
Fraser, Balsam Fir, and Canaan Fir Christmas Trees
While debates about real versus artificial Christmas trees continue, true holiday enthusiasts know that a real, fresh tree brings unmatched charm to any home. Real…
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Sip & Shop at Sunnyside for the 2024 Holiday Season
Kickstart your holiday shopping & decorating with a Sunnyside sip & shop! November snuck up on us, just like it always does. We’re transitioning from…
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Your Neighborhood Passport-44th and France District
Pick up a passport at any participating 44th and France business and stop in to say hello all around the neighborhood. We want to encourage…
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Bromeliad
Bromeliad guzmania The Bromeliad is the most commonly used tropical plant in indoor spaces and office buildings. They are tropical plants with a unique flower…
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Herb Gardening Spotlight
Summer Herb Gardening Successful herb gardening goes a little like this: you need full hot sun, water often (daily in summer sun), feed with an…
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Transform Your Yard
How to get projects started in the yard. Making a house a home takes similar effort as making a yard a garden. The end product…
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Join Us For This Season’s Tree Top Pot Classes
Curious to see the process behind how our team builds our lovely holiday tree top pots? Sign up for one of our two tree top…
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Succulent Pumpkin Care
The perfect autumn centerpiece is here! These Pumpkin Succulent Gardens will add beauty to all of your fall celebrations, but the best part may be…
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Tree top pot time!-CARE INSTRUCTIONS
The temperatures are just right for assembling your outdoor containers! The winter season is the longest here in MN, so keep in mind that these…
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Best Use of Straw Bales
The best use of straw bales- Straw is traditionally used to add a protective layer to perennial beds for winter. MN can have a mix…
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Ficus elastica ‘Shivereana’
Ficus elastica ‘Shivereana’ Nicknamed “Moonshine,” this Ficus variety can be a fun addition to your indoor plant collection. If you know Ficus, this one does…
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Thank You & Rock the Sunnyside Gardens Recap
Thank you to all our friends, family, neighbors and fellow gardeners who showed up to this past Sunday to rock out at Sunnyside Gardens as…
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Why We Love Perennial Mums: Mammoth & Minnesota Mums
Not all mums are lucky enough to be true perennials, but both Mammoth mums and Minnesota mums are hardy enough to stand in that category!…
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Join Us for Sunnyside Gardens Annual Summer Party!
We invite you to our annual end-of-summer party to celebrate: Rock the Sunnyside Gardens! Summer is starting to wrap up and fall transitions are happening…
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Echinacea is a Fan Favorite
Echinacea, or the coneflower, is a fan-favorite perennial around here! Here is a short list of reasons why we love this flower and tips for…
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Tillandsia Xerographica
Tillandsia xerographica The biggest of the Tillandsia, airplant family. These beauties are structural with big curly silver leaves. Xerographica, pronounced zero-graphic-a, are sold without soil…
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Alocasia Polly
Alocasia Polly The Alocasia Polly is a fan favorite around here. It gets its nickname of African Mask from the strong veins running though its…
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Earth Day 2023: How the Sunnyside Team Invests in our Planet
Happy Earth Day 2023! Today is a reminder to both appreciate this earth that we’ve been given, but also of our responsibility to care for…
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Native Plant Weekend (May 6-7): Climate Change Solutions in Your Own Back Yard
Come celebrate Native Plant Weekend with Sunnyside Gardens! On Saturday May 6th, Minneapolis Community Ed is sponsoring an event on the Christmas tree lot across…
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Hoya Eskimo
Hoya krohniana Introducing the silver speckled, heart shaped Hoya Eskimo. This Hoya is similar to other Hoya plants in wants and needs, but different in…
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Silver Sword Philodendron
Philodendron hastatum The shimmering silver foliage of the Silver Sword Philodendron gives it it’s name. It is similar to other philodendrons in that it likes…
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Caring For Your New Landscape
Your plants are installed and look beautiful but now it’s your turn to do some work. To help ensure your plants get the best…
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How to Make Your Pumpkins Last Longer
Regardless of how much technology progresses, how many lights you slap-up, or how many fake spider webs you spread oh-so-carefully in your well-kept shrubs, your…
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Winter Wreath Ideas to Decorate Your Holiday Doorstep
The holidays are about togetherness, love, family, and friends, but do you know what else this time of year is perfect for? Showing off your…
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The Beauty & Pollinator Benefits of Asters
Fall is approaching, and with it plenty of cool weather â but that’s no excuse to have a dull, boring, sparse garden. Plenty of flowering…
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House Plants & Their Health Benefits
House plants make beautiful roommates and improve the air quality of your living space, but they can also have health benefits beyond providing fresh oxygen…
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Pollinator Gardening & Perennial Gardening
How do you choose plants for your garden? For new gardeners, two traits set plants apart from other options. Pollinators attract bees, butterflies, insects, and…
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Milky Spore-Organic Control for Japanese Beetles
10 years worth of Grub control!!-That’s insane! Japanese beetles can destroy your plants in the landscape and their larval stage can also trash your lawn.…
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Fall Grass Seeding
Fall grass seeding may be on your mind and we have a few expert tips to help you along. The MN lawn that survives through…
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Three Best Succulents for Dorm Rooms
I picked three of my favorite succulents for dorm rooms. Having lived in several dorm rooms and apartments in my life I can attest to…
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August in the Garden
August in the Garden A friend just told me she walked 27k steps the last time she worked in the garden all day. That’s amazing!…
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trill–true & real
It is with great pleasure that we get to introduce to you a lifestyle boutique that has sprouted within the walls of Sunnyside Gardens.
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Container of the moment!
Always a favorite, this combo is sure to impress and it’s easy to care for. Â The main ingredients are a colorful croton, a red leaf…
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PINK POPCORN Blueberry!!
Just arrived at sunnyside is a tasty blueberry that isn’t anything BLUE but is everything you want in a berry. Â Sweet. Â Hardy. Â Self-Pollinating. Pink and…
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What’s Blooming Around Town
Sneak a peek at some of the great gardens in your neighborhood, keep in mind it might be your garden, and take note of the…
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Itoh Peony
A note from Monrovia Growers about Itoh Peonies. Named for Toichi Itoh, the first hybridizer to successfully cross a tree Peony with an herbaceous Peony…
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Hanging Baskets
It’s spring in Minnesota, which means we’re wearing a sweater one day, and flip flops the next. At the garden center, we are full-speed ahead…
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Spring Container With Hellebores
This cool weather, cottage garden style piece of art is available now at Sunnyside. Â Lenten Roses, or Hellebores bloom in early early spring showing off…
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What’s Blooming in the Perennial Lot?
Here at Sunnyside, our perennial plant selection is just as varied as our beloved annual inventory. Some tall, some stout; attention demanding or a bit…
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Turnip Rock CSA
This year Sunnyside is happy to announce that we will be functioning as a drop site for a local Community Supported Agriculture farm.
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