If your seedlings look a little off this year, it’s not a failure, it’s just the season we’re in.
Whether you’re choosing a gift, planting something meaningful, or planning a garden activity together, here are fresh ideas for 2026.
Join the University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners for their annual plant sale on May 16 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Farmers Market held at Big Ole Park! Discover plants selected just for Minnesota gardens and stop by the Ask a Master Gardener booth for personalized, expert advice.
Spring is a recovery season, not a renovation season. Lawns that are lightly cleaned up and left alone often outperform those that are heavily “worked.” Patience now pays off all summer long.
Successful gardening starts with good timing. With wide temperature swings, late frosts, and a short growing season, planting based on soil temperature, air temperature, and crop type is far more reliable than following the calendar alone.
Seed potatoes are now available for purchase in area stores. Even if your garden is still a soggy mess, you can grab a bag of seed potatoes and start planning your garden.
These pure white, trumpet-shaped flowers became symbols of hope and renewal. If you purchased or were gifted one of these early spring favorites, a little care will help it look good well beyond Easter.
Subtle and spectacular signs of spring are showing up right now.
If you’ve spent any time around the Douglas County Master Gardener Program over the past two decades, chances are you’ve crossed paths with Lewis Struthers.
Congratulations, Lewis, and thank you for making Douglas County a more vibrant, informed, and wonderfully bee friendly place.