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 →
There are a couple of different ways you can get rid of the grass in your soon-to-be-former lawn. One way is to solarize the area. This means covering the existing plants (weeds or grass) with plastic and allowing a season… 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 →
I got a late start in the garden this year, and the weather has been pretty wild. We had a very late frost at the end of May and in early June we were breaking heat records. We are currently… Continue Reading →
Our mud room is finally done and we couldn’t be happier. We finally have our house back to ourselves and we are enjoying using the mud room. Our cats also approve of the remodel. Ghost likes the extra wide window… Continue Reading →
We are so close to having our project completely done. Since I last posted the mudroom was painted, the counter was installed, and the finishing touches are almost completed. Honestly the part that I am the most happy with is… Continue Reading →
This week the trim was painted and the electrical was finalized. You can see our overhead light was installed in the mud room. We are really happy with our light fixture choice. As part of the electrical work we also… Continue Reading →
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