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What’s your garden zone? Do you ever try to cheat it? I rarely do. Most of the plants I grow that belong in warmer zones…
Heart’s racing, hands shaking, you reach for the doorknob. The hinge creaks. Cobwebs stretch and snap as a widening crack of light seeps in, crawling…
Author Kim Roman says YES, you can. In her new book, How to Garden Indoors and Grow Your Own Food Year Round (Creative Homeowner, 2022),…
Native plant seeds are drying and ready for collecting! First things first, always get permission from those who manage or own the site or garden….
Revised July 2025 Since dahlias are native to Mexico, it’s not surprising that they can’t survive our winters here. What makes them so popular with…
Early October is one of the best times to plant bulbs in the North. These tiny, dried bulbs will bloom from early April until June,…
Bugs. I’m not generally a fan – I don’t want them in my house, my hair or my stuff – and it’s taken a lot…
In October, many northern gardeners’ thoughts turn to winter clean-up. But don’t scrub your trowel just yet—many plants thrive when planted in the fall, even…
If you’re reading this, you have a special relationship with making things appear from dirt. To some, it would seem an odd obsession, but to…
The intensely seasonal nature of the greenhouse and nursery industry in our region means that many gardeners only shop for plants in spring and early…
By late September, many northern gardeners are enjoying the fruits of their labors and maybe feeling a little sad that the gardening season will not…
My massive black walnut tree has behavior issues. With the help of hordes of nut-addled squirrels, it drops a mess of debris and stains the…
Some plants reliably look good in a northern fall garden. Asters, goldenrods, sedums, maybe a Russian sage and some grasses. Add a hydrangea with big,…
“Judging from the many word battles now being waged by the organic vs. chemical gardening advocates, it would seem that the gardening crisis of our…
A huge moth with a 4″ wing span lands on a twig a few feet in front of you. This Great Ash Sphinx moth takes…
A lush carpet of green extends in all directions at calf-height, covering what used to be a boring lawn space with a vibrant community of…
Resistance may be futile, but try these tactics for keeping squirrels out of your garden. I like to imagine what a squirrel real estate listing…
Hello from South Minneapolis, where we have finally gotten some rain and slight relief to our drought conditions. This month’s Ask the Master Gardener question…
Can it really be State Fair time? It’s gently raining and 63 degrees as I write this (my garden is loving it, though my tomatoes…
Rain gardens collect and filter storm-water runoff from impermeable surfaces such as building rooftops and parking lots. These surfaces often contain pollutants and debris like…
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