The November Garden
The fall season seems to be growing longer in Minnesota the past few years, with some parts of the Twin Cities not experiencing frost until…

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The fall season seems to be growing longer in Minnesota the past few years, with some parts of the Twin Cities not experiencing frost until…
Fall garden clean-up isn’t my favorite chore, but it’s something that can be done in a bare-minimum way or more thoroughly. I know some gardeners…
According to the color watchers in Minnesota, this week marks the peak of fall color in central and southern Minnesota. Most of northern Minnesota is…
Fall is a great time for planting. As we get past mid-October, though, the question is how late in the season can you plant? Many…
Kandiyohi County University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners want to help gardeners take care of the environment, and their annual Fall Presentation Night addresses some…
This article appeared in the September/October issue of Northern Gardener, the fifth in a series of profiles of individuals who have influenced MSHS over its…
MSHS has been celebrating its 150th Anniversary this year, and the big anniversary party was held last Saturday at Tangletown Gardens Farm in Plato, MN….
Birdbaths are one of the easiest ways to add objects and ornamentation to your garden. And, they have the double benefit of helping wildlife. Like…
Don’t miss a chance to eat great food from Wise Acre Eatery, explore Tangletown Gardens Farm (where nearly all the plants sold at Tangletown Gardens…
This year, with the help of some great sponsors, MSHS offered a drawing each day of the Minnesota State Fair for folks who signed up…
We’ve posted once before about the upcoming MSHS 150th Anniversary celebration to be held at Tangletown Gardens Farm in Plato, MN, Saturday, Sept. 24, from…
We love our MSHS volunteers. Each one has a story — they come to gardening and volunteering for many different reasons. When Anne Lethert Smith’s…
Each year, MSHS hosts the MSHS Potted Plant Show at the Minnesota State Fair. This event runs during the first two days of the fair…
It’s a beautiful day to go to the MInnesota State Fair and, boy, do we have deals for folks wanting to sign up for MSHS…
The September/October issue of Northern Gardener is in the hands of subscribers and will be on newsstands in about a week. This is a special…
The Minnesota State Fair is a great time to join MSHS and this year, folks who renew their membership or join MSHS at the fair…
A few years ago, I was bored with my usual annual flowers. That’s when I heard about cleome, a tall, striking annual with a puff-ball…
As we get passed the middle of August (arghh!!), it’s time to consider whether to deadhead or not. Deadheading is the practice of removing the…
MSHS is excited to be cosponsoring “Eyewitness to Global Warming”, a presentation by world-renowned polar explorer, educator, photographer, writer and lecturer Will Steger, on Thursday,…
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…
Garden tours are a great way to see what works and most tour-goers come away from garden tours with ideas that they want to try…
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,…
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