Even though the temps the last week have made is seem like nearly summer Sunday, March 20 is the first official day of spring. Everyone at Sargent's is busy getting ready for the coming growing season. By early April [...]
This time of year it is nice to see something green indoors with all the cold and snow outside. Houseplants make a great accent to any home, but also provide benefits such as cleaner air, improved well being and they [...]
Although they are beautiful, there is more to holiday plants than traditional red poinsettias. Sargent's has a wide array of poinsettias in traditional red, but we also have pink, ivory, and a few speckled or variegated varieties too. Really looking [...]
The trees are starting to show some color and the kids are headed back to school. Fall is at our doorstep and beautiful fall mums and other fall annuals are now available at Sargent's Nursery. Our greenhouse and displays are [...]
Who doesn't want to hang onto summer as long as possible? These plants provide great color during late summer, into early fall and beyond. Here is a list of a few plants to check out if your garden is looking [...]
I really enjoy the shadier parts of my gardens. They are so many different varieties of coral bells and hostas that do well in the shade. These are beautiful plants and are easy to care for, with the exception of [...]
Everyone's gardens are reaching their peak right now with all the summer flowering beauties out there. If your garden could use a little boost, here are some great plants to add some summer color. These are also fantastic plants because [...]
If you want your annual flowers to look their best and bloom all summer long don't forget to fertilize and dead-head. A slow release for containers works well, but probably needs to be supplemented with water-soluble fertilizer later in the [...]
The last few years has been an explosion of new varieties of hardy hydrangeas especially those for sunny locations. Won't be long and these beauties will be bursting with color. If you don't have one in your garden you can't [...]
Insect pollinator populations are declining and it is time to start looking at our landscapes differently. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture states that "More than one third of all plants or plant products consumed by humans are in some way [...]
