Welcome to Urban Earth Co-op! The only Garden and Flower Cooperative in the nation!

Hours: Tues - Fri noon-6pm, Sat noon-5pm, Sun noon-4pm, closed Mon.
910 West 36th St. (Bryant Corners NW) Minneapolis

Check out what is blossoming in our "What's in Store section"
There are new shipments of Native perennials arriving every Friday from Landscape Alternatives.

Celebrate Pollinators:
The third annual National Pollinator Week takes place June 22-28, 2009.

As European honeybees decline, indigenous bees and other pollinating animals can provide a backup—with a little help from their human

How to Plant for Pollinators
The neat thing about pollinator conservation is that anyone, from the owner of a golf course to an apartment dweller with a window box, can do something to help. All it takes is to provide appropriate food and habitat for bees, butterflies and other pollinating species—and to avoid using the pesticides that harm them.
Being pollinator-friendly also means you are being wildlife-friendly, and you are creating a sustainable ecosystem in your own backyard.
Here are a few suggestions to get started:
• To provide pollinators with the best sources of food—and to prevent the spread of invasive species—choose as many plants native to your region as possible. For specific recommendations, consult the Pollinator Partnership’s free ecoregional planting guide for your area (www.pollinator.org); all you need is a zip code.
• Select plants that provide a lot of nectar and pollen. Many ornamentals have been specifically bred to produce little or none of these essential foods.
• Plant a diversity of species so your yard will provide bees, butterflies and other animals with nectar and pollen from spring through fall. To attract bats and nocturnal moths, consider night-blooming plants in addition to day-bloomers.
• Be a “messy” gardener: Leave some patches of unmulched soil and brush piles that bees, birds and other animals can use to construct nests. Consider building or purchasing a bee house for wood-nesting wasps and bees.
• During hot, dry periods, provide water in shallow birdbaths or pools where pollinators can easily alight. Some wasps and bees need mud to build their nests, and butterflies like to gather in muddy puddles.
• Do not use pesticides, and encourage your neighbors to reduce their reliance on these chemicals. According to Winter, more pesticides are used in urban areas today than in agricultural regions of the United States.