Events from May 25, 2026 – May 25, 2026

How To Grow Your Own Bouquet

A horticulturist shares ideas for cultivating a cutting garden that produces beautiful blooms—outdoors and in. April showers bring May flowers along...

Explore the Sprawling Gardens of a Deephaven Home

Garden, Landscape, Outdoors

Retired landscape architect Barbara Burgum highlights native species in her Deephaven gardens. The 1905 Craftsman home on the shores of Lake...

Here Come the … Bouquets

Entertain, Noteworthy, Weddings

Happily, I was married in June of last year. As a professional gardener, I felt confident in creating my own centerpieces. Let’s walk through the...

Get Bouquets on the Go with GoGo Flower

Gift Guides, Noteworthy, Shops

Valentine’s Day is a rainmaker for the floral industry with $2.3 billion spent in the United States (2022) on flowers, according to statista.com....

Getting to the Root of Poinsettias

Garden, History, Noteworthy

In December, it seems everywhere you turn, you’ll find poinsettias. The plant has become a staple of the holiday season. Originating from the...

The Arb Shares Plant Picks To Add Visual Interest Year Round

Garden

Spring plantings can have a lot to offer in summer, fall and winter. We get it. Winter’s color palette can be a bit monochromatic. While we...

A Fresh Take On Valentine’s Day Gifts

Garden, Shops

Flower farm offers a new twist on the tried-and-true V-Day bouquet. Coming up with fresh ideas for Valentine’s Day gifts can become, dare we say,...

The Gift That Keeps on Growing

Garden, Noteworthy

At this time of year, we are reminded of family traditions—small acts that can grow in meaning with each consecutive year. It’s the passing of time...

Autumn Garden Guide to Perennials

Education, Garden

Gardener shares strategies on how to divvy up your perennials this fall. With fall in the air and winter creeping closer, the time is now to begin...

The Andersen Horticultural Library: Hidden Gem of the Arb

Education, Garden, Noteworthy

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is a top destination all year long, but, each month, it boasts its own unique attractions. In July, visitors can...

A Tisket, A Tasket

Gift Guides, Shops

Surprise your friends with a lovely May basket. One of the most charming, if not endearing, childhood traditions has to be the creation and delivery...

Wayzata Flower Boutique Makes Centerpieces as Easy as A.B.C.

Entertain, Interior Design, Shops

Arrange beautiful centerpieces with the help of Lilia Flower Boutique. The menu is complete. The table is set. It’s time to place the exclamation...

Rebel Girl Floral Arranges ‘Flowers for the Wild at Heart’

Arts, Shops

This local florist never makes the same arrangement twice and offers florals for any occasion. If you’ve seen it once, you won’t see it twice. With...

The Story of Swenson Gardens, the World’s Largest Chemical-free Peony Farm

Garden

Becky and Keith Swenson grow acres of blooms on their Wright County farm. The story of Swenson Gardens began with a passion for peonies. Wright...

Meet the Mysterious Cousin of the Minnesota State Flower

Noteworthy, Outdoors

Columnist Anne Marie Ruff Grewal ruminates on another woodland orchid. The Minnesota state flower, the lady’s slipper, is an orchid. But woodland...

Spring Park Woman Operates Organic Flower Shop from Her Home

Garden, Shops, Weddings

Susan Snegosky runs Fiddles and Fronds, an organic florist business, out of her Spring Park home. “Dahlias are the star of the autumn arrangements,”...