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Featuring Russ Henry of Minnehaha Falls Landscaping

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How a Minneapolis landscaper turned his urban yard into a food forestRuss Henry firmly embraces the food forest concept, and wants you to do the same.

Russ Henry: Healthy Soil, Happy Gardens (January 2024 meeting)We kicked off 2024 with an excellent talk by self-proclaimed nature nerd Russ Henry, owner of Minnehaha Falls Landscaping. Russ was knowledgeable, approachable, and helped our club dig into the det…

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Loving Your Lawn Loving Your Lawn Russ Henry of Minnehaha Falls Lanscaping Shares How Healthy Soil is Key

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Articles & Blogs

Bee Lawns and Beyond - Minnesota State Horticultural SocietyA lush carpet of green extends in all directions at calf-height, covering what used to be a boring lawn space with a vibrant community of blooms supporting a bounty of buzzing bees, butterflies, and other beautiful bugs. This is a bee lawn, a space where people and pollinators play together

Helping Endangered Monarchs - Minnesota State Horticultural SocietyEveryone I know wants to help the butterflies, and we all can. There are the tried and true methods. Go organic. No more lawn chems, no more purchasing foods raised on pesticides. Farms and landscapes must also feed the natural world, there’s no way around it if we’re going to save butterflies, bees, and the bold intricate beauty of pollination driven ecosystems.

Willow is the New Oak - Minnesota State Horticultural SocietyReady to cull your garden to decorate for the holidays? Gardens are great sources for holiday trimmings.

A Nightmare Awaits - Minnesota State Horticultural SocietyYour heart’s racing, hands shaking… still you reach for the doorknob. The hinge creaks. Cobwebs stretch and snap as a widening crack of light seeps...

Spreading Plants are Our Friends - Minnesota State Horticultural SocietySpreading native plants are often the best possible strategy for low-maintenance gardens. Learn how to love letting them do their thing.

Landscaping for Climate Health - Minnesota State Horticultural SocietyIf every human on earth were to take individual responsibility for removing an equal share ofexcess carbon from the atmosphere, every person would need to figure out how to draw downabout 200 tons of carbon out of the atmosphere and put it in the ground. That’s 400,000pounds of carbon per person.

Natural Buckthorn Control - Minnesota State Horticultural SocietyThe High Cut Method controls buckthorn and grows overall ecosystem health at the same time.

Ash Tree Elegy - Minnesota State Horticultural SocietySome plants reliably look good in a northern fall garden. Asters, goldenrods, sedums,

How to create a food forestFood forests represent an abundant past and a hopeful future. A diverse planting of native trees, shrubs, and perennials that bear edible flowers, fruit, nuts, and seeds; food forests grow all the …

Did you know dust in your house has 10 harmful chemicals?It’s a warm summer afternoon, sun shining through kitchen windows. The front door flies open; kids and dogs come bursting in two by two. Running through the house and right out the back door. …

Bee lawns protect pollinators and your precious timeThere are better ways to spend your spring and summer than mowing the lawn. The noise, smell of exhaust fumes, heat, and humidity add up to a less than pleasant chore. How many perfect Saturday …

Grubs Vs Nematodes: showdown in the soilLarge bare patches of dirt, tufts of dead grass, and birds feasting on insects squirming from the ground – if your lawn is starting to look like a scene from “Grapes of Wrath,” you …

Can Minnehaha Creek be restored?: Experts weigh in on problems, suggest solutionsLeaves rustle in a dry creek bed, tiny fish drift ever so slightly in stagnant pools of murky water. Drips slip past and quietly fall over the limestone cliff. While the mighty gush of Minnehaha …

Catch the Spring Buzz | Natural Awakenings Twin CitiesPollinators need a friend, and everyone who has a lawn or landscape can play a critical role in uplifting the ecosystem. Learn about the plants and strategies for bringing in the bees.

Spaceship Earth | Natural Awakenings Twin CitiesSoil is the life support system for an amazing spaceship we call Earth. One of our primary responsibilities is growing healthy soil, so follow these tips for your garden this fall to do so.

Interviews with Russ

Episode 48: Russ Henry - Dishing with Stephanie's Dish - Podcast en iVooxEscucha y descarga los episodios de Dishing with Stephanie's Dish gratis. Giving Tree Gardens is a full-service organic gardening company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I first learned about Russ Henry, owner of Giving Tree Gard... Programa: Dishing with Stephanie's Dish. Canal: Dishing with Stephanie's Dish. Tiempo: 33:36 Subido 17/02 a las 14:46:22 103261565

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Bee Gardens to Help Pollinators with Russ Henry | Natural Awakenings Twin CitiesGreen Tea Conversations interview with Russ Henry, the owner of Minnehaha Falls Landscaping that helps to install, manage and restore yards, gardens, and school grounds throughout the Twin Cities.

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