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Connie Nelson

Senior editor | Lifestyle

Phone: 612-673-7087

Email: connie.nelson@startribune.com

Connie Nelson is the Senior Editor for features coverage at the StarTribune. During the growing season, she produces how-to videos and is part of the Greengirls and Homegirls blogs.

Window dressing

Use the bounty of nature - and your own back yard - to create picture-perfect window boxes that will last from harvest to the holidays and beyond.

Updated: November 06, 2008, - 12:01 PM

Architect marks 10 'Not So Big' years

It has been a decade since ex-Minnesotan Sarah Susanka's book sparked a revolution for "rightsized" homes.

Updated: October 21, 2008, - 11:04 AM

Garden excess can go to help the hungry in Minnesota

As food-shelf inventories fall, a local food bank is recruiting volunteers to pick excess fruit and vegetables and help fill the void.

Updated: October 14, 2008, - 01:30 PM

Putting a stamp on wildlife art

A new exhibit at the Bell Museum of Natural History celebrates duck stamps, the art form that's all too often associated with basement dens and hunting clubs.

Updated: October 07, 2008, - 01:30 PM

Ash borer treatment is not yet necessary

Yes, you should be concerned about emerald ash borer. But don't grab for an insecticide yet.

Updated: September 16, 2008, - 02:17 PM

Once your perennial gardens are established, they look pretty much the same from year to year -- give or take a few winter kills. So what do you do if you develop a sudden hankering for the color purple? Or fall for the latest Wave petunia?

Updated: June 11, 2008, - 01:54 PM

Keep weeds at bay, mulch your garden

Home and Garden Editor Connie Nelson demonstrates different types of mulch to use for different plants in your yard.

Updated: June 10, 2008, - 03:27 PM

Gardening opener

In a slow spring, Mother's Day marks the beginning of our short, frenzied growing season.

Updated: May 09, 2008, - 10:47 AM

Growing green

Want to grow a little greener in your yard and garden? You don't have to plow up your perennials or rip out your Kentucky bluegrass. You can make a few simple changes that will benefit your plants -- and the environment.

Updated: April 24, 2008, - 11:47 AM

Spring chore checklist

It's finally spring. And in Minnesota that means it's time to roll up your shirtsleeves and dig into the job jar. There are plenty of tasks you can get a jump on right now, but there are quite a few things you'd be wise to wait to do. We've put together our spring chore checklist to help you sort out the two.

Updated: April 22, 2008, - 02:21 PM