Feeling the urge to garden? Attend any or all of the following seminars and learn about a wide variety of garden topics.
MARCH 25 STARTING PLANTS FROM SEEDS
Now is the time to start your plants from seeds. Learn traditional seed starting as well as "winter sowing".
Presenter: Debby Floerchinger, Crow Wing Country Master Gardener
APRIL 22 PLANT YOUR OWN CONTAINER GARDEN
This is your opportunity to get your hands dirty by planting your own container garden. A material and supply fee will be collected at this seminar.
Presenter: Debby Floerchinger and Ann McCormick, Crow Wing County Master Gardeners
MAY 27 SHORELAND RESTORATION
Learn the benefits of shoreland vegetation, how to re-establish vegetation strips along the shoreline and an introduction of how shoreland property owners can restore natural functions to their shorelines. Through the use of video material, we will discuss why natural shorelines help protect water quality and wildlife habitat.
Presenter: Dick Raymond, Crow Wing County Master Gardener
JUNE 24 NATIVE PLANTS/DEER RESISTANT PLANTS
Those pesky deer are attracted to your hosta. Come and find out which plants aren’t appealing to deer and learn about the benefits of planting plants that are native to our area.
Presenter: Nancy Koch, Northwedge Greenhouse
JULY 22 RAIN BARRELS AND RAIN GARDENS
Due to environmental concerns, rain gardens are one of the fastest growing gardening practices in Minnesota. A rain garden is an attractive landscape feature planted with perennial native plants. A rain garden is a shallow-shaped area, designed to absorb excess rainwater runoff. The garden’s loose soil and the native plants’ deep root systems will increase run off absorption as well as the removal of pollutants that might be present in that run off.
Presenter: jackie Froemming, Crow Wing County Extension Coordinator
AUGUST 26 PUTTING YOUR GARDEN TO BED
Harvest season is wrapping up but that doesn’t mean a gardener’s work is done. Come and learn winterizing tips that will get you a head start on next year’s garden.
Presenter: Debby Floerchinger, Crow Wing County Master Gardener
