Pollinator-friendly yards are easier to achieve than you might think. At one time, the rusty patched bumblebee was a widespread pollinator found...
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Local Master Gardeners Find Joy in Nature
Hennepin County Master Gardeners showcase their earthly endeavors. Like many things in life, experiencing them firsthand often provides an elevated...
Favorite Perennial Picks for Gardens
Perennials provide color year after year and are easily maintained once established. Each perennial offers unique features in your garden—from...
Happiness on a Stick
Lawn greeting service spreads joy through one-of-a-kind signs. Many Minnesotans love anything on a stick (à la the Minnesota State Fair food...
Green Acres
Arboretum recommends cabin-friendly plants and shrubs. Cabin owners know the drill. Head up (or over) to the lake in springtime for opening, plant...
Larry the Hosta Guy: Maple Grove Man Blankets Property in Popular Plant
Larry Welliver and his wife Kathy are growing an oasis of hostas at their Maple Grove home. Larry and Kathy Welliver only need to walk a few steps...
Our Lynde Greenhouse Columnist Picks the Best Flowering Shrub
Hydrangea variety is tapped as “Best.” If you’re looking for the Best Flowering Shrub to accent your backyard this season, try the Vanilla...
Grove Nursery Tells Us What’s New in Landscaping
We chatted with Mariah Myers, who handles sales and customer service at Grove, about what’s new and lovely in landscape varieties. Grove Nursery...
How to Grow Fruit Trees in Your Backyard
Local nursery offers tips on how to grow fruit trees. Planting season has arrived, and it’s time to dig in and make plans. This year, think about...
Is it Time to Break Up with Your Tree?
Learn how to foster a healthy landscape relationship. Breaking up is hard to do, especially during February—aka Valentine’s Day's host month. Days...
A Love for Organic Elements Makes a Lively Garden Unique and Beloved
Mark and Cathy Sackett’s backyard is teeming with life. With three dogs, koi fish, bubbling fountains, wildflowers, bees, hummingbirds and the...
Nature Lovers’ Retreat
From asters to zinnias, gnomes and monarch butterflies, this Maple Grove garden is alive with beauty and enchantment. When Kathleen and Rich...
Expert Insight on What to Do Now That Ash Trees Are Dubious
An emerald ash borer recently came to town and realized how good we have it here in the Northwest quadrant of the Twin Cities. Soon he called his...
Diana Straate Marks the Changes in Her Garden During Every Season
As you approach the Straate home, you can’t help but notice the two-tier fountain, front and center of the brown brick two-story home. All four...
