
GARDENING ARTICLES
Anoka County Master Gardeners in the Writer's Guild provide a gardening column each month to two local newspaper publishers. Articles are seasonally current and reflect a wide variety of educational subjects.
Gardener’s Grapevine is published by Quad Community Press which has a circulation of 19,265 in Lino Lakes, Forest Lake, Circle Pines, Shoreview, Blaine and Lexington.
Garden Views is published in the Anoka Union which has a circulation of 4,400 and Blaine-Spring Lake Park Life with a circulation of 16,000.


Adding Structure to Enhance Your Landscape Design
by Nyle Zikmund, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener

Selecting Minnesota Native Plants for your Landscape
by Nanette Morgan, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener

Selecting Fruit Trees for the Home Garden
by Norm Mofjeld, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener

Square Foot Gardening for Small Spaces
by Tim Atchley, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener

Everything's Coming Up Roses
by Jone Tiffany, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener Intern

Succulents for Minnesota Landscapes
by Brenda Ortmann, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener

Rain Gardens for the Home Landscape
by Lynda Ellis, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener

Attracting Wildlife with Soft Landings
by Laura Brewster, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener Intern

Creating a Drought-Tolerant Vegetable Garden
by Timothy Atchley, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener Intern

Raising (Raspberry) Cane in your Home Garden
by Norm Mofjeld, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener

Cooking up a New Bed with Lasagna Gardening
by Brenda Ortmann, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener


Find your Zen with a Japanese Maple
by Paulette Greenberg, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener

Get the Garden Party Started by Starting Seeds Indoors
by Ashley Sobczak, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener

Healthy Plants Start with Healthy Soil
by Ali Luhmann, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener Intern


Milk the Growing Season with Winter Sowing
by Kari Martin, Anoka County Extension Master Gardener

