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/