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If you enjoy a fresh evergreen in your home for the holiday season, there are a few things you can do to keep your tree…
At this time of year, many hosts and hostesses are given a poinsettia. With its bright red brachts (the flowers are the tiny yellow growths…
This post is an edited reprint from mynortherngarden.com, the blog of Northern Gardener editor, Mary Lahr Schier. Nothing says “Happy Holidays” and “Welcome” like an…
One of our MSHS Facebook fans requested that we put up a list of the 30 great plants for northern gardens that we profiled in…
Whew! We’ve made it through the month of November identifying 30 (actually a few more than that) great plants for northern gardens. We’ll finish up…
Globe flower (Trollius) is one of our favorite garden perennials because of its adaptability. It grows well in both part shade and sunny borders, and…
By midsummer, many of the flowering shrubs in the northern garden have finished their show. The lilacs, azaleas, spirea and fruit shrubs have mostly settled…
If ever there was a collector plant for northern gardens, hosta would be it. We have met many gardeners with 100, 200, 300, sometimes more…
It’s happened to many gardeners and homeowners. You plant a trio of cute little shrubs in front of your house. Three years later, you’re hacking…
If you have a rain garden or want to care for pollinators, such as bees, butterflies or other insects, plant Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum)….
There are nine classes of lilies, according to the North American Lily Society, and all of them are lovely. But, for northern gardeners, the two…
Today is Black Friday — so take a break from the insanity and the materialism, and think about a lush carpet of fragrant thyme beneath…
With the rise of mono-cropping (think acres and acres of corn, soybeans or turfgrass), many insects struggle to find what they need to thrive. Gardeners…
Whether you grow them for the stunning spring flower display or the tart fruits or the architectural interest they add to a yard, flowering crab…
While many plants are regarded as perennials, there are some that are decidedly more “perennial” than others. Balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorous) is one that is…
Last summer, I was visiting a friend whose backyard garden slopes down to meet the reedy shore of a small lake. Not far from the…
Every landscape needs a significant tree. Many urban gardeners seek to find trees that are smaller and more suited to small spaces, but if you…
We’ve written a lot in this series about plants for shade, such as foamflower, giant fleece flower and martagon lilies. But what if your garden…
If you garden with children, bleeding heart is one of the plants for northern gardens that is an absolute must. What child would not be…
Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) is a native wildflower of the eastern United States. It’s also known as wild columbine or Canada columbine and provides an early…
Serviceberry (Amelanchier) is a very hardy Minnesota-native plant that can be grown as a large shrub or a small tree. Sometimes called juneberry, this is…
Many gardeners in Minnesota know Dr. Mary Meyer, former interim head of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, extension and outreach horticulturist and expert in ornamental grasses….
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