Enjoying Spring Flowers with Allergies

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If you suffer from allergies, you may not be as happy about spring as non-allergy sufferers. In fact, you may be sadly considering ripping out your yard and replacing it with gravel. Thankfully, you don’t have to get quite so extreme. There are some flowers, and flowering trees and shrubs, that are considered okay for people like you who sneeze at the very thought of the May flowers that follow April showers. Gardening Tips for...
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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for the Avid Gardener

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If you have a hard time picking the perfect gift for Mom, you might appreciate a few ideas that will appeal to the gardener in her. And she will appreciate you showing how much you love her, on Mother’s Day or any day you want to make more special. Cut flowers are always an easy option for your Mother’s Day gift idea, or mom may need some new garden gloves, a garden hat or garden...
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Minnesota State Flower: Lady’s Slipper

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The pink and white Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium reginae) was selected as Minnesota’s state flower in 1902. This was after some initial confusion 1893 when Cypripedium calceolus, a burgandy and yellow Lady’s Slipper, was originally named the state flower. What was the cause of the confusion? Well, as it turns out, Cypripedium calceolus is not found in Minnesota, so it can’t be the state flower. It’s easy to see how the names may have been confused...
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7 Ways to Celebrate Arbor Day

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We love trees, and we are excited to celebrate our favorite holiday on the last Friday of April – Arbor Day. Arbor is the Latin word for tree, so Arbor Day is the day we celebrate trees by planting and caring for them. The first Arbor Day was held in 1872 in Nebraska City, Nebraska. They planted around a million trees to celebrate! Some states celebrate on other dates as well. Other countries observe this...
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Michigan State Flower: Apple Blossom

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Michigan and Arkansas have something in common. They share the same state flower – the Apple Blossom. Since Michigan is the third largest producer of apples in the US, this flower is a fitting choice. But not just any apple blossom could make the cut as Michigan’s floral representative. In 1897, law makers chose Pyrus coronaria, or Crabapple, as the state flower because of its beauty and sweet fragrance, as well as the fact that...
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