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Since our 150th anniversary in 2016, MSHS has been promoting Pollinator Packs for gardeners interested in attracting bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators. The idea…
Phlox are among the most adaptable perennials for northern gardens. Garden phlox stand tall while creeping phlox spreads along the ground. Some bloom pink or…
Sunday was the official National Gardening Day, a day to mark appreciation for gardeners and gardening in what is for most of the country mid-spring….
Munsinger and Clemens Gardens, a free public garden located on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, attracts more than 350,000 visitors every…
Vertical Vegetables: Simple Projects that Deliver More Yield in Less Space (Cool Springs Press, 2018) by Twin Cities-based garden blogger Amy Andrychowicz describes a variety…
Gardeners have long known the value of a good fence or hedge. Putting a barrier between your garden and the outside world creates calm and…
It looks like we are in a for a frigid weekend, which makes it a great time to look out the window and dream about…
This article by Brenda Harivieux originally appeared in the January/February 2019 issue of Northern Gardener. The Episcopal Homes of Minnesota in St. Paul has a…
It’s that time of year when garden prognosticators are laying out the trends they see on the horizon. The garden trend list from Garden Design,…
This article by Brenda Harvieux originally appeared in the November/December 2018 issue of Northern Gardener magazine. It’s one of a series of articles about community…
If you are considering adding a shrub to your garden next year, think about elderberry — a native plant with unusual foliage, creamy blooms in…
The November/December 2018 issue of Northern Gardener is on newsstands today, and it’s the magazine with the stunning photo of the black-capped chickadee sitting in…
With Halloween just around the corner, you may be wondering about the link between the pumpkins scaring the neighborhood kids and the ones in the…
Ginkgo trees can be stunning in fall. The broad, fan-shaped ginkgo leaves turn a brilliant yellow that is particularly striking at sunrise and sunset. Then,…
We got a question over on another blog post about whether it was too late to plant now. Despite our gloomy, cold, snowy (ugh!) October,…
As fall plods on and more plants start to brown or whither, the urge to “clean up just a little” is strong, and for many…
It’s a rite of the season — every year, we northern gardeners plant bulbs in fall. It’s a sign of hope, a joyful ritual and…
As we near the end of the gardening season, herbs become more precious than ever. By now, many basil plants will have been nipped by…
The weather folks were invoking the “F” word the other night — frost, which may hit the Twin Cities Friday night. The rest of the…
Smells are powerful, and the scent of popcorn plant (Senna didymobotrya) will bring you right back to the movie theaters of your childhood. This plant,…
Houseplants have so many benefits, especially for those of us living in northern climates. They reduce carbon dioxide levels, increase humidity in our dry winter…
Whenever folks walk into my back garden, they are shocked by the height of one plant. It’s close to 7 feet tall, narrow in stature…
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