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For gardeners on the east side of the Twin Cities metro area, Gertens Greenhouses and Garden Center is a mecca for all types of plants,…
A classic, old-fashioned flower in northern gardens, the peony has a long history in Minnesota. Brand Farms in Faribault had acres of peonies under cultivation…
We’ve gotten to the end of the month of May — and it’s been strange. Snow, heat, rain, cold — we’ve had it all. But…
This is a first in a regular series of articles on the care and maintenance of some of our favorite plants for northern gardens. With…
How wonderful is it when the spring flowering trees and shrubs are in all their glory? After this winter, it is wonderful indeed. So, what’s…
Update: This post was updated to correct the date of the Weekend of Fundraising. Our apologies for the error. We’re fortunate to have several large,…
What a difference a week makes! After an endless April and an early May snowstorm, the weather turned around this week, and the plants…
Tangletown Gardens in south Minneapolis is a haven for the design-focused gardener and undeniably one of Minnesota’s great garden centers. It’s perennially listed on “Best…
Just down the road from Kelley & Kelley in Long Lake, MN, is Otten Bros. Nursery and Landscaping, a large garden center, nursery and landscape…
Visiting Kelley & Kelley Nursery in Long Lake is like a step back in time. The 91-year-old nursery, which is on the old homestead of…
There are many great garden centers in Minnesota and our area is also host to an abundance of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms. Sam Kedum…
Editor’s note: We love a great garden center and Minnesota has many worth visiting. Throughout the spring and summer, we will profile a few of…
Editor’s note: The May/June issue of Northern Gardener, which is available on news stands starting this week, includes an article called “Extreme Gardening.” It offers…
I blogged earlier this week about Julie Moir Messervy and her concept of the “big move” in garden design. During her talk at the Carver-Scott…
Each year, MSHS honors a few of the many great gardeners in Minnesota with the MSHS Awards. You can read about these generous and talented…
I’ve been digging through my notes from the garden education days I attended this spring. These events are held all over the state and are…
Our extended, winter-like weather and delayed spring has changed the timing for planting some things in the garden that I’ve started indoors. My trays of…
Updated May 2025 In this previous post, we offered a few tips from Jackie Smith of the University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners of Carver…
Updated May 2025 What’s growing in your vegetable garden these days? How about trying something different—maybe Chinese cabbage or pak choi, spicy mustard greens or…
A Facebook friend who is also a garden blogger posted about the explosion in websites that help people keep garden records. I’ve owned many garden…
Each year, publishers release dozens of gardening books, many of which are useful or beautiful. At the same time, hundreds of cookbooks are published, and…
Gardening by Cuisine: An Organic-Food Lover’s Guide to Sustainable Living is the latest book by Patti Moreno, proprietress of one of the top urban gardening…
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