"It's so fun to start with a blank slate! Where are you located?"

"Hey! Happy almost Spring! Who's started seeds, made landscaping plans???? I am so excited for the meltage I can hardly stand it!  "

"Too cute!  "

"We are in Blooming Prairie, which is half way between Owatonna and Austin, so not too far!"

"No, sorry. How about south of the Twin Cities...."

"Cottage gardens are one of my favorites! Depending on what kind of sun/shade mix you have going, I love foxglove, lungwort, bleeding heart, columbine, daisies (of course), hollyhocks, mallow, delphinium. Heck, I love them all. One great thing about…"

"I am south of the cities also, Nancy. Where are you exactly?"

"PS - I'm in Blooming Prairie, south of Owatonna, but we could meet in the middle"

"I would put foxglove and ligularia the rocket next to the house. Foxglove will have pretty early summer pastel blooms and ligularia the rocket will boast awesome purple foliage all summer and then in late summer have tall spikes of yellow. In the…"

"Cute house!  Personally I would do away with the lawn. But I'm kinda crazy like that. Which direction does the front of your house face?"

"Hi! I'm looking forward to the warmer weather too! I'm actually starting my own gardening business so I'm keeping my mind off the mountains of snow by focusing on that!  I'd be happy to help you with your gardening…"