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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
THE DIRT: THE REAL DIRT ON GARDENING FROM A MASTER GARDENER IN MOORHEAD, MINNESOTA Thwarted plans
I had such big plans. Well, ok, not big. But firmly cemented in my mind. I have such a huge list of garden chores to be completed in the next two weeks, that I figured I'd better not wait to start un...
Posted on 5/16/13 at 3:46 PM
EH? PLUS Grow Congdon Park school garden
Congdon Park Elementary School is in the running for a Seeds of Change grant that will help support its community-based garden. The voting takes place on Facebook. If the school is among the top 50 i...
Posted on 4/27/13 at 12:00 AM
ROSE'S PIN-TESTS Made it Myself Monday 13: Basket Garden
Spring is here! Or so the weather man is promising... To top it all off, it's also Earth Day. So, to celebrate, I'm trying out a garden project! These instructions are for an apartment patio about ei...
Posted on 4/22/13 at 9:01 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF HOCKEY Tragedy: when hockey both loses and gains importance
When tragedy strikes our nation like it did this week in Boston, all of a sudden sports don't matter as much anymore. Though we still want our teams to win, tragedy puts sports in perspective by showi...
Posted on 4/18/13 at 2:14 PM
PRAIRIE GARDENER: Cherry trees are a gift from Japan that keeps on giving 
After a century, a diplomatic gift from Japan continues to flourish in our nation’s capital. We are talking about the famed Japanese flowering cherry trees, which bring their beauty each spring to the Tidal Basin and surrounding areas.
By Darrel Koehler , May 26, 2012
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PRAIRIE GARDENER: Garden tomatoes are a summer treasure
There’s nothing quite like a plump, juicy summer-ripened tomato from the garden. While the first tomato always is slow to ripen, we usually end up with abundance of these luscious red orbs of summer by late August. Then all too soon, Jack Frost comes and the curtain falls on another tomato season.
By Darrel Koehler , May 19, 2012
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PRAIRIE GARDENER: Wisconsin botanical garden is a beauty
Beauty, inspiration and education are terms that can be used to describe the Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Wisconsin’s capital city. On a recent bus tour, the Prairie Gardener along with 49 others from this region who were headed back home from an East Coast break with Judy’s Leisure Tours of Fargo, had a chance to visit both the outdoor and indoor gardens. With stormy weather possible that day, the choices ensured at least one venue would work.
By Darrel Koehler , May 12, 2012
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Former New Yorker brings Central Park to North Dakota
Stevie Famulari has brought a bit of Central Park to North Dakota. The 40-year-old Famulari, a native New Yorker who moved to Fargo five years ago, has created five park-inspired dresses out of living plants that grow, flower and reseed themselves. One of the pieces, an opera gown, has already died once and grown back. Each dress contains more than 5,000 living blossoms.
By Dave Kolpack , May 08, 2012
PRAIRIE GARDENER: Growing apple, fruit trees takes patience
Growing aApple production in Minnesota dates to the territorial days before 1858. When large numbers of settlers from northern European arrive to take up homesteads, they wanted to plant apple trees. But they had to contend with our severe cold first.pple, fruit trees takes patience
By Darrel Koehler , May 05, 2012
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PRAIRIE GARDENER: Gardening Saturday set for April 14
This week the Prairie Gardener will spotlight Gardening Saturday, April 14, which has become a tradition for the northern Red River Valley. Since its beginning about 25 years ago, it has grown into the largest horticulture event in this region, drawing hundreds each spring for an all-day session of classes and speakers.
By Darrel Koehler , April 01, 2012
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New plant species: Latin names required, but no longer Latin descriptions
Plants are keeping their double-barreled Latin names. But descriptions can now be written in either Latin or English. In the plant world, any step away from Latin is controversial, with some criticizing it as a travesty, and others heralding it as long overdue.
By Kim Palmer , March 07, 2012
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FACES: Florists have rosy outlook
Dozens and dozens of roses will go out the door of Bauer’s Flowers and Gifts on Tuesday, Valentine’s Day.
None of the roses, however, will come through the doors of the home of flower shop owners Kathi and Jeff Bauer. The Warren couple will be so busy selling and delivering roses to their flower and gift customers, they won’t be home until late that night.
By Ann Bailey , February 12, 2012
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New U.S. planting map for gardeners revised to reflect global warming
It's the first time since 1990 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has revised the official guide for the nation's 80 million gardeners, and much has changed. Nearly entire states, such as Ohio, Nebraska and Texas, are in warmer zones.
By Seth Borenstein , January 25, 2012
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PRAIRIE GARDENER: Besides classic orange, pumpkins come in green, blue-green and even white
There will be gremlins, goblins and perhaps even an occasional witch out on the prowl Monday night as we observe that most American holiday — Halloween. But while everyone else is out trick or treating or having generally a good time, the Prairie Gardener will be cleaning up his files for a five-month break from writing the garden column.
By Darrel Koehler , October 30, 2011
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PRAIRIE GARDENER: Bus tour of Vermont includes sights of fall splendor and devastation
What better place to kick off a visit to see the fall color than the quaint villages and rugged mountains that make up the Green Mountain state of Vermont.
October 23, 2011
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PRAIRIE GARDENER: Fall leaves and garden debris make for excellent compost
When settlers moved into Dakota Territory back in the 1870s and ‘80s, they couldn’t believe the organic matter content of the soil. Crops grew at rapid rates and produced yields that were astonishing. After more than a century of cultivation, soils have lost some of their organic material, but we can replace it with compost.
By Darrel Koehler , October 16, 2011
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PRAIRIE GARDENER: Grand Forks Horticulture Society offers gardening classes
If you want to learn how to grow grapes, do a rock garden or make a rain garden then do we have a deal for you. For a $10 fee, you can join the Grand Forks Horticulture Society and learn more about all of these topics, as well as others
By Darrel Koehler , October 09, 2011
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PRAIRIE GARDENER: Time to clean up the garden before the snow flies
By early October, most of us have lost some of our earlier interest in gardening as we hunker down for another long winter. However, we are forced to complete some garden tasks before the first snowflakes arrive.
One of our most dreaded tasks is to clean out the garden. We like to tidy up the garden by pulling out annuals and vegetables and to cut perennials back to the ground. This is called the clean cut garden. You also can roughly till the garden so the frost action of the coming winter will help mellow the soil.
By Darrel Koehler , October 01, 2011
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PRAIRIE GARDENER: Wet summer should produce colorful fall foliage
Maples, aspens and cottonwoods soon will be decked out in all their autumn glory. In fact, fall color conditions are said to be perfect for an extraordinary autumn display. This will be especially true in much of northern Minnesota, including the Arrowhead region and the north-central portion of the state including the Chippewa National Forest.
By Darrel Koehler , September 25, 2011
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