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We’re sharing our best tips, tricks, projects, resources and inspiration to help you achieve landscape & gardening success.

Colorful Perennials for Late Summer and Fall

Simone August 22, 2023

Looking to add some color to your late season landscape? We’ve got you covered! Here are some of our favorite perennials for extending color right into fall.

Minnesota Hardy Mums
Mums are a fall classic. Their bright color adds pizzazz to the landscape after many summer bloomers have faded.

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fall garden tasks

How to Help Monarchs

Simone July 28, 2022
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Bumblebee on Agastache

Minnesota Native Plants for Pollinators

Simone June 30, 2022
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Fun Ways to Use Annuals

Simone May 12, 2022
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fall garden tasks

A Relaxed Approach to Fall Garden Tasks

Simone October 28, 2021
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Coneflower Crazy

Simone July 29, 2021
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Frog on Black-Eyed Susan

Beautiful Black-Eyed Susans

Simone July 15, 2021
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Drought Tolerant Plants

Simone July 8, 2021
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Ligularia 'Britt Marie Crawford'

Plants for Wet Soils

Simone July 1, 2021
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Berry Awesome Hibiscus and Annabelle Hydrangea

Hardy Hibiscus: Tropical Flare in the Midwest Garden

Simone June 24, 2021
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Butterfly on Highbush Cranberry Viburnum

Trees and Shrubs for Pollinator Gardens

Simone June 17, 2021
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Swallowtail butterfly on delphinium

National Pollinator Month: Perennial Pollinator Garden Basics

Simone June 10, 2021
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Perennials for Container Gardening

Simone May 19, 2021

Gardening season is in full swing, and designing annual containers is one of our favorite creative gardening endeavors! There are so many beautiful annuals to play with that we could fill hundreds of pages- but what about perennials that are great for containers? Using perennials for container gardening expands gardeners’

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Flowering American Plum

American Plum

Simone May 5, 2021
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Flowers that Bees Stuff Themselves Into

Simone April 22, 2021
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