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What inspires your garden designs? The garden you grew up with? A garden you’ve visited in stories or real life? Mary Hockenberry Meyer, grass guru…
“A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.” –Gertrude Jekyll,…
“I love that the children would eat anything they picked from the garden,” says Lindsay Anderson, site coordinator at Lake Nokomis Community School, Wenonah Campus,…
One of the most popular talks at last week’s Northern Green Expo was on weedless gardening, given by author, scientist and occasional Northern Gardener contributor,…
The prairies of southern Minnesota area among the best places in the world to grow peonies, according to Laverne Dunsmore, owner of Countryside Gardens in…
Though the purpose of horticulture is all about control — asking nature and particularly plants to submit to cultivation at our hands — it’s also…
The Northern Green Expo, sponsored each January by the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association, provides a sneak peak at what nurseries and garden centers will…
Soup Night: Recipes for Creating Community Around a Pot of Soup, by Maggie Stuckey (Storey Publishing, 2013) isn’t a gardening book—though its author has two…
On a day when the high temperatures here in Minnesota will likely not get about minus-15 and the wind is making the garden look like…
School is closed Monday, travel is considered dangerous, and Minnesota gardeners are looking out at their shrubs, trees and perennials and wondering, “Can my plants…
We had too many tips to confine this post to just one day. Here are six more of the 13 best garden tips of 2013….
No matter how long you have gardened, there’s always something new to learn. Looking over back issues of Northern Gardener and items on this blog…
Finding gifts for gardeners who grow vegetables and love to cook has never been easier and you can find this practical duo at Mother Earth…
During the month of December, we’ve been featuring some ideas for gifts for gardeners that were published in the November/December issue of Northern Gardener. This…
Nature continues to inspire the stonecutters at Hedberg’s to make every piece unique. This year’s collection of wine racks is no exception, and the racks…
Sometimes best kind of gifts for gardeners in your life are living ones — the plants we all crave in the winter. If you plan…
During the month of December, we’re highlighting all the gifts for gardeners recommended in the November/December issue of Northern Gardener. What better way to celebrate…
During the month of December, we’re highlighting all the gifts for gardeners recommended in the November/December issue of Northern Gardener. Gardens should appeal to the…
Whether practical or whimsical, the folks at Pahl’s Market in Apple Valley have lots of ideas for gifts for gardeners. These holiday fairies are definitely…
Mickman Bros. has so many gifts for gardeners and holiday decorators. We really like this mini-Merry Christmas tree, which is perfect for a tabletop in…
Some gardeners don’t need or want more stuff. For them, the best gift is the gift of information, encouragement and inspiration. That’s why we suggest…
Your home’s landscaping can be attractive — and edible — with the help of Emily Tepe’s book, Edible Landscape: Creating a Beautiful and Bountiful Garden…
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