PLANTS
Amaryllis update
I just had to share a photo of the Amaryllis on my desk--I can't believe how much it's grown in the past two weeks since I potted it up! (I took this photo with my phone, so my apologies for the po...
Posted on 11/30/12 at 9:13 AM
Standing room only!
It's been a few weeks since I've written, the weather surprised me. After the first freeze warning the weather has been gorgeous and I have been working alot outdoors. Watering is taking up a big port...
Posted on 10/4/11 at 5:45 PM
Wild Iris
It is summer now, we have had summer for three whole days..and it has rained and rained. Finally yesterday afternoon we saw the sun. That has been our weather pattern, it rains for three o...
Posted on 6/24/11 at 6:05 AM
MDA advises consumers to be aware when buying landscaping plants
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is reminding consumers to check viability and cold hardiness before purchasing trees, shrubs and other plants for landscaping. Last summer, Minnesota state statute made it even easier for consumers to determine if a tree, shrub or other plant will successfully grow in Minnesota.May 02, 2013
Growing Green: Healthy soil, healthy plants
Yesterday, the redwing blackbirds made their annual return to the trees surrounding my home, sending my puppy into insane barking, jumping, and twirling fits!By Robin Trott, U of M Extension Educator , April 24, 2013
Bursting with spring splendor
By Amy Chaffins , February 22, 2013
Growing Green: Try orange plants to brighten your garden
By Robin Trott, U of M Extension Educator , January 16, 2013
Growing Green: Indoor gardening - Try growing these plants
The killing frost hit our flowers hard, and our growing season is officially over. With a sigh of relief, I look forward to the quieter days of garden planning and placing our seed orders for next year.By Robin Trott, U of M Extension Educator , October 31, 2012
Photo of the Week: Painter's palette
July 06, 2012
Garden Club to hold plant sale
The Alexandria Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 19 at 8 a.m.May 16, 2012
Growing Green - Healthy soil equals healthy plants
Spring has sprung (albeit the sudden onset of April snow) and many gardeners have asked what chores they can accomplish in their yards and gardens prior to spring planting. One of the top springtime questions I often get is how and when should fertilizer be applied. It is a difficult question to answer without information on the soils in the garden or lawn.By Robin Trott, U of M Extension educator , April 25, 2012
Ag department offers tips for landscaping purchases
Already this spring, MDA nursery inspectors have found dead and damaged packaged plants in some Minnesota stores.By Staff Report , April 30, 2011
Plants that add winter interest
This morning I was met by deeply piled drifts of snow covering every surface across which I had intended to walk.By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , February 02, 2011
Prairie Biomass Harvest Field Days highlight biofuel research
A series of three field days will be held this fall to discuss and demonstrate the harvesting of native prairie plants for renewable energy.By Staff Report , October 03, 2010
What's wrong with my plant?
This summer’s weather has been so strange: hot and dry, cool and wet, and every combination in between.By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , August 04, 2010
Advice for gardeners: Not yet
By Celeste Beam , April 28, 2010
Spring into gardening: dividing perennials
The early spring weather has beckoned like the mythical Sirens, and I am lured to my perennial beds. The frost has left the ground, and the first few early perennials have begun to grow.April 07, 2010
Tips for growing winter plants
The spring garden catalogs have been filling my mailbox, and I am always impressed by the pictures of perennial borders filled to bursting with beautiful plants.By By Robin Trott, Extension Educator , January 13, 2010
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