Top your Garden with a Cherry Tree this Spring The North Star cherry, Pink Flair cherry, and Pin cherry are all popular varieties of cherry trees. Each of these varieties has its own unique characteristics and is best suited for different growing conditions and uses....
Minnesota is a state that is home to a wide variety of pollinators
Minnesota is a state that is home to a wide variety of pollinators Minnesota is a state that is home to a wide variety of pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and birds. These important creatures play a critical role in the ecosystem by helping to pollinate...
Santa’s Secret Garden Seeds Christmas Gifts
Santa's Secret Garden Seeds Christmas Gifts Garden seeds for a Christmas gift, why not? This seems like a time of the year when Spring is far off, and to most, gardening is the furthest from one's mind. This is probably true but read on to find out why seed gifting...
Are people seeing fewer bees?
Are people seeing fewer bees? Elaine Evans, a professor at the U of M's Entomology Department, graciously let me repost this wonderful piece of information so many people are wondering about. A diversity and abundance of pollinators on the landscape can indicate...
Unusual Plant Names that Make you Say, WHAT THE HECK?
Unusual Plant Names that Make you Say, WHAT THE HECK? Unusual plant names are common. Sometimes I think the marketing comes from a group of avid gardeners sitting in a room thinking they are like Hallmark Card creators trying to come up with a clever and sellable...
Killer Pots for Your Patio to do NOW!
Killer Pots for Your Patio to do NOW! Killer landscape pots don't have to start in Spring; they can start now! If you head to the nursery and put a few dollars down on some larger specimens of the following plants they will fill an entire pot and look amazing...
Fiskars 4 Claw Weed Puller is the Best De-Weeder Ever!
Fiskars 4 Claw Weed Puller is the Best De-Weeder Ever! Seriously, the Fiskars 4 claw weed puller is absolutely the best tool for eliminating weeds in your yard and flower beds. This is a manual device that takes a little elbow grease, but it has advantages. For one,...
The Upside to our Weather Woes
The Upside to our Weather Woes The upside to our weather woes is something we all need to hear. As a landscape designer, I meet a multitude of people. The common thread I hear this Spring is the negativity about the extreme cold and wetness. As Minnesotans, we...
Cherry, Peony and Smoke bush are amongst thrilling new plants for 2022
Cherry, Peony and Smokebush are amongst thrilling new plants for 2022 Cherry, Peony, and Smokebush are classic varieties with unique new characteristics that will surely be thrilling to many gardeners in 2022. Most plant connoisseurs are searching for new...
Rabbits are going NUTS on plants this winter!
Right NOW Rabbits are Terrorizing New Garden Plants - what do I do? Right now rabbits are being very good at bringing terror to owners of new garden plants. This usually happens in late Jan and Feb when all the snow is piling up and the toothy critters have nowhere...