Ideas & Inspiration Fall
Keep your fall garden vibrant with Sunnyside’s fall gardening tips! Get expert advice for growing fall vegetables, maintaining your landscape, and preparing your garden for the next seasons.

Late Summer In the Garden: Everything You Need to Know
Late summer is a busy time for most, between some of the hottest weeks of summer and busy schedules, it can be easy to overlook…
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Fall Grass Seed
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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Protecting tender plants
Some plants aren’t as tough as others.This can be a grim fact to face for northern gardeners. We invest our sweat, lower backs and money into certain plants only to see them crumple and die by the cold hands of our Minnesota winter.
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Scented Greens. That smelly time of year!
Delightfully scented, that is. This pre-holiday season, late fall is known as one of the more aromatic times of the year.
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Pine Cone 101
From large to small, ornate to ordinary, plain or on a stick, Sunnyside Gardens is the place for pine cones! Varieties Sugar – The largest…
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Ceramic Pots–RIP petunias–Caring for Ceramic Pots
Fall is quickly turning to winter in Minnesota, so it’s time to think about what to do with the beautiful ceramic containers that served you so well over the spring, summer, and fall.
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How to Overwinter Roses
Before you start to worry about whether or not your roses need winter protection, check to see if they are a Zone 3-4 hardy variety.
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How to Prepare Trees for Winter
Winters in Minnesota are not only hard on humans, they are tough on plants, too. Even fully hardy plants can be affected by a variety of stressors during the winter.
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DIY Succulent Pumpkin Garden
Create a beautiful fall centerpiece with a pumpkin, squash, or gourd of your choice and some succulent clippings! Read more for methods and care.
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Fantastic Pumpkin Varieties
There are countless varieties of pumpkins and winter squash in this big, beautiful world. Here are just a few of the varieties we have this…
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How dandelions behave going into winter & other famous perennial weeds.
Like all living things that overwinter in MN, fall is the time to start preparing to be isolated from warmth and sun. Squirrels are busy…
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Be a BEE habitat helper this winter
Let’s talk about how we can help native MN bee habitats. As a quick review, native bee populations are in need of our help. Food…
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Fertilizing Your Lawn and Garden
To have the best looking lawn and garden, it is important to give them what they need. Just like humans, plants and grass are living…
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Pruning Schedule
Pruning not only helps your garden look good, but it is also essential for the healthy growth and flowering of your plants. Other reasons for…
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How to Plant Bulbs
At Sunnyside Gardens, the vast majority of the bulb plantings we do are completed in the fall in order to have spring flowers. We most…
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What is a Fall Clean-up?
A fall clean-up is an important part of maintaining a healthy garden. Fall clean-ups help to prevent pests and diseases from overwintering in the garden.…
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Garden Maintenance Schedule
Do you strive to have the perfect garden year round? Our garden maintenance schedule can help you do just that! Use our calendar and gardening…
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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…
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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…
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Nature
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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…
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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,…
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