Garden Trend Report: It’s All About the Veg
I just got back (despite a really bad snow storm in southern Minnesota!) from the Chicago Flower and Garden Show. This was my third home and garden show of the…
Category Archives: Features
Update on Emerald Ash Borer in Minnesota
During the Minneapolis Spring Home and Garden Show, I stopped by a table with information about Emerald Ash Borer and other invasive and potentially invasive insects. The Minnesota Department of…
Check Out the New Northern Gardener Digital Edition
Northern Gardener has moved even further digital age! In addition to this blog and the helpful MSHS website, Northern Gardener magazine is now available in a digital edition. From now…
Why Garden? Why Save Seeds? Thoughts from Diane Ott Whealy
Diane Ott Whealy, founder of Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa, is a passionate advocate for gardening and seed saving, and at a talk at the Minneapolis Spring Home and…
Keep Your Plants On
You see a lot of fun ideas at the Minneapolis Home & Garden Show, where MSHS will be exhibiting the rest of the weekend. For instance.. Why Not Plant Succulents…
Why Buy Summer Bulbs Now?
Each year, MSHS sells lily bulbs, hosta and dahlia tubers and other summer-blooming plants at the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show. The show opens Wednesday and the bulbs and tubers…
Straw-Bale Gardening Gains Popularity
Gardeners are always looking for ways to make their gardens more productive. The latest trend is growing vegetables in straw bales, a method that resembles container gardening, except that the…
When to Prune Trees (and Why)?
Pruning is one of those gardening topics that has an air of mystery about it. When to prune trees? Why do you prune trees? How do you prune trees? Curious…
