Gardening Archives – Page 2 of 4 – Neighborhood Greening

Did you miss this year’s annual tour? No problem! Here’s a recap of the day’s event. https://vimeo.com/583497949  Read More

August 4, 2021leslieGardening, Insects, Native Plants, Soil

The Ephemeral Spring WildflowersAfter a long winter, spring wildflower ephemerals herald a new growing season. The first blooms magically transform the woodland landscape.Read More Willows are one of the last of our shrubs and trees to lose their leaves in autumn. They turn shades of yellow—anywhere from greenish-yellow to whitish-yellow. As earlier fall colors start to paint our landscapes, the willows offer a decidedly green contrast in a diversity of shades depending on the species.Read More

July 1, 2020leslieBirds, Gardening, Pesticides

The ubiquitous American goldfinch can be found just about anywhere, at least sometime during the year, throughout the U.S. and southern Canada.Read More

November 6, 2019leslieCommunity, Gardening, Native Plants

“My little slice of heaven in the city provides big habitat for wildlife. A small, modest bungalow on a narrow, 40-foot wide lot in Minneapolis, not far from the only gorge along the mighty Mississippi.Read More

September 8, 2019leslieGardening, Invertebrates

This harmless, stunning creature should be welcomed in your yard or garden.Read More

April 26, 2019leslieGardening, Native Plants, Pollinators

Next time you visit your favorite garden center, you may want to contemplate some of these purchases:Read More Ten years ago, Liz Stanley’s and her partner Lynn Gallagher’s suburban yard was a weedy, turf-grass expanse, complete with invasive buckthorn. With no backgrounds in gardening—and through trial and error—they have slowly transformed their half-acre yard in Bloomington, Minnesota (a suburb of the Twin Cities), into a lush native habitat for pollinators, birds, and other…Read More

October 30, 2018leslieCommunity, Gardening, Native Plants, Water

“Six years ago I decided to do my part to help ensure the health of the small lake I live on. I removed all the roses, daylilies, hydrangeas, and the rest of the plants I had been managing with TLC for years. I had been reading about native plants—about their deep roots and their ability…Read More