Spring Lawn Care: Seeding, Fertilizing, and Weed Prevention.

Preparing Boxwoods and Evergreens for Winter

Simple Protection. Boxwoods are wonderful landscape shrubs that are deer-resistant, easy to care for, and stay green all winter long! While Boxwoods are easy to grow and care for, we want to remind our Zone 4 folks in the [...]

November 9, 2022|

Focus on Watering into Autumn

Landscaping Success: Keep Watering Deep into AutumnWhen 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 [...]

October 7, 2022|

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, [...]

August 17, 2022|

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 [...]

July 11, 2022|

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 [...]

June 22, 2022|

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 [...]

June 9, 2022|

Improving your Soil with Compost

Is Your Soil Holding Your Garden Back? If your flowers aren't blooming like they should, your vegetables are underperforming, or your plants just look a little tired, your soil might be the culprit. The good news is it's [...]

May 3, 2022|