Grow with KARE: Plants that attract dragonflies to Minnesota gardens

While dragonflies don't eat plants, the ones you choose can help create the habitat they need by providing perching spots, ...

Two Minnesota solar farms swapped the gravel under their panels for wildflowers, and five years later the native bees had multiplied twentyfold

How do you boost native bee populations twentyfold? Two Minnesota solar farms replaced gravel with wildflowers. Discover the ...

Upfront investment in native plants can pay dividends against buckthorn

New University of Minnesota research offers land managers a practical strategy for keeping invasive buckthorn from returning: ...
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Monarch butterflies and dozens of native plants return after Minnesota solar farm plants wildflowers beneath its panels

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A Minnesota solar site saw monarch butterflies and many native plant species return after flowers were ...
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Minnesota family fears poison ivy in the woods, then learns most of it is a harmless native

It produces two kinds of blooms and fruits, including edible underground "peanuts." ...
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Grow with KARE: Minnesota Native Landscapes at the State Fair

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Be sure to check out the native display gardens from Minnesota Native Landscapes at the Minnesota State Fair! There are two to check out. The first is the permanent native ...
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Two Minnesota solar farms seeded native wildflowers under their panels, and 5 years of counting revealed native bees had multiplied twentyfold, then crossed the fence …

Two Minnesota solar farms planted 66 native species under their panels. Five years of counting revealed a staggering result ...
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Growing native prairie plantings becomes a new hobby in Golden Valley (ourLife exlusive)

George Abide has a new hobby. He is working to transform his Golden Valley yard into native prairie plantings.
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Ask the Master Gardener: Is shagbark hickory native to Minnesota?

Dear Master Gardner: My cousin in southern Minnesota has an old shagbark hickory tree and the bark is so beautiful! Is this a native tree and will it grow in north central Minnesota? Answer: Shagbark ...