Gardening

The first frost usually occurs right around October 7^th.  We’ve asked Mark Armstead from Linders Garden Center to show us what we need to do to get your plants ready for that first frost.

With the weather about to turn to cooler temps, your garden is going to need a little preparation for autumn.  Mark Amstead with Linders Garden Center is here with plants and shrubs that can replace your summer annuals.

Keeping your lawn and garden in tip top shape takes work and sometimes problems pop up that you just don’t have the answer to.  Mark Armstead, from Linders Garden Center, is the guy with all the answers! 

People aren’t the only thing that gets stressed out in the heat.  Your plants take a beating as well.  The heat that the Twin Cities has been experiencing can really take a toll on your gardens.  Mark Armstead, from Linders Garden Center, has some ways to keep your plants hydrated and cool in weather like this.

Taking care of plants can be tricky.  You might know that pruning your plants makes them healthier – but knowing how to prune them can be tough.  You don’t cut them enough or you cut them too much and it just makes them worse.  Mark Armstead from Linders Garden Center is here to give us a lesson on the proper techniques to pruning your plants.  And remember:  not all pruning techniques are created equal! 

It can sometimes be challenging to keep plants thriving with the unpredictability of Minnesota’s weather.  Mark Armstead, from Linders, has one solution for this that will make things a whole lot easier.  By picking plants that are native to Minnesota, will make your experience easier. 

Pahl's Market is a family-owned and operated business that was established in the early 1900's.  Pahl's is famous for its fresh homegrown produce but probably more known for its Garden Center.  Gary Pahl shows us what he calls his “spillers and thrillers.”  For a chance to get a $50 gift card for only $25, click here.        

Otten Brothers Garden Center and Landscaping is considered one of the permier garden centers and landscaping firms in the United States.  They offer a large selection of trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials, as well as a selection of garden and gift related items.  To get a $50 gift certificate for just $25, click here. 

With over twelve acres of Garden Center and a total of 100 acres of trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials to choose from – you are sure to find everything you want at Halla Nursery.  For your chance to get a $50 gift certificate for $25, click here. 

Hedberg Nursery has everything you for your outdoor living space.  They carry a wide variety of trees, shrubs, perennials, pots, and other gardening supplies.  For a $50 gift certificate for only $25, click here. 

Right about now you are looking out at your yard and maybe thinking…”ugh”.  Gary Pahl, from Pahl’s Market is here to show us some easy ways to make your ugly lawn pretty again! 

Last year on April 1^st, the temperature was 81 degrees!  We will be happy if we reach half that today!  Even though it doesn’t feel like Spring you can start growing your garden now by starting inside and moving outside when it warms up a bit.  Mark Armstead from Linders is here to show us how to get started.