The Garden Blog

12/04/2025 Don't let the cold stop you from enjoying a visit to a local farmers markets! Many of our local farmers markets now hosting winter or indoor markets during the cold months, December through April. Vendors vary by location and date so check out the website for each market for more information. Downtown St Paul Winter Farmers Market 290 5th St E, St Paul, MN 55101 Saturdays all winter long from 9am - 1pm Link for more information Little Canada Indoor Market Little

Instructions for forcing different types of bulbs to grow indoors during winter.

A how-to guide for storing and cleaning garden pots for winter.

A how-to guide for incorporating a bee lawn into your home garden.

09/23/2025 “ Plants give us the chance to see the system in which we live.” (p. 289) — Zoë Schlanger in The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth The Light Eaters The title of this book captivated readers with the idea that plants consume light for energy and that examples of their “intelligence” are all around us. “Nature is chaos in motion,” the author wrote early in the book. When we view our gardens, the plan

Ramsey County Master Gardener Volunteer Program 09/06/2025 A Monarch butterfly visits a Ramsey County garden. Photo by RCMG volunteer |...

08/12/2025 “With nothing but stars and the river for company, she had time to wonder if coming here had been a mistake” p. 5 — author...

06/02/2025 “How we think ripples out to how we behave.” p. 25 “Thriving is possible only if you have nurtured strong bonds with your...

6/07/2024 Ramsey County Master Gardener Volunteer Program A monarch visits a purple coneflower in July. Photo by RCMG volunteer | Follow...