Not only are the staff and friends around during your hunt for new flowers and plants…read moreknowledgeable, and so helpful, I also was treated to the care and maintenance of my new flowers and veggies, it was so exciting! Also, your 2022 Hayride and Haunted House was THE Best this year!! So Good, Bravo!

I've always been a fan of the outdoors and especially doing yard work. I remember trying to mow the…read morelawn as short as I could when I was growing up. Not so I wouldn't have to do it again soon but because I wanted the lawn to look like a golf green. After being scolded a few times by my parents I stopped trying to make our lawn look like a golf green or the outfield grass at a baseball field, and mowed it properly. As I grew up and eventually found my own home, that same passion continued. I like having our yard look nice. While we enjoy a variety of outdoor type stores, we have become fans of Zywiec's. Zywiec's is a family owned landscape and garden center located right off of Hwy 61 in Cottage Grove. We always try to support local establishments and love family owned placed. Zywiec's has been in business for over 30 years. They have all the usual products that you would need for landscaping and gardening. They also have hayrides, a corn maze and other activities. Their prices are very reasonable and we feel on some items they are almost underpriced. We have purchased mulch, rocks, bricks and grass seed to name a few items. Their service has always been fast and friendly. The hardest thing might just be trying to pronounce their name correctly. For some reason I just call them "Zoiks" from Scooby Doo. We've been here several times and we'll sure be back again soon.

I have been purchasing native trees from Out Back Nursery for several years. An amazing selection…read moreof native trees, shrubs and plants. Good value and nice to work with. It is a fun place to visit.

We drove to Out Back Nursery from Red Wing, as this is the closest all-native plant nursery…read morelocation for us. I had spent hours ahead of time scouting out their website to create a shopping list of plants that I wanted, and I'm glad that I did, as I otherwise would have been overwhelmed by the sheer variety that they offered. I wanted to make sure that I was buying plants that were deer and rabbit resistant. I found that they had in stock about 95% of the plants that I wanted, which pleased me greatly. We were asked several times if we needed help, but no one was pushy about it. When it was time to check out, when the gentleman found out I was there because I had a Lawns 2 Legumes grant, he printed out a second receipt that included my personal information as well, making proof of purchase all the more blatant when it comes time for me to submit my grant packet. I've now had the plants in the ground for a few weeks, and everything is doing well--no doubt, the sheer amount of rain that we've had as helped! I'm excited for some of the plants to start blooming soon. I'd go to Out Back again if I was making another large purchase of native plants.

Natural beauty with minimal weeding!! Blends perfectly with…read morethe surrounding landscape . That's a win win

From the owner: Natural Shore Technologies is a design build ecological restoration company/native plant nursery…read morewith over a decade of experience in creating and maintaining quality natural areas, with a focus on shoreline buffers. Proudly serving central Minnesota, our experience spans from small residential properties to sprawling city and county parklands. We grow our own Minnesota native plants and sell both retail and wholesale

Just got back from patio town. Last week I was able to buy 1/3 of a yard of rock. Today I was told…read morethey could only sell in 1/2-yard increments. I quizzed the front desk about the new policy and the told me I could get 1/3 yard but would have to the price of a 1/2 yard. What a lame policy. I've spent plenty of money at patio town not anymore. I guess I will keep doing my business with Site One where they sell by weight. At least you get exactly what you pay for. Not open on Sundays but I guess I can wait a day and save some money.

We had a messy old patio and major intrusion from trees. We worked with Andy- finding him pleasant,…read moreresponsive and he gave us good candid advice, then a practical yet attractive design They were able to complete the work before bad weather set in, moving the project along deliberately. It all looks great!

I have mixed experiences here. Somewhere between 2-3 stars. First the positive. I like the fact…read morethat Composting Concepts is located right here in town. Composting Concepts provides options to drop off dirt, grass, bushes, etc. Mind you this is your own labor, they just tell you what pile it goes in. They also have piles of mulch, rocks and wood chips that you may purchase. Another nice convenience although their prices may be a bit higher than some other options around town. Most of our experiences have been pretty positive. If we have a couple of bags of grass or brush, the gentleman usually only charges us a couple of dollars. The negative experience that we had is when we brought over an entire truck load of dirt. And I mean an entire truck load. Don't ask, home improvement project that reminded us why some things are better left to the professionals. Anyhow after we were directed to where to drop off our dirt, we went to work. Mind you I would have loved to have a dump truck so I could have just raised my bed and dumped the dirt. Unfortunately we had to use the same method to unload the dirt as we did loading the dirt. One shovel at a time. We were just over half way when the man working drove over to us and said they were closing and we needed to wrap it up. We had already paid and it's not like we had taken a break. We were working hard getting this dirt out. My first thought was are we getting a refund if we don't get all the dirt out? Why not offer a suggestion or help us? Anyhow we got most of the dirt out with only a little that remained. Not the best service or experience that time. Otherwise we like the options and convenience and as a homeowner we will probably be back.

They charge three dollars per bag. Not worth it. Plus the people that work there are very rude…read more The location where you drop off the compost is not clearly marked so if you get it wrong you get yelled and sworn at. I was literally afraid for my life.