If you are anything like me, you’re probably itching to breathe some fresh air and get your hands dirty this spring. Studies have shown that being...
Garden
Learn Some Secrets of the Flower
Summer conjures images of bold and bright flowers reaching out to the sun. The best part of summer, of course, is the flowers, but did you know that...
New Greenhouse Takes Root in Afton
An Afton family renovates and reopens Squire House Gardens as Horta Culture. Jill Livingston has always had a green thumb. Growing up on 65 acres in...
Pets Love Flowers, Too
Flowers are always a welcome gift! They can cheer you up when you are down, make gray days bright and make you feel better when you are sick—on the...
Gardening Goats
Afton-based Totes My Goats landscapes in untraditional ways. Goats. You’ve seen them at the zoo; you’ve seen them in the mountains out West; and you...
Home Grown
Insights from a self-taught suburban farmer. “If you had told me 10 years ago that I would become a chicken lady with a 3,000-square-foot garden, I...
Green Acres
Cabin-friendly plants and shrubs. Cabin owners know the drill. Head up (or over) to the lake in springtime for opening, plant the garden beds and...
Rach the Bookseller Recommends …
The Midwest Native Plant Primer: 225 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden by Alan Branhagen This is the perfect book for environmentally conscious...
New Growth in St. Croix Valley
St. Croix Valley Master Gardeners Association prepares for spring gardening. Like many local organizations, the St. Croix Valley Master Gardeners...
Bottled Up
Create a teachable terrarium with the kids. Terrariums are a great way for kids to learn about how plants grow, life cycles, water cycles,...
Hudson Home and Garden Club
60 years of helping and beautifying the city. Since 1965 the Hudson Home and Garden Club (HH&GC) has been a place for locals to share common...
St. Croix Valley’s Best Florist Shares Advice for Your Big Day and Every Day
Tips on bridal bouquets and houseplants from Hudson Flower Shop. The wedding date is set and everything is starting to come together. The two of you...
This Local Farmer and Floral Designer Team Up to Make Beautiful Bouquets
Floral designer Ashley Fox and flower farm owner Susan Rockwood are local and organic. The commercial flower business is about art and science. The...
Mulch It Good and Other Advice from One of St. Croix Valley’s Best Landscape Designers
Go green with less maintenance and fewer chemicals. Abrahamson Nursery is—ahem—a perennial finalist on our Best Landscape Designer list. And while a...
2019 Home and Garden Resource Guide
Whether you’re building a home from the blueprints of your dreams or remodeling a house to suit your family’s needs and wants, we want to help you...
Hudson Woman Shares Her Secrets to a Successful Garden
This Hudson garden is full of native plants and plants that are wildlife friendly, like trees and shrubs that produce nuts and berries for birds and...
