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Indigenous people of North America were the first to tap maple trees for that golden goodness. Gertens Experts provide tips on tapping your maple tree and making maple syrup.

Whether you're a longtime gardener or new gardener, Gerten’s Planting Calendar is a great help to get you started.

In our cold climate some of our summer flowering bulbs need to be dug up and stored for winter. Our experts provide helpful tips on what to do.

The experts at Gertens are ready to help with planting your summer bulbs! Get all the tips here!

The temps are rising and so is our desire to get out in our yards and garden beds and get busy! Giddy as children and busy as bees, so to speak. Well, hold up!

There will be stories written, memories passed down generations...  For the Twin Cities area, the Meteorological Winter (December, January, February) of 2022/23 has been recorded as the WETTEST since record keeping began in 1893.

Hello, Spring? Where are you? I’ve been trying to reach you and I’m getting worried. Today is your big debut for 2023.

Oops! The ‘Scoop forgot Succulent Care! Tis the Season of darling decorative containers. They make adorable gifts for those hosting parties, that awesome neighbor, your kids’ teacher and yourself! 

I KNOW you’re itching to get out and start Spring Cleanup. Please, DON’T... Here's Why:

Fall is here and we are now looking at our depleted vegetable gardens, spent perennials and brown lawns; our trees in various stages of color and/or "balding"! Is there anything we can do right now to help tuck them in for winter? Yup, there sure is. And in particular, new plantings.

January 6th is the official last day of the 12 Days of Christmas, the Epiphany. The word itself has several meanings but for Christians it signals the coming of the Magi, or 3 Wise Men. Celebrations abound around the world, some involving plunging into icy water. For many of us it means packing away the Christmas decorations and taking out our fresh Christmas tree. Before you kick it to the curb, The Garden Scoop has some fun ideas to put that tree to good use!!

Our “average” last frost date for Spring has been May 15th in zone 4 for a long time, but according to Dr. Mark Seeley, University of Minnesota professor emeritus and meteorologist, he reported in 2021 that we can expect new normals, adding that in the last 20 years, April 20th was the average date for the last frost in zone 4!