Have a Gardening Question? Extension Master Gardeners will assist you in answering gardening questions. Here’s how:
By phone
Call the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Yard and Garden line at 612-301-7590. Leave a detailed message. Master Gardeners research your question and return your call with information within 24 hours.
By email
Email a question to Extension’s online ‘Ask an Expert’ .
On the Extension Garden website
You can research on your own with diagnostic tools and publications on the University of Minnesota Extension Garden website.
In Person
Check this site for updated information on our 2017 locations
- Farmers Markets – Lakeville, Farmington, Eagan, Burnsville
- Plant Diagnostic Clinics – Various locations. Check this site for updated information on our 2015 locations
- Dakota County Fair – August 2017 in the horticulture exhibit building and Children’s Garden.
- Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Yard and Garden Desk – Weekends 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Request a Speaker
Master Gardeners are available to your group to talk about a wide variety of garden-related topics. Recent topics include:
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Herbs
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Saving Your Trees from Dutch Elm Disease
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Introduction to Gardening
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Welcome to Wildlife
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Gardening Basics
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Square Foot Gardening
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Canning/Freezing/Drying Harvest
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Growing Tomatoes and many more.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What’s wrong with my plant?
http://www1.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/index.html
What plants will grow in my yard?
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG8464.html
What insect is this?
http://www1.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/insect/
What’s growing in my lawn?
http://www1.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/turf/
How do I grow vegetables?
http://www1.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/plant/vegetable/