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A green lawn without watering? UMN researcher talks drought-resistant...
Gary Deters is kneeling in front of a 3-by-5-foot plot of grass under the Lake Elmo water tower, just north of Interstate 94. The plot, planted in August 2025, is a dark-green oasis in a checkered...
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St. Paul home goods store to celebrate new location with grand opening
Rebecca Sansone, owner of The Mustache Cat, a St. Paul home goods store selling a mix of vintage, upcycled and modern home goods, talks about the items she and her staff create on Wednesday, Aug. 12,...
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More Twin Cities families using ‘cargo bikes’ to haul groceries and children
Patrick Stephenson is, like many parents, in a rush to pick up his kids at summer camp at day’s end. What’s a bit different from the norm: He isn’t driving. He puts Iskra, 8, and Zosia, 6, on the back...
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St. Paul parents embrace kid phones that work like landlines — and keep...
One recent morning, Grey Prohofsky, 4, of St. Paul, deemed his mother, Amalia, boring. It was time for a visit with the more fun Popop — his grandfather, Christopher Hertel, who lives next door. Grey...
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Plastic garden gear can add microplastics to the soil. Here are some...
By JESSICA DAMIANO It’s seed-starting and planting season, and that means it’s likely buying season. This year, consider not only the gardening gear and plants you bring home, but also whether they’re...
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Strawberry pots aren’t just for the fruit. Its ‘windows’ make for striking,...
By JESSICA DAMIANO You’ve seen them — those odd planters that look like buildings with windows and balconies on their sides. Maybe you’ve planted strawberries in them. Or maybe you’ve just never...
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Gravel gardens can cut wildfire and heat risks. It’s being used outside fire...
By JESSICA DAMIANO Unrelenting heat, wind and lack of rain can create inhospitable conditions for plants, as well as humans. But a simple change in mulch can help gardeners mitigate damage from those...
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Soil is the foundation of your garden. Keep it healthy!
By JESSICA DAMIANO We all dream of it: A breathtaking, lush, verdant garden that nourishes our souls and makes us the envy of the neighborhood. And to make that dream come true, our first thoughts tend...
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How to save money on garden gear with some creative recycling
By JESSICA DAMIANO With prices for many things creeping up this year, gardeners shopping for supplies might be looking to tighten their tool belts. Before heading to the garden center, take a look...
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Nobody said vegetable gardens must be in the backyard. Put them out front if...
By JESSICA DAMIANO If you’ve dreamed of growing a vegetable garden but your backyard is too shady, is paved or is simply too small, consider the front yard. Planned properly, it will not only provide a...
View ArticleA glossary to help cut through seed-packet jargon and confidently plant indoors
By JESSICA DAMIANO Planting seeds sounds straightforward and, frankly, it should be: Buy a seed, plant it, add water and watch it grow. But one look at the back of a jargon-filled seed packet can have...
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Scarification: The simple seed-starting trick that helps tough-coated seeds...
By JESSICA DAMIANO I’m currently dusting off my seed-starting supplies and sorting through seed packets from years past. Seed starting is an annual ritual for many gardeners, but if you’re new to the...
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Lakeville South students take fix-it service from classroom to company
While their Lakeville South High School classmates are racing to make their first-period bell, Ollie Sonterre and Telden Tran are likely driving to a client’s home to estimate the costs of a bathroom...
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Readers and writers: It’s all about family connections with two crime novels...
Two new crime novels in the authors’ series today, both including sons of mob bosses, and a look at the benefits of urban gardening in a children’s picture book. (Courtesy of the author) “The Boy in...
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Follow a Valentine’s Day bouquet from Bachman’s to its tearful recipient
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Brenda Drehmel logged onto Bachmans.com to search for a bouquet of flowers to send to Nora Gulyas, her friend and neighbor. After Brenda chose the “Tulip Town” bouquet, her...
View ArticleObituary: Gordie Bailey, 90, loved plants, hated buckthorn
Gordie Bailey had a burning-hot hatred of buckthorn. Bailey, the former president and chairman of the board of Bailey Nurseries in Newport, was “a one-man buckthorn eradication machine,” said Pat...
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Christmas is over, but what to do with the tree? These landfill alternatives...
What to buy, what to serve, which events to attend — December is typically full of decisions. Here’s one more for you to contemplate: What are you going to do with your Christmas tree? According to the...
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Deck your garden with boughs of holly, a plant rich in symbolism and...
By JESSICA DAMIANO, Associated Press No doubt you’ve seen your share of hollies this month — in wreaths and boughs or perhaps on holiday cards and catalog covers. But are they growing in your garden?...
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Como’s Fall Flower Show opens Friday. Here’s how to watch it bloom.
Staff members work to prepare the Fall Flower Show in the Sunken Garden of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul on Sept. 17, 2025. The Fall Flower Show will...
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The smoking hot return of bathing culture
“It’s completely changed our lives,” said Sabine Zetteler, a London communications agency director, who last year, with her partner, Alex Booker, an artist, built a kit sauna cabin by Polhus in their...
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