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Cottage Grove Garden Grown From the Heart

Photos by Andrea Rugg“For me, it’s not about keeping things alive—it’s about keeping them beautiful,” says Myra Peterson, discussing the elaborate flower garden that...
two violets in a field

Powered by Flowers

Include these edible flowers in your meals for new summer flavors.
potted fresh basil

An Herb Garden For Repelling Mosquitoes

Grow your bug spray, and eat it, too
A garden shed with creamy stucco and red shingles is covered in lush, green ivy.

A Leafy Hideaway

Behind a mysterious arbor gate lies an exceptional and very personal St. Paul garden
A dining table setup on a brick patio in the middle of a backyard garden.

Landscape Architect Frank Fitzgerald’s Minneapolis Garden Retreat

Discover the natural beauty found within the lush and colorful gardens surrounding landscape architect Frank Fitzgerald's Minneapolis home.
backyard food forest

Backyard Food Forest

Increasing interest in what's being called “food forests” may inspire homeowners to create their own edible backyards.
Shovel breaking ground in soil

Spring Planting 101: How to Start Your Garden

I’ve been entertaining the garden idea for years. In our previous home, the purpose of the backyard was to give our little boys a place to run and play freely, and provide our friends with a gathering spot for burgers and cold beer.
A beautiful and lush, green garden outside a home exterior in St. Paul.

A St. Paul Garden Oasis

Take a tour through a St. Paul couple's garden featuring large specimen trees, a secret koi pond, colorful perennials & more than 200 varieties of hostas.
A portrait of Jackie Reisenauer, owner of Munster Rose, inside her home.

Owner of Munster Rose, Jackie Reisenauer, Takes Us Inside Her Home

Owner of Munster Rose Jackie Reisenauer takes us inside her home to show how her eclectic living space reflects her romantic and organic style.
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Amazing Spaces Places And Escapes Reimagining Treehouses Arthur JE Wren Birdhouse Art Shant Project Interior

Amazing Spaces, Places & Escapes:Re-imagining Treehouses at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum debuts its new, summer-long exhibit "Amazing Spaces, Places and Escapes: Re-imagining Treehouses May 27 through Oct. 1.
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Amazing Spaces Places And Escapes Reimagining Treehouses Arthur JE Wren Birdhouse Art Shant Project Interior

Amazing Spaces, Places & Escapes:Re-imagining Treehouses at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum debuts its new, summer-long exhibit "Amazing Spaces, Places and Escapes: Re-imagining Treehouses May 27 through Oct. 1.
Walker Art Center Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Spoonbridge And Cherry

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Reopens

The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden at the Walker Art Center reopens with an 19-acre expansion including, a native-plant meadow, more than 300 trees and more.
Lynn Steiner's 1898 red farmhouse is surrounded by lush and colorful greenery.

Lynn Steiner on Gardening with Native Plants

Lynn Steiner talks about her love for native plants, and how beneficial they are for gardens and pollinators around the world.
An open gazebo is surrounded by a lush garden full of green plants and colored flowers.

A Look Inside a Master Garden in Plymouth

Sandy Lester, a University of Minnesota Master Gardener, walks us through her beautifully planted and tended to garden in Plymouth.
Pine tree in front of deck and patio

The Japanese Way

Decades in the making, this St. Paul garden captures the subtle art of abstraction.

Watering Your Garden

To water, or not to water? Learn when you should give your plants another round, and when you should cut them off.
Back-Garden-Pond-Patio

Getting Our Feet Wet: Planting Zones

Tips on how to pick out plants hardy enough to survive Minnesota weather.

Determining Your Soil Type

A couple of easy tests you can do at home to help determine the soil makeup of your yard.

Fertilizer to the Rescue

Organic fertilizers can infuse your soil with essential nutrients plants need for continuous and healthy growth.

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