Planting Fall Bulbs in Minnesota: A Complete Fall Guide for Beautiful Spring Blooms

Get your garden ready for spring with this comprehensive guide to planting spring bulbs in Minnesota. Learn the best cold-hardy bulbs to plant in the fall, along with expert tips on site selection, planting, and winter care. With proper preparation, you'll enjoy vibrant tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and more blooming in your garden next year!

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How to Protect Your Garden from Deer and Rabbits: Effective Strategies

Tired of deer and rabbits treating your garden like their personal buffet? Our experts at Copper Creek’s Garden Center have compiled a comprehensive guide to help you protect your plants without harming these critters. From effective fencing solutions to natural repellents and scare tactics, discover the best strategies to keep your garden flourishing and critter-free. Explore our tips on selecting deer- and rabbit-resistant plants and learn how to create a garden that’s beautiful and safe from unwelcome visitors.

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Top 10 Hardy Perennials for Summer Planting in Minnesota

Are you looking to enhance your Minnesota garden with perennials that can withstand the summer heat and thrive year after year? Look no further! Our curated list of the top 10 hardy perennials is perfect for summer planting in Minnesota. These resilient plants not only add vibrant color and texture to your landscape but also establish strong root systems to endure the state’s diverse weather conditions. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just starting, these perennials will help you create a beautiful, low-maintenance garden that flourishes season after season. Discover our top 10 picks for hardy perennials that will flourish in Minnesota’s summer conditions that you can plant now.

Year-Round Colors and Blooms: Your Planting Calendar

Knowing what to plant and when is the ultimate question, especially for residents of Minnesota who can’t always count on consistent weather patterns from year to year. However, there is a typical rule of thumb for growers when planning (and planting) for each new season. The team at Copper Creek’s Garden Center has compiled a bloom calendar, if you will, to help guide you through the process of maximizing plant life while navigating an, oftentimes, unpredictable 12 months of weather.

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Keep Deer Away From Your Minnesota Gardens - Deer Resistant Options

If you live in Minnesota and want to create a beautiful garden with annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs, one of the challenges you may face is deer browsing on your plants. Deer can wreak havoc on garden beds, munching on your favorite flowers and decimating your hard work. Depending on the population of deer, food in the area, and other environmental stresses; no plant is completely safe. However, there are several perennials, annuals, trees, shrubs, and other plants that deer tend to avoid due to their unpalatable nature or strong scent. In this article, we will explore some of these deer-resistant plants that are suitable for gardens in Minnesota.

Companion Planting: Copper Creek's Raised Garden Beds and What Vegetables Work Best Together

Currently, we have 5 raised garden beds located in front of the main entrance to the Garden Center. Each of these raised beds have been strategically planted in a way that benefits the plants within, this is known as ‘companion planting’. There are also some plant combinations that should be avoided, which is also part of the strategy we used in our raised garden beds. We are excited to teach you all about our tactics to help you get the best production out of your garden, big or small! Today, we are going to share with you what we have planted in each of our garden beds and the reasons they are planted that way.