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In late spring and early summer, many Minnesota gardens are abloom with iris, which is one of the easiest plants to grow in our climate….
Here’s a fun fact we heard way back in February, but is worth remembering now. When squirrels ravage your vegetable garden taking one bite out…
The July/August 2014 issue of Northern Gardener will be appearing in mailboxes and on newsstands over the next week. This issue captures all the glory…
Martagon season has arrived. Every year about this time — mid June to the later part of the month, the Martagon lilies bloom in all…
Some time ago, a blog reader asked us to suggest ornamental grasses for Minnesota gardens. Since parts of Minnesota were once part of the “sea…
Take a break from garden chores this Saturday and join MSHS for the 2014 MSHS Spring Open House. The open house will feature a variety…
The Minnesota Horticultural Society is conducting a 13 question survey of gardeners who follow the Notes from Northern Gardener blog via email but are NOT…
The flowering shrubs. The bulbs. Perennials. It’s all blooming now. Here are a few shots we took this week of favorite spring bloomers. What’s your…
It seemingly happens overnight. Every year, crabapple season in Minnesota bursts on scene with a vengeance as the bare branches of flowering crabs are suddenly…
Today, Mildred Hinicker Wieners will be celebrating her 101st birthday at her home in Hastings. Mildred is a life-long gardener who instilled a love of…
Having visited many magazine-worthy gardens and been on more garden tours than I can count, I’ve noticed that a lot of really good gardeners use…
We’ve had some beautiful weekends for gardening so far this May, and with the middle of the month here, more and more of the spring…
This article originally appeared in the May/June issue of Northern Gardener. As volunteers trained by the University of Minnesota Extension, Master Gardeners provide horticultural education…
Mother’s Day weekend is the traditional start of the plant shopping season. While this weekend’s weather may be unsettled, it won’t be cold. (And, we…
This review originally appeared in the May/June 2014 issue of Northern Gardener. If you are serious about native plants and pollinators, this is the book…
As we creep, slowly, damply, coldly, toward spring, the latest issue of Northern Gardener celebrates early summer — and who isn’t looking forward to that….
Many gardeners want to create pollinator friendly gardens because butterflies and bees add to the health of a garden as well as it’s appearance. Water…
Having the right features in your garden will help attract pollinators, but the gardening practices you follow will make sure they stay there and do…
Tuesday’s Protect the Pollinators symposium at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum included four great speakers on butterflies, bees, other pollinators, the threats they face and what…
April really is the cruelest month for gardeners in the North. It’s the time when we see all the damage that has occurred over winter….
It’s been almost 45 years since the first Earth Day, which will be marked tomorrow with celebrations, conferences and lots of educational events. One of…
Groundbreaking Food Gardens (Storey 2014) by Canada-based blogger and garden writer Niki Jabbour is one of the best books for beginning (and experienced) food gardeners…
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