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April is National Gardening Month, and while we don’t mark too many of these big days, weeks and months (hard pass on Squirrel Appreciation Day),…
Indoor seed sowing, greenhouses, cold frames, hot beds—you name it, northern gardeners have tried it to extend the season for vegetables and other plants. Today,…
There are plenty of tips from the past on seed starting that we cannot recommend anymore. Please do not heat garden soil in the oven…
Many of us enjoy amaryllis blooms in winter. Some of us even save the plants’ bulbs from year-to-year, letting them go dormant and storing them…
There is little else as satisfying in the garden as watching wildlife use the space: cardinals dashing in and out of oaks, skipper butterflies and…
Many gardeners have probably noticed that plants are shrinking. Tiny tomatoes have been around for awhile, but plant breeders have also come up with ways…
Gardening for pollinators involves using native plants, choosing pollinator-friendly herbs and annuals and leaving some plants standing over winter to provide nesting space and cover…
In an earlier post, we talked about ways in which northern gardeners grew plants indoors from the earliest days of the hort society’s history. Method…
That strip of land between the sidewalk and the street—the boulevard or sometimes, the hellstrip—offers exciting space opportunities for gardeners who want to expand their…
Snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata or sometimes Sansevieria trifasciata), is one of the easiest houseplants to grow, which explains its popularity in malls. It’s a great…
Nothing rounds out the flavor of a soup or stew like onions, celery and leeks. Northern gardeners have always grown these flavorful crops, which have…
Winter is the perfect time to plan and design your garden, whether you’re putting together a layout for your vegetable garden or a master plan…
Road salt and other de-icers are a fact of life in Minnesota winters, keeping ice from forming on roads and sidewalks. And, just as many…
Each year, the Perennial Plant Association chooses a “plant of the year.” It’s a great way to highlight plants that consistently grow well in gardens…
The Minnesota Horticultural Society was founded by people who wanted to grow apples and other fruits in a northern climate. But from its earliest days…
One of the joys of growing your own food is the perennial opportunity to push the growing season and try new things, even those that…
Collecting, processing and sharing seeds—that’s how 485 people spent much of summer 2021 as part of our newest program, the MN SEED project. We got…
Like a broken record, I’m always repeating this mantra for gardening success—the right plant for the right place. Re-creating native conditions for any plant is…
Winter is a great time to plan future plantings, and adding shade trees to the garden is something that should be considered carefully. We have…
American yew is not planted often because it is toxic to humans and animals, but for those who do plant it, it can handle all…
One of the easiest houseplants to grow, jade plant (Crassula ovata) is native to provinces on the eastern side of South Africa and in Mozambique….
At the end of every gardening season, I order next year’s annual plants for my regular gardening clients. I consider it a huge job perk—I…
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