April 27, 2005 – 11:18 am
We’re excited about a new addition to our website. We have now put into our Library, informational articles produced by the Northern Gardener and the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association. There are articles about Annuals, Perennials, Trees, Shrubs, Planting Instructions, Pruning Instructions and much more. They are in the PDF format so you can print [...]
Our tulips and daffodil displays will be reaching their peak this weekend. The colors are gorgeous. Each year we add about 1000 additional bulbs in our displays to continue to delight our customers! Stop in and view the color display even if you’re not yet ready to begin your spring planting. The daffodil has to [...]
April 27th is Leif’s birthday – and tomorrow is going to be an absolutely crazy day at the nursery. We are going to have several deliveries of trees, deliveries of mulch and a large shipment of annuals coming in – however – for those of you that stop in tomorrow on Wednesday the 27th – [...]
Some of the cool season annuals, with Forsythias & Magnolias. Hurry on in – Lots to see! Share this:ShareFacebookEmail
April 11, 2005 – 10:26 am
The nursery industry is very busy in the spring as we plant in the field & harvest. Share this:ShareFacebookEmail
The spring blossoms of trees and shrubs are another one of Mother Nature’s calling cards. Here is a blossom from the Royal Star Magnolia blossoming here at the nursery. Magnolias blossom before the leaves come out. There are several different variety of Magnolias that can survive the Minnesota winters. They come in tree form and [...]
Our website has been going now for just over a year and we have had all kinds of positive comments on our blogging. We have been interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio concerning our blog and now next Monday, April 11th, Leif and Griff Wigley, our webmaster, will be doing a live radio show with Suzanne [...]
This year we will have a very limited number of Fern Leaf Peony available. We were able to order some this winter to come in with our spring shipment and are very excited. These are wonderful plants but hard to find. If you wish to be put on a list to purchase one – please [...]
The Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla Vulgaris – Anemone) is about one of the prettiest spring perennial flowers that you will find. Each year when we wake up our perennials from over-wintering, this lovely flower greets us almost right away! The Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla hirsutissima) is the South Dakota State Flower. The Lenton Rose (Helleborus xhybridus) is [...]
The nursery industry is like being a farmer, but the biggest difference is that we plant and harvest in the spring. Leif is pictured here with our Majesty Sugar Maples marking them for harvest. We will start to ball and burlap these trees in a week or so and the different ribbons indicate the variety [...]
The crocus have already starting blossoming on the hillside here at the nursery. The hill along the driveway faces south so it warms up early and we are delighted by these harbingers of spring! What a wonderful site to see. The tulips in many places are up a few inches as well. We do encourage [...]
We are unofficially officially open. The phone has been ringing, people are stopping, and we’re still trying to get organized but decided to “open the doors”. By the end of the week we should should be pretty much ready for the trees and shrubs. The perennials are still in the “waking up” production stage but [...]
