Ecoscapes
Ecoscapes Sustainable Landscaping is a full service design/build/ do it yourself landscaping company and native plant nursery serving the Twin Cities metro area. We now offer one gallon native grasses… Read More →
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Glacial Ridge Growers
Glacial Ridge Growers is a greenhouse operation dedicated to propagating and growing a large and diverse selection of local-ecotype native plants. We supply garden centers, landscapers, and individuals with native… Read More →
Perennial Ground Cover
Perennial Ground Cover can be created from a mix of tightly-knit grasses and flowering plants. If you have low-use, low-foot traffic areas and welcome a non-traditional look, this option offers the maximum ecological impact—though it requires an investment of planning, time, and money, and has higher maintenance needs at first. Back to Turf Alternatives Home
Pollinator Lawn
A Pollinator Lawn introduces a diversity of low-growing flowering plants into a typical lawn. This provides forage for pollinators, and the plants have deeper roots that need less watering. If you are not concerned with having a uniform carpet of green lawn in frequently-used areas, this may be the best option to help restore the…
About Blue Thumb
Who We Are Blue Thumb—Planting for Clean Water® is a network of clean water and native plant stewards creating change to bridge the gap between knowledge and action by offering resources and programs to Minnesotan residents. Our Finest on Earth™ Blue Thumb Partners include local governmental units, non-profit organizations, and private companies all working toward…
Shoreline Stabilization
Shoreline Stabilization Is your lakeshore eroding, unsightly or attracting too many geese? Does your lake water turn green each summer? Restoring your shoreline with native plants protects your shore and promotes clean water in our lakes. The roots of native plants filter and absorb polluted runoff and excess nutrients before they enter the water. What’s…
Why Plant for Clean Water?
The problem Rain is natural. Before we built roads and buildings, it would fall on deep-rooted native plants that helped it infiltrate into the ground, to be naturally cleaned and cooled before entering the water table. As we’ve developed the landscape, we’ve also dramatically altered the path those raindrops follow. Now they fall on roofs,…
U of M Arboretum expands base in Chanhassen by 78 acres
Tom Meersman, Star Tribune The University of Minnesota facility’s $4.3 million purchase includes ‘spectacular’ native forest, shoreline and wetlands. The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen has sprouted… Read More →