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 →
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Growing with Blue Thumb in 2024
Happy New Year! As we gear up for 2025, we’re filled with gratitude for everyone who has engaged with Blue Thumb over the past year. Our community is the heart… Read More →
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 →
Sponsor Spotlight: Organic Lawns by LUNSETH
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 →
Reflecting on the Year: “Bee-ing” the Change in 2023
Our community is what makes the work of planting for pollinators and clean water happen. As we wrap up the year, we’re feeling grateful for everyone who’s been involved with… Read More →
Moments of Meeting: Hummingbirds, Cardinal Flowers, and Connection
Guest writer Nick Voss, Education & Outreach Coordinator with VLAWMO, contemplates what the relationship between the cardinal flower and ruby-throated hummingbird can teach us about connection and perseverance through the… 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 →
Pursuing the Cosmos with Youth and Owls
The following essay is a personal reflection by environmental educator Nick Voss. Voss is the Education & Outreach Coordinator at the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization Photo of Fort Snelling… Read More →
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How Blue Thumb Partnership Works The Blue Thumb Partnership is a network of clean water and native plant stewards creating change by bridging the gap between knowledge and action, offering resources and programs to Minnesotans. We work together to lead the way in changing landscaping norms among professionals, property owners, and renters. We aspire to…