Caring for Your Established Native Garden
Caring for Your Established Native Garden By the time your native perennial or rain garden reaches its third growing season and beyond, it’s likely a lush and colorful haven buzzing… Read More →
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Spring 2025 Native Plant Sales in Minnesota
The growing season is approaching! We’re once again sharing a list of upcoming native plant sales in the Twin Cities Metro and throughout Minnesota. Sales will be continually added as… Read More →
Minnesota Native Plant Nurseries and Retailers
Minnesota has many native plant nurseries and retailers. We recommend sourcing your native plants and seeds from within 175 miles of your project location to the extent possible. If you don’t have a native plant retailer near you, there are some great nurseries in the state that offer shipping on online orders. Browse the list…
Spring Native Plant Sales in Minnesota
It’s a new growing season! We’ve put together a list of upcoming native plant sales in the Twin Cities Metro and throughout Minnesota. Sales will be continually added as announced.… Read More →
Evolution of a Yard: Conventional Turf to All Native Plants
For Dana Boyle, a Twin Cities metro resident, a Lawns to Legumes grant was part of a yard transformation which had been percolating over several years, and which she writes… Read More →
Turf Alternatives
Do you have areas in your yard where grass doesn’t want to grow? A native garden may be the solution.
Winter Yard Care for Water and Wildlife
Welcome to Minnesota’s dormant season. Leaves have fallen from our deciduous trees, carpeting the ground in shades of dull browns. The stalks and stems of native flowers and grasses have… Read More →
Starting with Soil Health
A healthy ecosystem starts with healthy soil. Soil plays a foundational role in supporting life — anchoring and nourishing plants and trees, cycling nutrients, recharging groundwater, and boosting the resiliency… Read More →
Take Action This Pollinator Week
June 17-23, 2024 is Pollinator Week! Initiated and managed by Pollinator Partnership, National Pollinator Week was designated in 2008 by the U.S. Senate as a necessary step toward addressing the… Read More →
Managing Weeds in Pollinator Gardens
The growing season is finally here! Spring brings the excitement of seeing perennials return to our gardens. Soon, native plants will be busy providing resources for wildlife, sequestering carbon, and… Read More →