It’s important to plan ahead for the transition from spring to summer. If you wait until spring to start planning your summer garden, you’re much more likely to have a gap between your early spring blooms and your summer blooms.

Every year about this time — mid June to the later part of the month, the martagon lilies bloom in all their upside-down splendor.

A must-have for cooks, herbs add wonderful flavor and fragrance to cooked foods and salads. But they provide many more benefits that go beyond their use in cooking.

Toads are amphibians and closely related to frogs. Unlike aquatic frogs, toads are adapted to live in drier land environments.

Hostas definitely make the list of easy-care Minnesota perennials, and they make a great addition to almost any garden.

In recent years, butterfly habitat has been significantly reduced due to property development, pesticide use and climate.

I love sharing flowers from my gardens with friends. However, finding good “to go” containers for them can be challenging.

Poison ivy’s berries ripen about the same time the leaves turn red in fall.

It’s not easy and takes patience and love! Quick facts about growing blueberries Blueberries need full sun.

White flowers are a subtle palette color that works with just about anything else in the garden!

I love these annuals!! A favorite in my gardens and so easy to grow.

Five years ago few of us had heard of jumping worms.

Spring Planting Cold Weather Crops You don’t need to wait until summer to get your garden going.

Our team at Gardens by Lynn are buzzing about a new USA Hardiness Zone map that puts most of the Twin Cities in zone 5a.

Pruning Hydrangeas When should hydrangeas be pruned? Ugh! This is always tricky because there are different types of Hydrangeas and when to prune them depends

Did you know that broccoli, cauliflower, artichoke, and Brussels sprouts are rarely thought of as flowering plants?

Once your fall checklist has been completed, you can watch your mailbox for seed catalogs and dream about next year’s garden.

Only America calls it Fall It was originally known as harvest. In the 1300s it became autumn.

Dividing Perennials Digging and dividing your perennials is sometimes required to pretty them up, make new plants for your garden or to share, and to

Choosing Bulbs The first and most important part of growing a beautiful bulb garden is choosing high quality bulbs

What is Leaf Mulch? Like any mulch, it provides protection for your soil and plants.

When we think of great plants for the shade, usually hostas come to mind right away.

Powdery Mildew Powdery Mildew – Peony      Powdery mildew on peonies is generally seen in late June through September when temperatures are hot and the

Most gardeners enjoy growing flowers for the beauty they bring to outdoor areas.

Is an English Cottage Garden for You? By definition, the cottage garden is a distinct style that uses informal design, traditional materials, dense plantings, and

You can create a culinary herb garden by growing herbs in a Strawberry Pot which gives the herbs great drainage and saves on space.

Flying and Crawling Garden Pests Japanese beetles were first found in the United States in 1916, after being accidentally introduced into New Jersey.

Are any plants completely deer and rabbit resistant?

Coneflowers have daisy-like booms are actually made up of several small flowers.

Boulevard (Hell Strip) Gardens The area of land between the sidewalk and the street (the boulevard or sometimes, the hell strip) offers exciting space opportunities

Pollinators are Still Sleeping Ready to Get in Your Garden Beds? If you’re still wearing your winter coat, hat, and mittens it’s not yet time

Support Peonies are one of my favorite flowers, and the non-hybrid varieties smell heavenly.

Do you wear your worn T-shirt and pants or shorts that are so thin that your unmentionables show through?

Like plants, hummingbirds thrive when you meet their basic need for food, water and shelter.

Trees and Shrubs to prune in the spring BEFORE new growth:

Spring Bulb Protection and Care When the tulips start to emerge, your best bet is to spray them daily or every other day with a

These plants may cause a variety of adverse effects in dogs and cats.