Great Gardens
THE SARGENT’S NURSERY GREAT GARDENS BLOG
Join our team of expert landscapers and horticulturists as we explore exciting new gardening trends, uncover tips and tricks for beautiful yards, learn how to help pollinators in our community, and discover what’s happening at the Garden Center! These helpful, easy-to-read articles are great way to get inspired for your own garden and yard and include detailed information on how to maintain plants, help the environment, and keep up with what’s happening here at Sargent’s. Visit whenever you’d like or sign up to get notified when new articles come out!
Dealing with Drought
Minnesota's Drought Warning As Minnesota continues to experience drought conditions--with 75% of the state experiencing severe drought and 22 % of the state experiencing extreme drought*--our lawns, gardens, trees, and crops continue to suffer. Many communities, like nearby Hastings, have [...]
Pocket Gardens for Pollinators
Pocket Gardens Planting ‘pocket gardens’ is another way you can help pollinators in your own yard! A pocket garden is a smaller space filled with flowering plants, trees, and shrubs that pollinators love! Sargent’s has almost everything you need to design [...]
Peonies and Ants…What’s going on there?
It's hard to think of peony blossoms without also thinking about ants... When we get up close in the garden or cut flowers to bring indoors to display, that's often what we see or find... loads of ants! It's often [...]
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds and More!
What are Pollinators and Why do We Need Them? Just what ARE Pollinator Species, you may ask? In this post, we are primarily talking about bees--of which there is a massive variety--but pollinators also include butterflies, flies, other insects, and hummingbirds. [...]
Red Wing Moss Basket Background and Care Tips
Moss Basket Program Background The Tradition The tradition of the Red Wing Moss Basket began in 1989 and has grown into an icon for our beautiful City. Sargent's Nursery currently grows all of the Red Wing Moss Baskets you see [...]
Feed the Birds!
Today is National Feed the Birds Day! There are many surprising benefits to feeding birds aside from the sheer beauty of inviting them to your yard and the enjoyment of their colors and songs...insect control, flower pollination, weed management, and [...]
Marimo Moss Balls
*****NOTE***** We wanted to let our customers know that the vendor who supplies our Marimo Moss balls has made a statement that all Marimo Moss balls sold by them are responsibly collected and put through a rigorous quarantine process to [...]
Planting Bulbs in the Fall
Why Plant Quality, Hardy Bulbs in the Fall? It's hard to think about spring when we are still thoroughly enjoying the beauty of Autumn, but for us Northern gardeners, this is the best time to plant spring-blooming bulbs! Planting bulbs [...]
How can we help?
We encourage you to visit the garden center to explore our full offerings and connect with our team of experts. Our team is on hand to help with any questions you have, and can help you with memorials, deliveries, special orders, and tree planting and more…
