landscaping Archives – Neighborhood Greening

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

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 A few summers ago, the Kraus family noticed a steady increase in monarch butterflies visiting their backyard native wildflower garden. One day after an overnight rainfall, Paula Kraus was stunned to see the black walnut tree in her family’s backyard overflowing with monarch butterflies sunning their wings.Read More