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February 17, 2021

Plants NOT at This Year's Sale — Sorry!

When we had to pick which plants to sell at the 2021 plant sale in its special location outside and with fewer customers because of COVID constraints, we had to make decisions on what NOT to sell.

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February 15, 2021

A Glossary of Terms from the Catalog

This is the place we've put all the little bits of information from the catalog that used to be in the sidebars and informational boxes.

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January 20, 2021

Pruning Clematis

It may seem intimidating, but pruning the various types of clematis is really a matter of common sense.

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June 2, 2019

A Plea for Pollinators

Students from Friends School of Minnesota's Environmental Action Club created a video about the importance of pollinators and the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides.

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May 12, 2019

Scavenger Hunt Report

Here's the grand prize winner, and the secret message of the 30th anniversary scavenger hunt.

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April 24, 2019

A Bunch of Fruit Changes

We've had a bunch of notifications of crop failures and substitutions in the Fruit section and in the citrus fruit in Unusual & Rare Plants.

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March 19, 2019

Limited edition T-shirts

To celebrate the plant sale’s 30th anniversary, we’re offering an original four-color T-shirt. Order online!

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March 19, 2019

A timeline of firsts at the Friends School Plant Sale

Unstinting volunteer efforts make the plant sale what it is. Each “first” on this list has its own story. We are grateful.

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March 19, 2019

Flowers for pollinators

Recent research at the U of M found some surprise favorites for pollinators among the annual flowers in our gardens.

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March 19, 2019

Find the Pearls at the Sale

To celebrate our “pearl anniversary,” this year we have at least 30 pearl plants. And a scavenger hunt to find them.

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