Robin Trott's Gardening Columns

Robin Trott serves as Horticulture Educator for Douglas County and contributes horticulture articles relating to our local area. We are happy to be able to post them here.

•   August 3, 2010: Healthy Tomatoes in Your Garden
•   July 27, 2010: What’s wrong with My Plant?!?
•   July 20, 2010: Garden Bus Trip with the Master Gardeners
•   July 13, 2010: Horticulture Night at WCROC
•   July 6, 2010: Proper Use of Garden Insecticides
•   June 29, 2010: Annual Tour of Gardens
•   June 22, 2010: Perennial Plant of the Year: Baptisia Australis
•   June 15, 2010: Edible Landscaping
•   June 1, 2010: Summer Lawn Care
•   May 25, 2010: Ash Anthracnose and Forest Tent Caterpillars
•   May 18, 2010: Hummingbirds in the Garden
•   May 11, 2010: Master Gardener Summer School
•   May 4, 2010: Planting Trees
•   April 27, 2010: Designing Gardens around Trees
•   April 20, 2010: Apples
•   April 13, 2010: Crabgrass Prevention in Your Home Lawn
•   April 6, 2010: Cultural Tips to Prevent Scabby Potatoes
•   March 30, 2010: Spring Into Gardening: Dividing Perennials
•   March 23, 2010: Stay off the Grass!
•   March 16, 2010: Gardening From the Ground Up: Soils
•   March 9, 2010: Spring Planted Bulbs for Summer Blooms
•   March 2, 2010: Let’s Get Growing!
•   February 23, 2010: Gardening with Water Quality in Mind? Plant a Raingarden!
•   February 16, 2010: 2009 Minnesota Annual Flower Trials
•   February 9, 2010: Tree Pruning
•   February 2, 2010: Garden Style
•   January 26, 2010: Selecting Plants for Your Garden
•   January 22, 2010: Starting Seeds Indoors
•   January 12, 2010: Robin’s Top Picks for Gardening Catalogs
•   January 6, 2010: Winter Sowing Perennials
•   December 29, 2009: Native Prairie Plantings
•   December 22, 2009: Hoppin’ John and Black-Eyed Peas
•   December 15, 2009: Pet Safe House Plants
•   December 10, 2009: Last Minute Gifts for the Gardener
•   December 1, 2009: Holiday Flowers
•   November 25, 2009: Caring For Your Fresh Cut Tree
•   November 18, 2009: Welcome To Winter
•   November 10, 2009: Getting Rid of Common Buckthorn
•   October 28, 2009: Becoming a Master Gardener
•   October 21, 2009: Forcing Bulbs
•   October 14, 2009: Fall Bird Feeding
•   October 7, 2009: Box Elder Bugs
•   September 30, 2009: Asian Lady Beetles
•   September 23, 2009: Putting Your Garden to Bed
•   September 14, 2009: Northern Hardy Garden Mums
•   September 1, 2009: Winter Bird Feeding with Carrol Henderson
•   August 19, 2009: Plant Bulbs in Autumn for Early Spring Color
•   August 12, 2009: Preserving the Harvest
•   August 5, 2009: Spotty Tomatoes? There’s Fungus Among Us!
•   July 29, 2009: Ploughshare Farm and Community Supported Agriculture
•   July 22, 2009: Eat Smart, Eat Local
•   July 15, 2009: Drought Stressed Trees
•   July 8, 2009: Herbs for Use and Delight in Minnesota Gardens
•   July 1, 2009: July Tours Inspire Local Gardeners
•   June 24, 2009: Care and Maintenance of Your Vegetable Garden
•   June 17, 2009: Care and Maintenance of Your Vegetable Garden
•   June 11, 2009: Perennial Plant of the Year: Hakonechloa macra “Aureola”
•   June 3, 2009: Forest Tent Caterpillars
•   May 27, 2009: Emerald Ash Borers