Ideas & Inspiration Winter
It may be cold outside, but there is still plenty of garden work to do in the winter! Check out our expert tips to keep your garden vibrant with plants, containers, accessories, and maintenance!
Evergreen Tree Top Pots: Caring For And Building Your Own
The Sunnyside team shares tips for caring for your tree top pots (ready-to-go or DIY), as well as the basic steps to building your own evergreen pots for the holiday season.
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Create a Car Stopping Window Box Display
Create a car stopping window box display This 4 foot window box is loaded to the MAX with some great color and essential greens. You…
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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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Eucalyptus Pods
Long lasting, with a silvery-blue tone and a graceful habit, Eucalyptus pods are a wonderful addition to your winter containers, as well as to your holiday centerpieces.
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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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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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