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Why Native Perennials Belong in Your Minnesota Garden

If you’re looking for a more sustainable, low-maintenance, and pollinator-friendly garden, native perennials are your new best friend. These hardy plants have evolved right here…

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Top 9 Perennials You Can Use to Start a Perennial Garden

Looking to grow a garden but not sure where to start? You’ve come to the right place! Read about the top nine perennials you can…

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Pollinator Week: Creating an Eco-Friendly Garden

At Sunnyside Gardens, we’ve always loved planting flowers that attract beautiful butterflies and hummingbirds—but now, we’re turning our focus to one of the most important…

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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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Seed Mix – Perenial Wildflower Mix, 2lbs.

Lance leaved Coreopsis, Purple Coneflower, dwarf Columbine, Black-eyed Susan and more! 3-1 seed + Fertilizer + soil improvers.  Just sprinkle and water.  approx 200 sq…

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Pollinator Gardening & Perennial Gardening

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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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Pink Monarda (Bee Balm)

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Mid-Summer Blooming Perennials for Your Minnesota Garden

Summer is in full swing! How is your garden looking? By now, there should be many mid-summer blooms starting to appear! Learn more about ten mid-summer…

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Bees & Butterflies

Plants to Attract Butterflies to Your Garden

Want to enhance your garden while supporting local ecosystems? Planting a butterfly-friendly garden not only boosts your landscape’s aesthetic appeal but also creates a thriving…

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Perennials

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…

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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…

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The DIY Landscaper, Part III

Let’s move on to our second group of plants: Companion Plants. Companion plants are usually planted together to give the gardener summer long color. For…

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Perennials

Season long color- year after year!

A common question we’ve been getting is how perennials make the “Sunnyside best” list. The short answer is that these select perennials are tried and…

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Russian Sage

Perennial of the Week: Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) I tend to get excited about Russian Sage – after all, where can one find a perennial…

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