Master Gardeners of Dakota County recently assisted the City of Mendota Heights and other volunteers in creating a pollinator garden at City Hall. Take a couple minutes to watch the video summary of the project and its goal to protect and provide for … [Read more]
Tuesday Evenings in July
July brings you two fantastic Tuesday Evening in the Garden sessions for you to expand your gardening knowledge. On Tuesday, July 11th the topic is Confessions of a Hostaholic presented by Deborah Snow. She will show how to create the perfect hosta … [Read more]
Japanese Beetles are Back!
If you have been noticing some fresh holes in your roses, crab apples and raspberries the likely culprit are the Japanese Beetles. The adult beetles can be very destructive and not very selective in what they eat. The beetles start as a white grub … [Read more]
2017 Perennial Plant of Year – Butterfly Weed
The 2017 Perennial Plant of the Year is Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa). Add this plant to your pollinator friendly garden. The flowers are a nectar source for many butterflies and the leaves are a food source for the monarch butterfly … [Read more]
Help Protect Pollinators
Regardless of what you think is the cause of pollinator problems, we can all agree that pollinators serve a very important role in our ecosystem and help us grow the food we eat. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture states that “More than one … [Read more]
Many Ways to Ask a Master Gardener
Our knowledgeable group of Master Gardeners are available at various events and locations to answer your gardening questions, but we also know making it to one of our events can be a challenge with busy summer schedules. There several great, easy … [Read more]
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