Great Garden Speakers at Minneapolis Home Show
Wow! What a fantastic lineup of speakers will be on-hand for this weekend’s Minneapolis Home + Garden Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center downtown. MSHS…

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Wow! What a fantastic lineup of speakers will be on-hand for this weekend’s Minneapolis Home + Garden Show at the Minneapolis Convention Center downtown. MSHS…
This review originally appeared in the March/April 2015 issue of Northern Gardener magazine. With Epic Tomatoes, How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of…
The March/April issue of Northern Gardener was delivered to most subscribers’ mailboxes this week and will be on newsstands about March 1. This is a…
Thursday was the opening day of the St. Paul Home and Patio Show so I dropped by to catch a talk by Northern Gardener columnist…
As days get longer, it’s natural for gardeners to start thinking about seeds and possibly starting seeds indoors. In Minnesota, many warm-season vegetables need to…
The next two weeks are a great time to get excited about the garden season ahead with two major home and garden shows. Today is…
Is it too early to start thinking about your 2015 vegetable garden? Not at all!! Many gardeners like to buy seed in the depths of…
Volunteers have been busy at MSHS offices recently, packing bulbs and roots for plant sales and boxing books and other gear for the upcoming Twin…
Gladiolus is one of those old-fashioned flowers that is enjoying a renaissance. Maybe it’s because florists love them for bouquets, or because more gardeners are…
One of the complaints often heard about the big national cable channel with the words home and garden in its name is that it’s all…
Winter is a great time to learn a new skill to use in the garden, and MSHS offers several classes for folks who want to…
Here’s the thing about plants that become invasive: They usually start out as a plant someone loves. Buckthorn was hailed as a great hedge plant…
Mini hostas, in particular, like the tight spaces of a container and can be very attractive on a porch, patio or stoop when arranged in…
This review originally appeared in the January/February 2015 issue of Northern Gardener The Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms (Storey Publishing, 2014) By Stephen Russell Are…
Let’s take a break from the cold, the slop and the just endlessness of January to appreciate one of the quintessential plants of summer: the…
The article below originally appeared as the Growing Together column in the January/February 2015 issue of Northern Gardener. Education has always been a core mission…
Have you ever wanted to try starting herbs, vegetables or annual flowers from seed but not been sure where to start? Or maybe you tried…
We like to think every issue of Northern Gardener is inspiring (and they are!) but 2015 may be our best year yet, and we are…
With the New Year upon us, it’s time to settle in for the winter ahead. We can hope it will not be as long or…
We try to keep an eye on what’s hot and what’s not in the gardening world, and we’ve noticed over the past year or so…
If you are a gardener in Minnesota, you know you will have several months with your garden under snow or something like it. It’s time…
A nice glass of Marsala, anyone? Over the next year, you can expect to see more foliage and flowers boasting the Pantone Color of the…
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