You invested in native plants to help pollinators. Now get the monthly care guidance, weather alerts, and encouragement you need to help them thrive.
They're not like the annuals from the garden center. They focus on roots before blooms. They emerge late. They look dead when they're thriving. Without the right expectations, it's easy to panic — or give up.
"I spent $150 on milkweed for monarchs but nothing is coming up. Did I kill them?"
"The care tag just says 'full sun, water regularly.' But what does that mean in Minnesota in July?"
"Butterfly Weed emerges in late May. Your plant isn't dead — it's just a Minnesota native doing its thing."
We built this for Minnesota gardeners growing native plants. Local weather. Local seasons. Local knowledge.
Know exactly what to expect and what to do for each of your plants, every month of the year.
Get notified when frost, drought, or heat waves might affect your garden. Based on your ZIP code.
New plants need extra attention. We guide you through the critical establishment period day by day.
Detailed profiles for Minnesota's best pollinator plants — the species that actually help monarchs and bees.
Sunday morning email with your personalized garden forecast, tasks, and what might be blooming.
Reassuring guidance that tells you when NOT to worry. Most 'problems' are just native plants being native.
Tell us which native plants you have (or connect your Jan's Artisan Garden order automatically).
Enter your ZIP code to get weather-based alerts and Minnesota-specific seasonal tips.
Get monthly care reminders, weather alerts, and the reassurance you need to succeed.
Over 12,000 Minnesotans have converted lawns to native habitat through programs like Lawns to Legumes. Every garden helps our 500+ native bee species, migrating monarchs, and the web of life that depends on native plants.
Your garden matters. We're here to help it thrive.
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