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It’s late summer, and even though I’ve never been to your garden, I can predict this: it’s full of zucchini. If there’s one thing we…
As the summer days shorten and give way to signs of fall, our mature gardens wind down as well. It’s this time of the year…
Deer, rabbits and voles, oh my! Plus gophers and pocket gophers, moles and chipmunks, woodchucks and raccoons. The list of of four-legged pests that northern…
Photons of light race away from the surface of Sol at 186,000 miles per second. Penetrating the atmosphere, infrared light rays reach terra firma, bouncing…
This is an update on an evolving story about Rice Triangle Garden in St. Paul, MN. In the most difficult times, we know that art,…
Do you have Japanese beetles in your garden? I’ve had them for many years now, and I’ve tried several solutions for dealing with them. I’m…
Julia Brokaw, a Como Park neighbor and University of Minnesota Ph.D. student in the Cariveau Native Bee Lab, helped germinate over 1,000 prairie plants from…
During the interviews for the position of editor for Northern Gardener, the committee from the Minnesota Horticultural Society asked me how I would establish my…
Katharine D. Widin was the plant health columnist for Minnesota Horticulturist and Northern Gardener for 32 years, covering every bug and disease known to haunt…
The Slow Food Movement encourages deeper thinking around food. It links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and environment. When we reconnect…
Two years is but a blip in the life of a 156-year-old organization, but I like to think we’ve moved the needle more than a…
For the sake of the planet, we will not be sharing some of the tips and techniques recommended by MSHS in the distant past for…
July’s to-do list always starts with scouting for squash pests for me. Both squash bugs and squash vine borers usually show up right around the…
The MN SEED Project is growing almost as quickly as the hundreds of seeds its participants are sowing. A joint venture among the hort society,…
Planting for pollinators… the concept was just a blip on the radar a few years ago. Now it’s a nationwide trend, only growing in popularity….
Honey bees get a lot of attention and credit as hardworking pollinators, and we all understand the benefits of keeping a hive or two of…
Here’s to fathers who garden. To dads who get their hands dirty. To papas with patience for impatiens. To old farmers who can taste the…
In 2023, Northern Gardener® shifts to four print publications plus one shorter email supplement. This is based on extensive analysis, feedback from member surveys and…
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