We all know the Minnesota state bird is the loon but did you know the Minnesota state bee is the rusty patched bumblebee — so named in 2019. It is a fuzzy bumblebee with a rust-colored patch on its ...

Dear Master Gardener: I bought a beautiful trellis on a closeout sale last fall and would like to plant a climbing rose. Is it too cold up here for climbing roses and are they difficult to grow?

Dear Master Gardener: This year for Mother’s Day instead of buying my wife roses, which don’t last very long, I thought I would buy a hardy rose bush that can be enjoyed for years. Are there roses ...