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Oh, the frustration of planting a container full of lovely new plants only to have digging animals make a mess of your lovely garden arrangements!…
Full sun is usually described as six to eight hours of sunlight per day. But some gardens may be sunny eight, 10 or even 12…
My daughter, the conservation biologist, gave me a packet of American Lotus seeds for Christmas. A native of shallow lakes, ponds, quiet streams and backwaters…
The Minnesota Horticultural Society (MSHS) is on a mission to transform food insecurity into food abundance through the power of urban gardening, fueled by a…
Do you have a partially shady garden, with patches of bright sun here and there? Do the sunny spots shift throughout the growing season and…
Is there a spot in your garden where you’d like a plant with height and presence? The Silphiums might meet your needs. While they’re big,…
Spring is here! Central Minnesota’s two-year drought has recently all but come to an end with some glorious rainfall. It’s wonderful to see the way…
Forests of the northern Midwest offer more than just a beautiful environment—they also represent an opportunity for small-scale food foraging. Not only is foraging fun…
This post supplements Kathy Purdy’s Silver Laurel Media Award-winning article about rambler roses from the Summer 2024 issue of Northern Gardener magazine. Members enjoy free…
If you want a productive home garden, add nourishing compost, preferably homegrown. Judith Anthony, whose unusual raspberry trellising system is profiled in the Spring 2024…
The standard advice among fashionistas is to invest in classic clothing basics, such as jackets and pants, and indulge in trends on less expensive items…
Gardening in the north is rewarding but challenging—summer days are long and warm, but there aren’t always enough of them to accommodate all our gardening…
Many of us Minnesota gardeners grew up and grew old visiting the annual spring flower show at the downtown Minneapolis Dayton’s (then Marshall Fields and…
Plan your next garden project in Canva, the free online design program. I love Canva. It gives the power back to the people. If you…
Asparagus has so much going for it, yet it’s sometimes overlooked by gardeners. Don’t let that be you! Asparagus is very hardy in our northern…
In this weird, Seattle-like winter, nothing brightens up a home as much as a lemon, lime or orange tree growing indoors. Growing citrus indoors in…
Many of the plants in your garden will never need pruning. An entire summer of vegetable gardening can go by without any thought of pruning,…
Seed bombs are a bit of a buzz word right now in the gardening world. Also known as seed balls or flower bombs, the idea…
With the winter of 2023-24 on track to be one of the warmest, if not the warmest winter ever recorded in Minnesota, what’s a gardener…
I won a copy of Marianne Willburn’s inviting book on tropical plants at a gardening event last fall. The author cheerfully signed it for me,…
I started making wreaths in the early 2000s, when Martha Stewart was everywhere (books, television, magazines). She was always making them with all sorts of…
It must be garden planning season because two different people recently asked me variations of this question. Let’s dig in. Question: I’d really like to…
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