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In January, we scoured the seed catalogues and native plant websites and came up with a wish list of plants we wanted to add to the garden. But buying individual small plants in spring would be expensive and seeds were… Continue Reading →

About us We are two friends who met by chance at a National Night Out in our Saint Paul neighborhood. We quickly bonded over our love of gardening. Throughout winter 2020-2021 we bonded even more as we became part of… Continue Reading →

Once you have the plants, the pollinators appear. We were overwhelmed with bees by late spring. There were small solitary bees, honey bees from an urban hive a few blocks away, regular bumble bees, and the massive bumble bees we… Continue Reading →

We kept costs low by trying to grow as many plants as possible from seed. We used the winter sowing method for many of the seeds. Seed sources We were able to order all of the new seeds from Prairie… Continue Reading →

In the doldrums of winter we did what gardeners do best, we looked through seed catalogs and gardening books. We use gardening books on Native Minnesota Plants, materials from the Xeres Society, materials from Minnesota Board of Soil and Water… Continue Reading →