to get a super early harvest from your vegetable garden. Lettuce germinates quickly and reliably indoors under…
This review originally appeared in the March/April 2016 issue of Northern Gardener. Jewels of the Plains By Claude A. Barr University of Minnesota Press 2015…
Don’t let today’s cold and rain bother you. It won’t be long before we’ll be seeing the soft pink clouds of bloom that surround the…
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