My friend Michael Janik, a certified arborist, is a fruit tree wizard. In his monthly newsletter for February, he writes that it is now time to […] ...

Minnesota has been conducting experiments to see whether planting pollinator-attractive flowers like borage can improve ...

If you want to see year-round color, you don't need to look further than your backyard. There are many native shrubs and ...

Spring is on the horizon and February offers the opportunity to sow lots of vegetable seeds indoors to extend the growing ...

University of Minnesota Extension If you traveled through rural Minnesota last winter, you probably realized some of the benefits of windbreaks and living snow ...

Sometimes by this time in February, the hellebores planted many years ago in a flower bed are showing buds, but that hasn’t ...

Make sure to cover sensitive plants lightly with straw or evergreen branches, and make sure your outdoor water faucets are winterized. Then sit back, make a fire and enjoy the brief winter wonderland ...

Some plants are meant to be left in the ground through the winter, and now that it's February and the ground outside is as hard as week-old peanut brittle, it's a little late to be planting.

Around Valentine's Day, consider this a botanical love letter filled with horticultural heartthrobs — garden companions that ...

Livestock producers who grow their own hay often find themselves playing “beat the clock” when it comes to harvest, knowing ...

This is the time to prune evergreen shrubs, but try to avoid formal shearing whenever possible. It’s best to allow shrubs to ...