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Now that garden tour season is in full swing, we thought it would be fun to do an occasional feature on some of the great…
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…
Have you seen this beautiful orchid on the newsstands yet? It’s the July/August issue of Northern Gardener, which features a story on the use of…
One of the easiest and most rewarding vegetable crops for northern gardeners are green beans. Whether you call them snap, string, shell or dried,…
The May/June issue of Northern Gardener includes a profile of Heidi Heiland’s garden. You may be familiar with Heidi from her occasional appearances on KARE-11’s…
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…
MSHS is so pleased to be part of the effort to put a new community garden in at the Midway YMCA on University Avenue in…
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…
Tomorrow we will be installing and planting a community garden at the St. Paul Midway YMCA on University Avenue in St. Paul. The garden will…
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…
Mother’s Day is traditionally the big plant shopping day of the year. But with our long, long winter, many gardeners still need to buy their…
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…
OK, so some of the blooms are covered with snow, but spring really is on the way and what better way to encourage it than…
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…
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