Share your garden! We want to share your garden with others by featuring it in our eNews, on our website and our blog. Contact us and tell us why your garden should be our next featured garden of the month. 

 

The weekend of Sept 12 and 13th, HLG took part in the activities at JJ Hill Days in Wayzata, MN.  It was a successful event, getting in touch with the community and getting the community in touch with the soil, by participants sowing their own wheat grass.

See upcoming events and happenings on our web site.

 

Fall is one of the most important times to hydrate your trees, shrubs and conifers in preparation for winter. Conifers and newly planted trees and shrubs deserve the most attention, but even your established plants in drought years can use some supplemental watering. The time to start watering is now and to continue up until the ground freezes. 

Learn the best fall watering methods.

 

Labor day has come and gone, the kids have gone back to school, some leaves are just starting to change color, and football season in upon us. What does this all mean? It's time to prep for cooler temperatures and preserve the freshness of our own garden herbs.

There are many ways to dry your fresh herbs, air dry, oven dry, microwave drying, by use of a dehydrator or even by freezing. Which process you choose depends on the herb and your patience.

For dryer herbs such as: bay, dill, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, savor and thyme the air method works well. This is a slow process which doesn't deplete the herbs of their natural oils.

For high moisture herbs such as: basil, mint, chives and tarragon use a dehydrator or freeze to preserve.

For more on harvesting, drying and storing your herbs visit our web site for a full list of resources.