Yards and Landscaping – Page 12

Rethinking the Traditional Lawn

By: angiehongmn April 26, 2017

Yards and Landscapinglawns, low mow grass, pollinators, sustainable lawns2 Comments

If we were to go back in time about 75 years, yesterday’s lawns looked a lot different than the ones we have today. It was considered normal (even desirable) to have a lawn full of clover.

Visions of Gardens Danced in Her Head

By: angiehongmn April 4, 2017

Yards and LandscapingBlue Thumb, composting, lawn care, pollinators, raingardensLeave a Comment

The Ramsey and Washington Conservation Districts provide site visits to homeowners to help plan and design Blue Thumb projects and area watershed districts provide cost-share grants for raingardens and shoreline planting projects as well.

A Whisper of Spring in the Air

By: angiehongmn February 16, 2017

Yards and Landscapinggardening, landscaping workshops, seed starting, tree pruning, treesLeave a Comment

The East Metro Water Resource Education Program will begin holding landscaping workshops in April and May (North St. Paul – April 6, St. Paul Park – April 11, Oakdale – April 18, Hugo – April 27, Forest Lake – May 2).

Condos and Townhomes Are Going Green

By: angiehongmn December 1, 2016

Keeping water clean, Local Achievements, Yards and Landscapingcondos, native plants, ramsey washington metro watershed district, WoodburyLeave a Comment

Working with board members from the association, landscape designer Tara Kline put together a design that replaced around 3,325 square feet of turf with native plants. The swale features “thirsty” shrubs like dogwood that soak up lots of water, as well as plants like cup plant, joe pyweed, blue flag iris, and sedges that provide both beauty and habitat.

Students Plant 10 Acres of Prairie at St. Croix Prep

By: angiehongmn November 28, 2016

Keeping water clean, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Yards and Landscapingmiddle st. croix watershed management organization, prairie, St. Croix Prep, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

Already, the teachers are coming up with creating ways to teach about biology, ecology, math, technology and art in the prairie.

Skip Raking This Fall

By: angiehongmn November 1, 2016

Yards and Landscapingfall, lawns, leaf raking, water pollutionLeave a Comment

Leaves contain vital nutrients like phosphorus, nitrogen, and potassium that turf grass and other plants need to grow. Also, leaves, are free and readily available.

Two Llamas and a Prairie

By: angiehongmn October 12, 2016

Keeping water clean, Partners and Updates, Yards and Landscapingconservation, prairie, small farms, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

“For our 25th anniversary – the silver anniversary – we got a doe with silver ears and two baby goats.” Becky Vierling smiles as she talks about the small farm in Denmark Township that she and her husband Philip bought in 2003. When the Vierlings took on a more than 100-year old farm house with…

Join the PolliNATION

By: angiehongmn August 23, 2016

Wildlife, Yards and Landscapingbees, birds, Blue Thumb, clean water, monarchs, native plants, pollinators, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

Since your own lawn is small, you might be surprised to learn that turf grass covers more acres of land in the U.S. than the eight largest agricultural crops combined. Imagine what a difference it would make if all of us converted ¼ of our lawn to native plantings that provide habitat for pollinators, birds and wildlife.

Maintaining Your New Native Planting

By: angiehongmn July 14, 2016

Yards and Landscapingnative plants, pollinators, prairie, prairie gardensLeave a Comment

Planting in groups versus scattering the plants throughout your garden also makes it easier to keep track of them in early years.

Giants of the prairie

By: angiehongmn June 8, 2016

Wildlife, Yards and LandscapingBelwin Conservancy, bison, prairie, Washington Conservation DistrictLeave a Comment

On Saturday, June 11, the ground in the Belwin prairie will again shake as a truck pulls up, opens its doors and releases a herd of bison with thundering hooves.