decidious shrubs

So I almost titled this “beautiful weekend for yard work” but then realized it might not quite grab your attention if I talked about the work right away…but I will anyway. This weekend we are still awaiting rain, we have drought with out a doubt, meaning our landscape needs even more attention right now. Here…

30 Great Plants for Northern Gardens: The Complete List Combine great plants into a beautiful northern garden, like this Minneapolis garden. One of the MSHS Facebook fans requested that we put up a list of all the 30 great plants for northern gardens that we profiled in November. The list is below, but one thing we…

Its State Fair time, the great time of year when summer is coming to a close and school will start again!  In addtion to a bunch of  lifestyle changes it also is a time of seasonal change in the landscape.  Here are 3 things you should be doing now in your landscape: Lightly trim ( for tidiness)…

Have you noticed a lot of holes in the leaves of your trees and shrubs? Yet you don’t really see the culprits that are doing it? Here is some information from our friends at Bravo Tree Care about Japanese Beetle, the most likely suspect of leaf damage like this. Basic summary on Japanese beetle Japanese…

Brr it was cold this week! I was out covering my garden of tomatoes and was glad I did, as here in Minneapolis we actually did get a good frost.  And that is unusual for the first frost of the season, it usually hit the suburbs hard a few time first. So with that frost…