Ideas & Inspiration Garden Tips

How and When to Divide Perennials

You’ve probably heard that you should divide your perennials, but do you know why? There are actually many reasons for this common gardening practice, which…

Easy Care Houseplants

Keeping houseplants is an excellent way to add life to your home or office, but not all of us have the green thumb to keep…

Hedges for Privacy

Shrubs can be used as a great way to divide spaces and provide privacy from street traffic and neighbors, all while making your yard beautiful.…

Sun Perennial Garden

Our favorite plants for sunny gardens: Achillea millefolium – Also known as yarrow, this sun-loving perennial has soft, silvery foliage and can grow up to…

Shade Perennial Garden

Our favorite plants for shade gardens: Hosta – Hostas are very popular shade garden plants, and for good reason! They are extremely hardy and easy…

Shrub Planting

Want to plant a shrubs in your yard? Here are tips for the best ways to plant. Where to Plant Shrubs Choose a plant for…

Seed Starting

Starting plants from seed is a great way to save money on flowers, herbs, and vegetable plants. When buying seeds, don’t buy more than you…

Christmas Tree Care

Know how to care for your Christmas Tree. Once you’ve made the journey to the tree lot, walked up and down the rows sizing up…

Pumpkin Succulent Care & Propagation

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…

‘Purple Prince’ Tulip

 Tulips are a gardener’s first sign of spring. Our feature fall planting bulb is a Tulip called ‘Purple Prince’. Consider this a friendly reminder to…

September’s Stars to Know

We’re regularly looking to enhance our garden style repertoire, with the latest crop of up-and-coming perennials we can do just that. Here are five rising stars to get on…

Pothos-Houseplant Digest

The easiest plants to care for in the human world are often the ones we remember seeing all through our childhood in friends’ homes, in…

All plants need food. The ones we eat, look at & walk on.

Feed your yard and garden; it’s hungry and would love for you to adopt a regular dinner schedule.  The thanks you get will be a green…

Japanese Beatles

Theyyyy’re Baaaack!  Japanese beetles took a break the last few years from most gardens after suffering great decline in numbers from the COLD 2013-2014 winter.…

Summer’s got you feeling hungry and thirsty…. if you’re a plant, that is.

  It’s time to check in on your container plants and newly planted perennials and shrubs. I feel bad when I see people/plant relationships go…

Mulch, what is it good for?

Mulching is a little garden task that has a lot of purpose.  Let’s face it, many of us mulch specifically for curb appeal. It really…

Square Foot Gardening=Maximum Yield

Nothing brings me as much joy as the process of growing food in my own yard. For the last handful of years, I have been…

Glazed Pottery-Question of the Week

Can you leave ceramic pots, glazed or unglazed, out in the MN winter? Sunnyside Gardens recommends you not leave them out.  If you have to…

Rabbit Proofing Your Garden: Keep Rabbits Away from Trees and Shrubs In Winter

Hey Minnesota gardeners! Did your trees and shrubs take a hit from hungry rabbits last winter? You’re not alone. When snow piles up, rabbits can reach…

Water your evergreens

We are in the middle of a dry Fall, so I must advise everyone that you water your evergreens well this week! El niño-unseasonably warm…

Bringing in your outdoor plants.

Time to designate your favorite sunny window for plants a plenty.  Don’t be fooled by the sun and 80 degrees this weekend, the season that…

Family Gardening

You may enjoy some solitary, peaceful down time in the yard, but those moments when you can get everyone involved feels really great too.  The…

Nature

ˈnāCHər noun noun: nature; plural noun: natures the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of…

September Gardening

Quick garden report from last night: Yellow. Grey.  Brown.  Tried that.  Not so great any more.  Do I have any more Miracle Gro food? Can…

What’s Blooming in August

Russian Sage has it’s day in the sun. Has anyone seen the Russian Sage in color out in the landscape?  Russian Sage is the 3…

Tomato Kids

What’s wrong with your tomato? I’ve seen some sad looking tomatoes photos come through the store lately and I think it’s time we had a…

Cabin Plant Guide-Zone 3

The Garden That Keeps On Giving – Perennials

You know what’s awesome? Gardening (you had to see that coming). You know what’s awesome-r? When your garden gardens FOR you. Every gardener has a…

I Feel Good From My Head Tomatoes – Veggie Gardening

Veggie gardens are a great way to have affordable, healthy produce all summer long. From beginner to expert, these gardens can be very rewarding. Here…

3 Reasons You Need to Go Tropical This Summer

We love tropical plants. What’s not to love? The color, variety, and creative possibilities make these plants very attractive to both the experienced as well…

Herb Gardening

How do you grow your herbs?  Rosemary pots, french tarragon baskets, garden chive rows, hanging thyme, herb knots,  A few different methods come to mind…

Which one are you going to take home?

Here’s just a quick list of “car stoppers” that I saw this morning on the way to work.  The blooms are loud and proud on…

Spring Turf

How do I give my lawn a fighting chance? Great lawns need food, water and the occasional reseeding and weed prevention.  Early Spring lawns need…

Why do we decorate?

We decorate for parties, for visitors, to express our joy for the season, to have a little fun with our homes and our spaces,  to…

Weekend Garden Warrior Plan

The time you get to spend with family and friends on the weekend, or whatever your days off end up being, go quickly. We don’t…

My favorite container of the season…so far

  I love all the elements of this foliage planter.  Kale is not only trendy, but gorgeous too.  We just decided to mix and match…

Sarah’s Summer Planter

Sarah shows us what goes into her favorite planter at Sunnyside this week. She began by choosing plants that, while common separately, together create a…

Patio Vegetable Gardens

Summer is here and patio season in Minnesota is officially on! Join Mike as he puts together vegetable planters for you to enjoy all season…

Succulents at Sunnyside!

Succulents are grown as ornamental plants because of their striking and unusual appearance. Also called “fat plants,” they store water in their fleshy leaves, giving…

Still Trending-Succulents & Patio Caladium-Feature for 2014

You can keep them alive with little or no effort.  Put your succulents in sun and keep em warm.  Water them from time to time…

Aromatic plants for your home.

  Rosemary clay washpot and topiary. Kitchen table worthy!  We’re excited to share these with you. Lavender in clay wash pot. (breathe in, relax)  …

Fall is for planting Happy Plants

Fall is for Planting! With the heat of the summer past, now is the best time to do many gardening activities including weeding, mulching, pruning,…

Gardening with Kids – Planting Fun!

Ready to turn your backyard into a wonderland of discovery and joy? Gardening with kids is one of the most rewarding ways to spend time…

Planting what’s right.

Choosing what perennials to plant and where to plant them are the questions that everyone is asking. And what do I need to do to…

Herb Care

Choosing herbs for your garden can be quite a pleasant chore. If you’re gardening with herbs to accentuate your cooking, you will want to select…

Succulent Gardening

Greening Up Indoors: Succulents! At Sunnyside Gardens, we take all kinds of gardening seriously. It’s no surprise that our first arrivals of any season are…

Backyard Birding

If you find yourself looking for a fun family project to pass the time this winter, think about feeding the birds.  Take a little time…

Fresh Cut

What does it mean to a Christmas tree to give it a fresh cut before putting it in water? Well, an evergreen tree is much…

Greening with Garland

The age old tradition of displaying greens in and around the home is one that continues today.  Each type of evergreen we offer has unique…

Garden Recipes: Italian Basil & Tomato Salad

This recipe makes me hungry just looking at the title! If you need a great recipe to help use up all that basil from your…