Focus on Watering into Autumn
Keep Watering Deep into Autumn When the first frost hits, our minds start wandering to winter and many of us tidy up our yards and gardens, and put them to rest in our minds. For some that means a tendency [...]
Aralia ‘Sun King’ for your Shade Garden
Looking for more plants for your shade garden? Despite its name, Aralia 'Sun King' is a brilliant shade-loving perennial that is ready to compliment your hostas, heucheras, astilbe and other woodland favorites! This yellow to chartreuse-leaved plant, with reddish stems, [...]
It’s Japanese Beetle Season…
When the Japanese beetle and its grubs move into our lawns and gardens and begin feasting on our raspberry bushes, grapevines, linden trees, roses bushes, and other beloved plants they can devastate our plants and frustrate us mightily. These [...]
4 Great Reasons to Install a Pondless Waterfall
Pondless Waterfall in Action We love a great water feature and are head over heels with this pondless waterfall...designed and installed by our MNLA professionals in 2021, it's bringing incredible enjoyment to the homeowners in Red Wing and we're [...]
Incredible Pollinator Perennials
Pycnanthemum muticum Short-toothed Mountain Mint Rising Star of Pollinator Plants Short-toothed Mountain Mint is a rising star in the world of pollinator-friendly plants. It's not as well-known as other 'top ten' plants for pollinators--like milkweed, echinacea, salvia--but [...]
Improving your Soil with Compost
When should I add compost? If you have flower or veggie gardens that haven’t been producing strong plants with great foliage, prolific flowers, or good harvests, then it may be time to amend your soil with compost from [...]
Winter Pruning
It's cold out in our area right now, so jumping outside to do yard work probably isn't front of mind for most folks, but Winter is actually a great time of year to prune many trees and shrubs. Pruning has [...]
Enjoying Winter in the Garden
Allium, dogwood, and native grasses give beauty to all seasons… When we plant, we love to plant with all seasons in mind. The first growth in spring is exciting and green, the colors of flowers and foliage in the summer [...]
October Lilacs? Why are these blooming now?
We've had several curious folks reach out to us and ask why the lilacs near the middle school are blooming now... After all, it's October and lilacs bloom in May in Minnesota! So what's going on here? Because of the [...]
Lawns to Legumes Program now Accepting Applications!
In many of our past blog posts about pollinator-friendly planting, we've discussed the Lawns to Legumes Program with readers. This program offers Minnesota residents the opportunity to apply for individual grants, which offer up to $300 reimbursement to cover the [...]