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Stonepocket at Roseville Living Smarter Fair

Tim — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:49:02 +0000

February 17th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Come have your landscape questions answered at the Roseville Living Smart Fair on February 17th at the Fairview Community Center, Roseville, MN. The fair runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Learn how to have a beautiful and sustainable landscape by visiting with Tim Heelan, owner of Stonepocket located in Chanhassen, MN. Will be able to discuss proper plant choices, drainage situations, water use in the landscape, how to brighten your garden using energy efficient LED landscape lighting and other landscaping tips and suggestions. So bring your landscape questions so we can help you start planning for an early spring.

Educate, Entertain, Escape into your Outdoor Environment Today!

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First Signs of Spring in the Landscape

Tim — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:55:24 +0000

Sorry to say, Winter is only half way through but now is the time to start thinking about spring. With our short growing seasons it is important to get the most out of each opportunity to grow colorful flowers. Spring is often overlooked by weeks until the arrival of tulips and daffodils, but why continue with the winter doldrums when garden life can be enjoyed in April instead of May. On warmer years some of these favorites have even bloomed in March. Here a some of my favorite blooms of spring. More information for all of these plants can be found at stonepocketkwyg.com.

Caltha palustris (Marsh Marigold) – Minnesota Native found in marshes, wet meadows, and creeks

Caltha palustris

Forsythia x intermedia ‘Fiesta’ – Not only is this an early spring bloomer of tiny yellow flowers but is it more compact then traditional forsythia and leaves are variegated giving multiple seasons of interest.

Forsythia x intermedia 'Fiesta'

Helleborus x ‘Royal Heritage’ (Lenten Rose)- the nodding, colorful cup-shaped emerge from evergreen foliage even during late snows of spring.

Helleborus x ‘Royal Heritage’

Iris cristata – one of my most favorite of the early flowers of spring for is color and cheerfulness. Very dwarf, only rising four inches but spectaular in large colonies.

Iris cristata

Anemon patens (Pasque Flower) – Minnesota Native blooming around the time of Easter with a beautiful purple cup of petals holding yellow stamens. Hairy leaves and stems capture early morning frost making this little plant a real standout in early spring.

Anemone patens

Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrops) – Usually the first sign of spring in Twin City Landscapes. Single green stems emerge from late spring snows carrying a small, white, nodding flower tipped with green.

Galanthus nivalis

Anemone acutiloba/Heptica nobilis (Sharp-Lobed Heptica) – Minnesota Native that offers a variety of pastel colors in the spring from white, pink, to blue. Look for this early spring gift at St. Croix State Park.

Anemone acutiloba

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Stonepocket Visits Gardens of Cleveland

Tim — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:29:46 +0000

A photo tour of Stonepocket’s garden trip to Cleveland. Enjoy the great gardens!

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February Plant of the Month – Rue Anemone

Tim — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:01:55 +0000

BOTANICAL NAME Anemonella thalictroides

COMMON NAME Rue Anemone

DESCRIPTION Native Minnesota woodland wildflower grows up to 9″ high and features white flowers with 5-10 petal-like sepals and numerous greenish-yellow stamens. Flowers appear in loose clusters above whorls of three-lobed leaves, but each flower has its own stem. A long-blooming spring flower with a delicate, dainty appearance.

FAMILY Ranunculaceae

HEIGHT 12 inches

WIDTH 12 inches

HABIT Upright

ZONES 4 to 8

EXPOSURE Part Shade

FLOWER COLOR White

BLOOM SEASON Spring

COMPANION PLANTS Asarum, Aquilegia, Dicentra

GROWING AND MAINTENANCE TIPS Plant in average to soils that are well drained. Will not tolerate wet soils. Plant will go dormant in the summer.

NOTES Typically grows in the wild on wooded slopes and ridges. Anemonella in Greek means small windflower in reference to the fact that this flower resembles a small anemone.

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Fairies at the Arboretum

Tim — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:24:14 +0000

Don’t miss the wonders of fairies at the Oswald Visitor Center at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum located in Chanhassen. Truly magnificent miniature wonders await your discovery. The fairy exhibits run now until March 4th. Never lose the imagination and innocence of gardens, true wonders always await those with keen eyes.

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Landscaping with Ornamental Grasses – Complete List at Know What You Grow

Tim — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:12:44 +0000

Stonepocket’s database is growing. A complete list of almost 30 grasses, sedges, and even a rush can now be viewed at Know What You Grow – a plant database for northern gardeners and landscapers. Learn about cultural needs, landscape uses, companion plants, and interesting characteristics of ornamental grasses. Here is a sample of images, but go to stonepocketkwyg.com to learn more.

Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Fire’

Carex caryophyllea ‘Beatleman

Helictotrichon sempervirens

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Stonepocket 2012 Home and Garden Shows

Tim — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:24:47 +0000

Bring your landscaping questions to Stonepocket at one of the following Home and Garden Shows. Shows are a perfect opportunity to discuss your landscaping plans.

February 18th Roseville Living Smart Home Fair. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Fairview Community Center. http://www.livingsmarter.org/fair.html

February 25th Bloomington Home Improvement. 9:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m. Bloomington Civic Plaza. http://www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/cityhall/commiss/hra/homefair/homefair.htm

February 26th Hopkins Home Remodeling Fair. 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Eisenhower Community Center. http://www.homeremodelingfair.com/

February 29th – March 4th Minneapolis Home and Garden Show. Convention Center. Booth #300. http://www.homeandgardenshow.com

March 10th Southwest Metro Home, Landscape and Lifestyle Expo. 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Chanhassen High School. http://swmetro.chambermaster.com/events/details/home-landscape-lifestyle-expo

March 17th Eden Prairie Everything Spring Expo. 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Grace Church, Eden Prairie. http://www.epchamber.org/diary/diary_view.asp?id=721

April 13-14th Plymouth Yard & Garden Expo. 13th, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. & 14th 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. 14800 34th Avenue North http://www.plymouthmn.gov/index.aspx?page=18&recordid=3809

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Eden Prairie Landscape in Winter

Tim — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:31:21 +0000

Landscaping does not just occur in spring, summer, and fall. Winter is a big part of our lives and should not be neglected, especially in the landscape. Great light conditions, texture, and monochromatic colors give the winter landscape a simplified beauty and structure that is often overlooked during the florific times of the year.

On a recent snow fall of light fluffy snow in Eden Prairie the winter beauty of the landscape is captured in the following photographs. The use of art, stone, grasses, and evergreens gives this landscape a fourth season to be appreciated. Let us start designing for winter beauty.


: Winter Containers

: Stone Fountain in Winter

: Winter Spruce

: Winter Grasses in Landscape; Snow Bird

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3D Designs by Stonepocket

Tim — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:36:50 +0000

Stonepocket is now using the newest software available to produce 3D designs of landscapes. Visit stonepocket.com to watch a video of what is now possible. I just love the fire and water elements. I’ll post another video soon were the landscape lights come on when the sun sets. Let us design your project in 3D before it gets built to ensure its the landscape you envision.

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New Plants added to Know What You Grow

Tim — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:47:54 +0000

Check out these newly added plants to the Know What You Grow database – a resource for the northern gardener.

Aruncus dioicus

Astilbe chinensis ‘Purple Candles’

Spiraea japonica ‘Shibori’

Corylus americana

Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Dart’s Gold’

Viburnum trilobum ‘Bailey Compact’

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