With St. Patrick’s Day upon us, consider getting a “shamrock” to bring some luck to your life or just to simply enjoy this wonderful houseplant.

Birds returning and singing, trees starting to bud, the smell of the soil, bulbs emerging and crocus blooming are signs of spring in North Dakota.

The planting season for potatoes is coming.

Using different growing techniques, such as a trellis, can help save gardeners some work.

Lithops are a unique-looking, low-maintenance succulent.

Forcing rhubarb is a growing technique that is used for an earlier and tastier rhubarb harvest.

Numerous earthworm castings in lawns can be unsightly in spring.

Squash has been a staple of gardens in the Dakotas for centuries.

Millipedes eat decaying plant material helping to cycle nutrients in the garden.

Hostas thrive in shade to dappled-shade areas, perfect for planting under trees or in heavily-shaded areas of the yard.