Add Black and Purple Raspberries to Your Garden

Add Black and Purple Raspberries to Your Garden

Many people describe the strawberry as the finest fruit, while others consider the raspberry to be as good, if not better.  Nonetheless, raspberries are much less common by far, because the fruits perish so rapidly.  Raspberries are among the easiest garden fruit to...
May Plant of the Month

May Plant of the Month

A New Maple for Minnesota Maples have long been favorite choices for shade and ornament, but in the past gardeners were limited almost to tall-growing species. Today, a broad selection is available to the public. One of the most recent varieties available is the...
November Plant of the Month

November Plant of the Month

‘Blue Shadow’ Fothergilla Fothergilla are deciduous shrubs of North America, belonging to the Witch-hazel family.  Native to the southeastern United States, Fothergilla are seldom seen in our northern landscapes, although they are frost-hardy and...
October Plant of the Month

October Plant of the Month

‘Honeygold’ a Sweet Culinary and Dessert Apple Many of our customers have included dwarf fruit trees in their landscape plans since fruit trees do double duty as producers of food while adding beauty to the surroundings, even on small lots where every...
September Plant of the Month

September Plant of the Month

Acer ginnala ‘Embers’ a Small Tree for the Landscape Frequently we have customers asking our tree and shrub staff to show them a small tree that they can grow close to their house.  The tree must be versatile; decorative, fragrant flowers, interesting...