GARDENING
THE NEW FORTY The season of dirty fingernails - garden therapy 2013.
I have concluded that my mental health is greatly improved by a day out in the garden. Yesterday was my first real concentrated effort in garden therapy and in the few short hours I invested I was rem...
Posted on 5/18/13 at 11:16 AM
SENSE AND CENTSIBILITY 5 Ways to Beautify Your Outdoor Space for Less
Longer days and warmer weather have us thinking spring. However, when all this snow melts it may take some work bring your landscaping back to life. Spring might still be a ways off, but now is the ti...
Posted on 4/2/13 at 11:34 AM
THE DIRT: THE REAL DIRT ON GARDENING FROM A MASTER GARDENER IN MOORHEAD, MINNESOTA The year of the garden
That's what this is going to be. Or, perhaps more accurately, I could call it "The Summer of the Chores." :) I'm starting to get really jazzed for the coming gardening season--does that happen to you...
Posted on 2/11/13 at 9:36 AM
STAFF BLOG THE AREA VOICES COMMUNITY Look where I found some quirky and fun cakes - Areavoices Digest #86
What is this a picture of? It's a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, right? Wrong. Look again. It's actually a peanut butter and jelly sandwich...
Posted on 8/15/12 at 4:05 PM
TIME AT THE TABLE: RECONNECTING FAMILIES ONE TABLE AT A TIME Edible Classroom Begins
Want something educational for your child to do while you shop at the MitchellFarmers' Market? Our Edible Classroom is a 4 week session for children going into grades 3-5 from 10-11 am during the Mar...
Posted on 7/13/12 at 2:01 PM
Shotwell Floral opens greenhouse doors early with Spring Preview 
FARGO – Tired of snow and ice? Longing for the smell of soil and fresh plants?
By Angie Wieck , April 18, 2013
Interiors in bloom: Floral arrangements beautify indoor spaces
FARGO - Floral designer Abbey Malheim prefers living art for indoor spaces. “Flowers are just that little added touch,” she says. “When you see a well-done arrangement, it’s got impact.”
By Anna G. Larson , March 30, 2013
Growing together: Season heralds in new flowers, new column
If Easter is a herald of spring and new beginnings, then this is the perfect weekend to start a new yard and garden column and talk about spring flowers.
By Don Kinzler , March 29, 2013
Garden society hosting bulb-forcing workshop
FARGO – The Northern Plains Botanic Garden Society will hold its Spring Bulb Forcing Workshop from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 23 at the NRI Atrium here.
By Forum staff reports , February 04, 2013
Patents and trademarks: My plants broke the law
The intricacies of plant patenting came home for me this past year with a shipment of strawberry plants. Strawberry plants send out runners, thin stems on the ends of which new plants form, which themselves take root and bear fruits and send out more runners.
By Lee Reich, Associated Press , December 27, 2012
Digging through the good, bad gardening advice: Book aims to weed out often flawed tips, myths
Sometimes it seems as if there are as many gardening books as there are dandelions in spring.
By William Hageman, Chicago Tribune (MCT) , February 17, 2012
Cats, houseplants often make for bad mix
A few creative steps can prevent kittens from trashing your indoor greenery
Cats like houseplants, but houseplants don’t like cats. Or, at least, cats don’t do houseplants any good.
By Lee Reich, For The Associated Press , January 01, 2012
There’s beauty in bottles: Decorate ‘trees’ make fun gifts for gardeners
The decorative “trees” – with colored glass bottles for “branches” – are a tradition in the rural South and the Caribbean. But now they’re becoming a popular garden ornament in northern climes, as well as the subject of a forthcoming book and a recent front-page story in the Wall Street Journal.
“Bottle trees are the modern pink flamingo,” garden author Felder Rushing told the Journal.
By Kim Palmer, McClatchy Newspapers , December 11, 2011
A harvest of giving: Valley City State students help farmer pick over 28 tons of produce for food bank
VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Dan Faust raved Tuesday that he had a problem every farmer dreams about.
By Amy Dalrymple, Forum News Service , September 28, 2011
Hortiscope: Try to distract squirrels from spruce tree
Q: We have a tall Norway spruce in our front yard. It’s a great tree, but during the past couple of months, it has been shedding newer growth. We were told it was squirrels, but we haven’t seen much squirrel activity in the tree. Could the tree just be old? I would really like to keep the tree if possible.
By Don Kinzler , January 14, 2011
Hortiscope: Location no longer suitable for plum tree
Q: When we moved into our home six years ago, there was a beautiful plum tree in the yard. It didn’t produce fruit, but it did have lovely blossoms in the spring.
By Don Kinzler , January 07, 2011
Old seeds germinate new garden growth
Cooks aren’t the only ones who create leftovers. Gardeners end up with them, too – frequently, unused seeds.
By Dean Fosdick, For The Associated Press , November 13, 2010
University of Minnesota to offer master gardener course
The University of Minnesota will offer Master Gardener Program courses online Jan. 10 through May 6.
October 29, 2010
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