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 →
Peer across Snail Lake in Shoreview, and you’ll quickly see how different the shoreline can look even on the same body of water. The suburban lake is bordered by a… Read More →
Fall might be Minnesota’s most underrated season for planting native perennials. While we think of gardening during spring, there are tons of benefits to planting in fall. We asked Blue… Read More →
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 →
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 →
Organic Lawns by LUNSETH, a Blue Thumb partner, is an organic lawn care company specializing in high-quality commercial and residential landscaping services in the SW Twin Cities Metro Area. We… Read More →
After a dry and mild winter, Minnesota is ushering in an early spring. By mid-March in the Twin Cities, fuzzy catkins already emerged from pussy willows and buds formed on… Read More →
What do the yards look like in your neighborhood? Depending on where you live, you may see swathes of turfgrass lawns in shades of greens to browns, or perhaps neatly… Read More →
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 →
It may be the middle of winter, but now is the time to plan for changes you want to make to your yard this spring. How would you like to… Read More →
