Minnesota native garden

Explore the top 35 native pollinator plants in MN for a thriving natural lawn and garden that attracts essential pollinators like bees and butterflies. Start planting now!

Discover the best shrubs for Minnesota that will thrive in your yard! From evergreen shrubs perfect for all-year-round appeal to shade-loving shrubs ideal for Minnesota's unique climate, find the perfect selection of trees and bushes to enhance your landscape. Improve your curb appeal with these top recommendations of shrubs for Minnesota yards that are sure to elevate the beauty of your outdoor space. Start transforming your garden today with these carefully selected shrubs and bushes…

Native plants are the most beneficial for all-things nature. They are a complete life cycle to so many! Here are 9 beautiful native plants for your Midwest garden. Your pollinators will thank you! :) #nativeplants #plantnative #midwestgarden #gardening #butterflies

Native Plants for Any Garden - Minnesota State Horticultural Society

Finding Common Ground with Native Landscaping - Dyck Arboretum

Create a formal, upscale pollinator garden with limited colors and stormwater management for an environmentally sustainable paradise in Aldie, Virginia.

There's more to Midwestern native plants that just coneflower and black-eyed susan. Check out these five natives for the Indiana garden.

Today's photos are from Bonnie Stevenson in Rochester, Minnesota. She says, "I love my Zone 4 garden! Living on an 80-acre tree farm is a fair amount of work, so Ron and I have divided our chores. I...

Native grasses have great environmental benefits, not least as a food source for a wide variety of butterfly and moth species. However, native grassland habitats are some of the most endangered in North America, with less than 1% of original tallgrass prairie remaining. Dr Mary Meyer and her colleagues at the University of Minnesota have been working to evaluate the use of native grasses by butterfly and moth species. They are also working with garden centres to increase the volume of native…

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Discover creative midwest landscaping ideas to transform your yard into a picturesque haven. Get inspired to enhance your outdoor space!

Foliage is king here. Variegated hostas start the show in the front, while blue spruce (Picea pungens, Zones 3–8) makes a dramatic silver-blue backdrop. To the right, columnar dark-leaved beeches (Fagus sylvatica, Zones 4–8; probably the cultivar ‘Dawyck Purple’) contrast beautifully with the variegated and silvery-blue foliage. Columnar varieties of trees, which grow tall and narrow instead of wide and spreading, are a great choice for small gardens.

Ornamental Grasses: Advice from a Minnesota Collection - Horticulture

native plant pairings for a slope

Many positive things can be said for planting a meadow garden, but meadows aren't one size fits all. Learn elements of different meadow garden designs.

Theses relatively adaptable and easygoing North American native plants are excellent alternatives to commonly grown nonnative plants. These picks are as good—or even better—than the old standbys.

Today we’re visiting Haliburton, Ontario, to see Justin Dumitrescu’s garden. The garden is ten years old and features mostly native plants in an informal, meadow-like design. Stepping-stones lead through a […]

Sarah turned an blank canvas into a thriving garden full of edible plants.

Native grasses are a low-maintenance way to introduce movement into the garden and provide food and habitat for wildlife.