Pollinator Week 2026
Pollinators do a lot of quiet work in our gardens, and Pollinator Week is a good reminder to return the favor by learning more about what you can do to help them survive. Here's how to make the [...]
The Chelsea Chop: The Late-Spring Secret to Sturdier, Longer-Blooming Perennials
If you've ever watched your tall perennials flop over by August — or wished they'd just keep blooming a little longer — the Chelsea chop might be exactly what your garden is missing. It sounds dramatic (it kind of [...]
5 Native Minnesota Plants That Naturalize Beautifully
Perfect for woodlands, edges, and naturalized spaces If you’re looking to fill in a shady or semi-shaded area, reduce weeding, and support pollinators all at once, native plants that naturalize can be your best allies. These plants gently spread [...]
Cold Stratification: Giving Native Seeds the Winter They Need
The Magic of Cold Stratification If you’ve ever planted native seeds and wondered why some sprout quickly while others seem to do nothing at all, the answer may be cold stratification. Many native plants and perennials evolved to germinate [...]
Creating Movement in Your Garden with Perennial Grasses and Sedges
As Summer slowly fades away and Fall approaches, we start to notice a change in our gardens. Those colorful blooms we love, start to fade as the plant begins sending all its energy to its storage system in the roots [...]
Graceful, Grounded, and Glowing: Why We’re Loving Sedges + Autumn Moor Grass
If you’ve ever wandered through a garden and found yourself admiring a soft, flowing undercurrent of green—even if you didn’t know what it was—chances are good they were sedges or an ornamental grasses. And if you're designing a garden [...]
Perennial Spotlight: Verbascum — A Graceful, Tough Alternative to Foxglove and Delphinium
If you love the look of foxglove and delphinium let us introduce you to Verbascum—a graceful and garden-worthy solution for full sun and poorer soils with good drainage. This upright bloomer is drought tolerant, low-maintenance, and deer-resistant, with spires [...]
Native Ferns for Texture, Shade, and Simplicity
Looking to add beauty and structure to shady spaces—without the fuss? Native ferns are a timeless, low-maintenance solution. They’re tough, deer-resistant, and thrive in the kinds of woodland conditions Minnesota naturally provides. Here are three standout native ferns to know [...]
Native Plants
Native Plants: A Garden Trend Rooted in Purpose More and more gardeners are turning to native plants—and for good reason. Whether you’re filling in a garden bed or starting fresh with a whole new landscape, native plants offer something [...]
Tapestry Lawns
Are you looking for a fresh and creative way to transform your yard? Tired of mowing? A tapestry lawn might be just the solution! This low-maintenance alternative to traditional turf grass replaces your lawn with low-growing, mostly native plants [...]