| We are a small backyard nursery and from our garden to yours: a lifetime collection of mountain plants from around the world growing outdoors in Minnesota. |
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 In spring, Minnesota’s State Flower, the Showy Ladyslipper, is magnificent in the garden, flowering in mid-June. If you can grow Trillium s and Jack-in-the-Pulpits, they are easy to grow in the same rich, moist soil. |
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 Yellow Ladyslippers bloom earlier than the pink and white, in May,and the Miniature Yellow flowers in April! They are more tolerant of dry conditions.
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 Trough Gardens demand the smallest plants to be in scale for tiny landscapes. This spring, we will have saxifrages, primula and other miniature alpines, plus hand-made, stone-like troughs. Miniature, hardy evergreens add character to trough gardens and we carry kinds that survive outdoors year 'round. |
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 Wisteria Blue Moon is the only hardy Wisteria Vine, famous for blooming consistently twice a year, even after 40 below winter temperatures! Extremely vigorous, it needs direct sun all day to bloom best.
Large plants in gallon pots: $35. |
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 Primrose 'Sentimental Blue' flowers all spring and reblooms in fall. Leathery leaves protect it from drought. A Rice Creek introduction. |
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 Viola odorata is sweetly fragrant in spring and makes a lovely, non-invasive groundcover all year. Rare and easy. |
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 Lenten Roses, or Hellebores, are long lived perennials, like peonies for the shade. They bloom in earliest spring in shades of red, pink, purple and white. |
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 Primula 'Purple Joy' has a riot of exotic looking flowers in early Spring. A Rice Creek Introduction
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 Primula 'Red Hots' is as bright as a handful of candy. An extraordinary plant.
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 Primula veris is the wild primrose, of European woodlands. Very early and hardy. Large flowered form.
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 Jay Jay Primrose has red velvet flowers in abundance. Very hardy.
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 Double Trillium: A beautiful, multipetaled form, found by a Minnesota collector many years ago.
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 Barren Strawberry has loads of yellow flowers in May and shiny, evergreen leaves all year long. A weed-excluding groundcover.
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 European Ginger's glossy leaves reflect the sky and are an attractive accent in shade gardens.
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 Bergenia 'Redwing' has cherry flowers and leaves that turn ruby red in fall. A Rice Creek introduction.
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 Bergenia 'Lakewood's quilted evergreen leaves bring a touch of drama to gardens.
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 Western Skunk Cabbage is a mighty show-off in wet ground from April when it sends up bright yellow spear-shaped spathes to summer when its waist-high leaves never fail to attract attention. |
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 Japanese Primroses and Ladyslippers in a sea of Perennial Forget-me-nots. A totally carefree combination for constantly moist soil. |
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 Minnesota-bred, hardy, Lavander now available. Armfuls of long lasting, fragrant flowers and silvery leaves. |
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 Buffalo Poppies: Love a hot spot where they can stretch out and flower all summer.
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 Draba flowers light up early spring gardens for weeks. Good for trough gardens too.
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 Guaranteed, the first flower of spring. These "Bluebird" Violets are covered with tiny flowers in April.
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 Sky blue itty bitty iris is a charmer.
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 Hens and Chicks, red, purple, green or fantastically webbed are easy attention getters. This is Semp. 'Montfort'.
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 Mountain Daisies are easy and sure to please.
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 Ruby Carpet Sedum is the reddest sedum yet, neat and colorful all year. A Rice Creek introduction. The perfect "mailbox plant".
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 Bluebell Pasque Flowers have petite furry bells all spring.
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 Mountain Flax: Hundreds of dainty blue flowers come fresh every summer morning on this diminutive plant.
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 Dianthus 'Green-Eyed Sharon" has a glowing personality.
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 Silver Falls Baby's breath tumbles over low walls and is never out of bloom. Adds sparkle to summer gardens.
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 Hardy Cactus have yellow flowers in spring, and add texture all year to a rock garden in sun.
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 The Alpine Nursery harbors rare miniature plants from all over the world that we have been collecting and propagating for a lifetime. Open by appointment. It overlooks the peaceful valley of Rice Creek. |
