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, [...]
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 [...]
A Poetic Tribute to Autumn John Keats' 1820 poem ‘To Autumn’ is a romantic ode to the season that gently leads us into winter. The vivid descriptions of nature’s slowing pace, the changing colors, and the brisk temperatures are [...]
Our area saw a lot of storm damage this past weekend. We haven’t heard of any injuries, so we hope that everyone is okay, but a quick drive around Red Wing after Saturday’s storm proved that most people had at [...]
Rewarding Edibles... Growing your own fruit can be a deeply rewarding experience, but it also requires a pretty solid commitment on your part as these plants will require care year after year. Knowing how you will use your fruit is [...]
Four Basic Types of Sun Exposure Learning how to decipher the terminology on plant tags can be a challenge and translating it into choices that work for your yard can prove just as hard. When it comes to the amount [...]
Amaryllis bulbs are known for their simple beauty and for the joy of the big reveal... We bring the humble bulbs into our homes and a few days later we get to behold the splendor of their big blooms. And [...]
Welcome to Winter… Apart from the hustle and bustle of the busy holiday season, thoughts of the long winter months for most of us conjures up visions of white-knuckle driving on the roads and hunkering down at home in front [...]
Making festive outdoor evergreen pots is a fun and relatively easy project you can make at home. Stop by Sargent's Nursery to pick up all your fresh greens, tree tops and picks to complete your project and follow these steps. [...]
Tree guards serve a number of purposes in the late fall and winter months. If you have planted a tree in the last few years here are a few great reasons to protect your young trees. Deer Deer can do [...]
