Spring Ideas

It is Finally Planting Time

It is Finally Planting Time

May is my favorite time of year. By this time I have my gardens pretty well cleaned up and I can begin to think about all the beautiful annuals I will add this year. Containers are a favorite of mine and each year I try to make them different. Let me share some of my favorite plants and maybe I can inspire you to begin a new planting adventure.

March, It is Spring

March, It is Spring

Let’s warm up! March brings us a variety of temperatures and a mixed bag of precipitation. We can enjoy calm warm sunny days and survive blasting cold winds with raging snow in the same month. I think that is what makes Minnesota folks so tough and adaptable. One sure reprieve from the weather is the snug cozy feeling in a heated greenhouse. The smell of potting soil and the first visions of green and even some color will fill your senses with hope for days to come. As gardeners we are a hopeful lot and Spring brings a sparkle of joy to our days.

Opening a New Season…

Spring is coming to us at a slower pace than last year.  That is not always a bad thing in the world of gardening.  More ground moisture means a healthy start for our gardens.  At Pahl’s we celebrate Spring with our annual Open House on Saturday, April 20th.  The...

Moonlight Serenade Sedum

Very attractive upright Sedum that produces clusters of raspberry-pink to peachy-gold flowers, reddish stems which make it very showy when in bloom, foliage starts off deep blue-green and turns to purple as the season progresses