As the snow melts and Spring arrives, many Minnesotans are ready to dig into gardening season. Jennifer Rensenbrink, a master gardener volunteer at the University of Minnesota Extension, is already ...

In May, spring flowers bloom in shades of bright blue, yellow and white for a few weeks until the weather warms into early summer. Virginia bluebells, trilliums and violets are a few of the briefly ...

We keep hearing about the decline in bee population these days. The University of Minnesota has a Bee Lab and they have some simple suggestions for aiding the bee population in your garden. A bee is ...

Have you read any good gardening books lately? That is a question I get asked often, especially during the winter months when gardening is reduced to daydreaming about the upcoming growing season.

A United States Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zone Map illustrates Minnesota’s climate has grown subtly warmer over the past decades, impacting what grows best. Local gardening stores are ...

Choosing cutting garden flowers in a rich palette of terracotta, burgundy, and peach – with perhaps a touch of cream – will ...

MONTEVIDEO — A cooperative that has been cited as an example of how the economic benefits of Minnesota’s community solar program can be provided to low-income and other residents is proposing a solar ...