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Updated for 2025 “Oh, the lovely fickleness of an April day,” wrote naturalist William H. Gibson a long time ago. And, April certainly is fickle….
With nearly all children doing online learning these days, parents (and teachers!) may be looking for ways to keep kids busy and learning without a…
A few years ago, while researching my book The Northern Gardener: From Apples to Zinnias, I came across a wonderful pamphlet from the University of…
Summer bulbs are show-offs in the garden. They’re big, bright and colorful, and that’s what we love about them. Each year, we sell summer bulbs…
Aw, the Minnesota State Fair. It’s been a long time since the last great get-together, when we unveiled our popular “Garden to Glass” display, which…
Ordering seeds whether using a catalog or just perusing websites is a time honored tradition among gardeners and many of us have our own special…
Is this plant safe for dogs or cats? That’s one of the questions we’re asked most at the Horticultural Society. Fortunately, the folks at the…
Houseplants have been having a vogue the past few years, and about a third of houseplant sales are to millennials that generation born between about…
This article by Becky Grefthen originally appeared in the November/December issue of Northern Gardener magazine. Since 2016, Peace Lutheran Church in Coon Rapids has been…
By the time we hit November, many gardeners are ready to throw in the trowel—or at least, clean it up and put it away. November…
There’s been a lot of conversation recently about the most resilient trees to plant in the North to endure climate change. One that is always…
This article by Maria Brosofske originally appeared in the September/October issue of Northern Gardener. SLP Seeds founder Julie Rappaport began planting the seeds for educational…
Some garden tools are real keepers — they fit great in your hand and perform the task you want them to perform perfectly. This year…
Some gardens seem to ooze the sentiment “welcome to my garden” whether through gates, entries, welcoming pots or window boxes. After seeing about 40 gardens…
This article originally appeared in the Jul/August 2019 issue of Northern Gardener. Sometimes it takes a village to raise a garden, and thankfully, we’ve found…
Each year, plant breeders introduce dozens (maybe hundreds) of varieties of new plants. Some plants end up being garden all-stars — others not so much….
A knowledgeable gardener alerted us last week that he had heard reports that magnolia scale was visible in Minneapolis now. This insect has been around…
It’s that time of year where every trip to the garden involves an inspection for Japanese beetles. Are they here yet? So far, in my…
A reader contacted me recently about her very old (and very beautiful) American elm tree. The tree, she noted, had a circumference of 17 feet…
A few late tulips and daffodils are still blooming, but many spring-blooming bulbs are past their prime now. So how do you care for bulbs…
There’s no denying this has been a cold, late spring. Last week, I talked with a very knowledgeable and experienced gardener who told me that…
Since 2011, the Donation Garden in Long Lake has planted, harvested and delivered fresh vegetables to local food shelves. Growing vegetables on a little less…
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