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Minneapolis Metro Region's Native Plant Nursery

10/04/2024

Last day to shop Shelterwood's remaining plant inventory this Saturday, Oct 5. 9am-4pm. See you there. Find it on Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9FAPstLFnU6xevot8

09/12/2024

This fall will be Shelterwood's final season selling mature, overwintered MN native species. The nursery will be open Friday through Sunday throughout September. If you need a unique species, something for woodlands, an ephemeral species, etc, make the journey out -I bet I have it. If you received a Lawn2Legume grant, come on out and I will help you pick the best species for your grant garden. Again, open Friday through Sundays, or by appointment -just email for appt.

06/14/2024

This weekend will be the last open weekend in June 2024! If you were thinking of coming out, this is the time to do it! Sales on shrubs, Grasses, Sedges, ephemerals, and post-bloom spring species like Woodland Blue Phlox! Open Friday, June 14th through Sunday, June 16th. Find us on Google Maps for hours and directions or go to the Hours & Directions page on www.Shelterwoodgardens.com.

02/24/2024

Was able to visit Borderlands Native Nursery in Patagonia, AZ. Just like us in MN, it’s the dormant season, but was able to speak with their many volunteers. That there are volunteers is amazing enough, but also to see some species we share despite the radical difference in climate. Like Minnesota’s many ecological subsections, the Sonoran Desert has several ecological niches dominated by elevation, sun exposure, and of course, proximity to water that falls or flows. Thanks for answering my questions and I look forward to returning in the growing season.

02/21/2024

Three views -saguaro to save. Must be 6+feet around at its widest.

02/20/2024

It seems the spring wildflowers in Saguaro like roadsides. Image 1 is the Eschscholzia californica var. mexicana “popping” up. Image 2-3) I noticed the stewpot leaves that reminded me of Tradescantia. These are the Lily family Dichelostemma capitatum or the unfortunately named Blue Dicks. Image 4-5) Calliandra eriophylla, Fairyduster was full of bees. Lastly, a fuller flowering specimen of the Wallflower, Erysimum capitatum. It appears we are on the precipice of a big spring bloom -most of which I will miss. Glad to catch a glimpse of the desert version of our MN woodland wildflower season.

02/19/2024

I saw a few roadside poppies on my way to work so I took an evening hike to find some trail side, but no such luck. However, the universe favors those who stare at the ground. That green carpet I mentioned a few posts ago, isn’t grass at all, but the diminutive 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪 𝘷𝘢𝘳. 𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢 (1-4). Cool season w**ds, even in the desert tend to be mustards, enough so that I was sure image 5-6 was just another w**dy mustard. Mustard it is, but a native species commonly called Wallflower, 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘮, of which there are 4 species in Arizona. I am a omewhat confident this species is 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘮 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮, of which there are 2 varieties in Arizona: 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘮 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘷𝘢𝘳. 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮, or Sanddune Wallflower and 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘮 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘷𝘢𝘳. 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘪, Pursh’s Wallflower. I’ll hazard that my little yellow flower is Pursh’s. First Creosote Bush, 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢, flower seen in over two decades (I used to live in NM) and the first seen on this trip in image 7-8. And lastly, the Desert To***co, of which there are 2 varieties in AZ, and I didn’t dedicate the time to parsing, so going with 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘰𝘣𝘵𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘳. 𝘰𝘣𝘵𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢, in image 9-10.

02/14/2024

Search the phrase above or Burnsville Rain Garden Grant and you should find the links. 1000 bucks is a great amount to get your garden growing. There’s some flexibility in garden choices with this program, too. All you have to do, besides apply, is take a free workshop. And the best part is a very short turn around between applying and notification. You’ll know by May.

02/11/2024

Hiking up canyon in what must be one of the most popular Forest Service managed areas in the country -Sabino Canyon. Parking lot large and full, throngs of people. Good to see nature is popular. Water was flowing thanks to snowmelt and rains from recent “atmospheric rivers.” At two points, wading through waters overtopping bridges was necessary. What captured my attention was the intersection of ferns and cactus, and what appeared to be a club moss. 3] possibly Myriopteris gracilis with Saguaro and Opuntia spp. 4] closeup of possibly Myriopteris gracilis (Slender Lip Fern) 5] possibly Astrolepis sinuata (Wavy Cloak Fern) 6] possibly Pellaea andromedifolia (Coffee Cliffbrake 7] possibly Mammillaria grahami (Graham’s Ni**le Cactus) surrounded by 8] possibly Selaginella bigelovii (Bushy Spikemoss). I am familiar with several high desert species, but southern Arizona introduces elevation/heat/introduced species complexity. These species were found on cliffside trails facing due north, at roughly 2800 ft elevation. For comparison, Tucson lowlands are about 2300ft.

02/10/2024

Not record wet, but wetter than the last time I visited, has led to short green carpets wherever humanity meets Sonoran Desert. I’m guessing that green carpeting is mostly w**d species, but still nice to see such green. Working on some cactus removal and transplanting in the area -which to Minnesotans, I must say, was similarly warm or cold (depending on your home region) in Tucson AZ as it was at Shelterwood. Undoubtedly the pots at Shelterwood have become unfrozen (if they ever were) and we’ll see how well all has over-“wintered” come April. Looks like we return to a bit of winter beginning this weekend. Snow? No, that would be asking a bit much. Picture three pinch to see the snow on the mountains surrounding the desert valley.

02/09/2024

Traveled through a high elevation Pinyon-Juniper Forest between the high desert of northern Arizona and the south central Sonoran Desert. At first, a plain of grasses with sporadic Juniper, then Ponderosa forest underlaid by grasses, then dense Juniper in what be a mast year there were so many berries visible -even from the road, at speed. The dense juniper forest went for many miles, up and down mountains and only began to thin out as I traveled further south, where Sonoran species began to crop up among the junipers -most notably along the Salt River Canyon. There are different species of juniper in these mountains, mainly Juniperus monosperma (one-seeded juniper), J. osteosperma (Utah juniper), J. depeana (alligator juniper), J. communis (common juniper), and J. scopulorum (Rocky Mountain juniper). Juniper trees commonly grow in association with pinyon pine (Pinus edulis and P. monophyletic) between 3000 feet and 10,000 foot elevations. Fire, not surprisingly along roads, was evident in two or three spots along the route. Fire suppresses Juniper in favor of shrubs and grass -it is an effective means of control, but fire is a double edged sword. Juniper roots break up sandstones and other rock, shade out fibrous-rooted species, fostering erosion in an already erosion-prone region. On the other hand, juniper species provide a lot of wild-life value. The weather cloudy, snowing at high elevation, the bleached leaves of winter plants, and dark juniper makes these photos look as if they have an IG filter applied.

02/07/2024

Rain Gardens should be as popular as prairie gardens. After all, wet prairie is a thing. Got heavy rain flow from gutters and paved areas? Send that runoff to your rain garden. Tonight! Free webinar by the Carver-Scott County Master Gardeners. Register at the link in the bio 👆.

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