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Post updated May 2025. If you’ve had a chance to attend the Gardening Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, you may have run across the hugely popular…
This article originally appeared in the January/February issue of Northern Gardener. “Plants have been a great way for us to build relationships with the students…
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2018 issue of Northern Gardener magazine. The Minnesota Food Association (MFA) operates Big River Farms in Marine on…
Who among us has not accidentally planted six zucchini plants—only to be buried in summer squash come August? Or, harvested a huge number of potatoes…
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2018 issue of Northern Gardener. If you are interested in the Garden in a Box program, contact author…
Minnesota gardeners are a fortunate lot. In addition to our own Northern Gardener magazine, which offers zone-specific gardening information, we also have a couple of…
We’re heading back into the deep freeze here in Minnesota, which is the best time I know of to visit the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at…
Last week, we sponsored a giveaway of the new book, The Northern Gardener: From Apples to Zinnias, on our Facebook fan page. To be entered…
Each year, new plants are tested at almost 200 public and university gardens around the country to help choose plants that will be labeled All-America…
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of Northern Gardener magazine. “We want to feed hungry people in our community,” says Andy Lapham,…
This book review first appeared in the November/December 2017 issue of Northern Gardener magazine. Facing another Minnesota winter, it’s comforting to know that it could…
If you don’t subscribe to Northern Gardener, be sure to check your local book store, garden center or Lund’s & Byerly’s store to pick up…
Big congratulations to the 150 members of the Rochester Garden & Flower Club! The club, a long-time affiliate of MSHS, was honored Oct. 17 at…
It’s time to salute the Cucurbits—that family of plants that includes pumpkins and squash. It’s a large family, with more than 900 members including winter…
As the leaves fall, the structure of a garden emerges again. Elements such as walks, walls, seating and decorative pieces stand out as plants move…
It’s been a warm autumn, but with frost having hit most of the state and leaves turning (and falling!) rapidly, we cannot deny that fall…
It seems we write about planting bulbs in fall every year, and there’s a reason for that. Even if you have a good display of…
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2017 issue of Northern Gardener. The Waite House Neighborhood Center supports the diverse Phillips Neighborhood of Minneapolis through…
I tour a lot of gardens in the summer, and sometimes, you just keep noticing the same plant showing up in one beautiful garden after…
This review originally appeared in the Hot off the Press column in the September/October issue of Northern Gardener. For those of us who are willing…
We have a variety of classes this fall to help you decorate your home for the upcoming season, learn new skills and get answers to…
Fall can be stunning in the northern garden, with ornamental grasses, sedum and asters taking center stage and complimenting the changing foliage of trees and…
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