Gardening

How to grow Roses

August 23, 2013 Tom McKusick 0

Modern Blush shrub rose at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. There have been volumes written on how to grow roses, but for most home gardeners the rules […]

Does Straw Bale Gardening Really Work?

August 8, 2013 Dan Ashbach 0

In late June we did an article on Straw Bale Gardening. We published it on Hometalk and it generated a lot of comments and quite […]

The Ups and Downs of Growing Melons

August 5, 2013 Chris 0

The ups and downs of growing melons I was so sad to find my lone watermelon had a big crack in it. I have heard […]

Tips for growing Daylilies

July 24, 2013 Dan Ashbach 5

One of the backbone plants of our garden is the daylily. They are hardy and easy to grow. The number of varieties is constantly expanding. […]

Hostas – A collector plant for Northern gardens

July 15, 2013 Tom McKusick 0

Hostas This large garden uses hosta as a back-bone plant. If ever there was a collector plant for northern gardens, hosta would be it. We […]

Tips for growing Hydrangea

July 8, 2013 Dan Ashbach 37

Tips for growing Hydrangea Hydrangea are one of my favorite shrubs. I ran across a great article on taking care of them at the Farmers […]

Tips for growing beautiful Lilies

July 5, 2013 Dan Ashbach 1

How can you not like Lilies? They provide lots of color and texture to your garden. If you plant several types of lilies, you will […]

Harvesting and Preserving Herbs

June 30, 2013 Anna Linder 0

HARVESTING & PRESERVING HERBS JUN252013 If you have herbs growing like crazy but just can’t use them fast enough, you are not alone! Try these […]

Straw Bale Gardening

June 25, 2013 Tom McKusick 6

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 […]

Gardens of Dan330 – 6/17/13

June 17, 2013 Dan Ashbach 1

After a long winter and a nearly non-existent spring, our gardens are slowly coming back to life. Most of the perennials that survived our goofy […]

Tips on growing lilacs

June 12, 2013 Tom McKusick 0

How to Grow Lilacs A guest blog by our friends at The Northern Gardener.org. With their lush blooms and deeply floral fragrance, lilacs are a […]

Hardy Roses

June 6, 2013 Tom McKusick 0

This is a guest blog from the Northern Gardener.org. ‘William Baffin’ is a climbing rose from the Canadian Explorer series. While many Minnesotans grow hybrid […]