Martha Buns
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Buns worked as a reporter and editor for publications in Iowa and Minnesota before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in 1998.
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![joel koyama•jkoyama@startribune.com pendengarden 00008769a  Tom and Jennifer Penden. of South Minneapolis, MN. Winner of the beautiful garden contest. ] Tom and Jennifer Penden's vegetable garden.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/QKWRX7P5RILL2NEEH43UEXNQGM.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Greengirls: A surprising basil bonanza in a Minneapolis garden
After an iffy start, basil not only flourishes, but sprouts volunteer plants.
July 28, 2015
Identify that mystery plant
Knowing what's growing may be just an app away. Then again, maybe not.
July 21, 2015
Test-driving a flower ID app
New plant ID app is a work in progress, but a fun toy in the meantime.
July 15, 2015
A trip to the North Shore can teach Twin Cities gardeners a lesson in hardiness
A trip to the North Shore can teach metro area gardeners a lesson in hardiness.
June 30, 2015
Five ways you've already saved money in your Minnesota garden
The best things in life aren't always free, but the garden generally gives you a lot of free or nearly free return for your investment.
June 3, 2015
Planting between a rock and a hard place
What plants to pick for the Dead Zone -- that long strip of dirt that resists efforts to improve it?
April 28, 2011
Mood lifters
Fight the winter doldrums with these mood lifters.
February 15, 2011
Movie Houses
If they gave Oscars to the best-dressed, some of the houses in these movies would win hands down; others would get a Razzie. To get in the mood for the Academy Awards show Sunday night, we offer our nominees for homes that have stolen the spotlight.
February 28, 2008
