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It’s hard to believe we will be in October by the middle of next week. This past month has been remarkably pleasant for Minnesota gardeners….
Our Northern Gardener writers and photographers are all very good at what they do, and many of them are also really good cooks. If you…
While this year’s tomato harvest is slowing a bit, I’m still pulling lots of yellow pear tomatoes out of the garden. You can only eat…
With many garden crops ripening two or more weeks later than usual, the frenzy of preserving and storing has moved from August into September this…
Our Northern Gardener publisher and noted tomato fanatic sent me this photo yesterday of his harvest of yellow tomatoes from that day. (I’m sure there…
The Minnesota State Fair is over, the kids are back in school and the sun is setting way too early. Despite the signs, we’re not…
One of the more unusual herbs shown at the MSHS Educational Display at the Minnesota State Fair is patchouli, a tender perennial that is often…
Culinary sage (Salvia officinalis) is one of the hardiest herbs. Though not 100 percent reliable as a perennial in Minnesota, growing sage is relatively easy…
The MSHS Educational Display at the Minnesota State Fair is particularly interesting this year for herb gardeners. We have about 30 different herbs growing in…
The MSHS Educational Display on herbs at the Minnesota State Fair has some great plants that can be grown indoors, outdoors or, as Nancy Leasman…
Here’s the long and the short about phlox: There are two basic kinds and while they come from the same genus, they are very different….
August is the season when prairie plants, including the many pretty purple prairie plants, bloom. We’ve seen purple prairie clovers, Joe Pye weed, anise hyssop…
Each year, dozens—maybe hundreds—of new plant varieties are introduced by breeders and plant wholesalers worldwide. It’s tough to figure out which are the best plants…
During several garden tours recently, I’ve spotted one of the few Minnesota-hardy cacti–Opuntia macrorhiza, which is commonly called plains prickly pear. It’s a native Minnesota…
Most of us think of community gardening as growing vegetables in a community plot. We love that idea (and MSHS has a plot in a…
Gardeners may be wilting, but we’re seeing the peak of bloom in many sun-loving, heat-loving plants. What’s blooming this week? Here are a few plants…
Each year, the Perennial Plant Association names its plant of the year, and this year’s plant is a beautiful foliage plant for shade, Variegated Solomon’s…
The better question might be: What isn’t blooming this Independence Day? After our slow, slow start to the gardening season, the plants are finally getting…
One of the easiest and most rewarding vegetable crops for northern gardeners are green beans. Whether you call them snap, string, shell or dried,…
There have been volumes written on how to grow roses, but for most home gardeners the rules are pretty simple: Choose the right plants for…
The better question might be: What’s not blooming? After our very slow and cold spring, we finally are getting some sun and heat and the…
The gloomy spring that seems to finally be behind us really drove home why it’s important to plant trees, shrubs and perennials with foliage that…
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