There are very few landscape plants that can brighten up the winter landscape as much as Red Twig Dogwoods. Native throughout the entire state of Minnesota, Red Twig Dogwoods will grow nicely on upland soils, and are one of the few native shrubs … Continue Reading ››
I think it's official. We are having a good old fashioned Minnesota winer! As winter continues, I grow a bit weary of the short days and persistent cold and could use something, anything, to pick up my spirits.
Each day as I drive to the nursery office, I go past a planting of Cardinal Red … Continue Reading ››
Brilliant color in a late winter landscape is a visual feast and a great way to lift winter weary spirits. 'Cardinal' Red Twig Dogwood is just the right shrub to produce a big splash of fluorescent red color that contrasts nicely with the stark white … Continue Reading ››
This spring I blogged on a variety of flowering crabs and the beautiful blossoms. Today when walking through the sales deck - the fruit of the Sugar Tyme Crabapple caught my eye. Just starting it's fall color change from green to brilliant … Continue Reading ››
The Winterberry... A beautiful shrub for the landscape. A nice green accent during the growing season, and beginning in the late summer / early fall - the berries start to brighten to a brilliant red and holds the color through even the bleakest … Continue Reading ››
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There are very few landscape plants that can brighten up the winter landscape as much as Red Twig Dogwoods. Native throughout the entire state of Minnesota, Red Twig Dogwoods will grow nicely on upland soils, and are one of the few native shrubs … Continue Reading ›› 
Brilliant color in a late winter landscape is a visual feast and a great way to lift winter weary spirits. 'Cardinal' Red Twig Dogwood is just the right shrub to produce a big splash of fluorescent red color that contrasts nicely with the stark white … 
