gardening

Erika Svanoe picks a cucumber Monday morning in her section of the Gitigaan Garden near Bemidji State University. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

When Ginger and Howard Kalm moved to West Fargo 34 years ago, she was not happy with the backyard of their new home Ginger has always been a gardener, with...

Yard of the month was awarded to Chet and Kim Rehder at 644 Sommerset Lane for the month of June. The West Fargo Garden Club (Three Rivers) has resurrected the...

Once a Victorian staple and later disparaged, Coleus has made a big comeback. It has come out of the shade and into the sun with the development of sun coleus...

Since this past winter was so mild, it will be interesting to see how it has affected our perennial plants. I lost many of the spring blooming ground cover plants...

I had the opportunity to meet my favorite garden author at the Green Thumb Gardeners Expo recently. I have had Melinda Myers' 'Month by Month Gardening in Minnesota' for a...

The obvious value of houseplants is their use as decorations, but they also create coziness. There are scientific studies showing that living plants make people feel calmer, satisfied and more...

There is no plant that says Christmas more than the Poinsettia. It comes in vibrant colors that are just what we need to brighten up our winter. Although they are...