If your lilac shrubs are looking a little brown and wilted this year in Minnesota, you're not alone. And we now know what might be causing the problem.
Minnesota is the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but is often more like 10,000 bug bites. But there's a plant that can help soothe all those bites that's likely right in your backyard.
We all have that one friend who has an epic green thumb. They call their plants their babies, they have a detailed routine and watering schedule and they're always trying to give you a cutting of something! But what do you give the plant lover who has it all? Excellent question, I've gathered some options together here for you!
You've probably seen it and maybe even stepped on it. But a natural remedy to those itchy bug bites might be growing right in your backyard here in Minnesota.
There are a lot of trees and plants that are growing in southeast Minnesota right now, including a few that shouldn't be here-- like this invasive plant I just spotted.