Welcome To The University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners in Dakota County
If you missed our Seed Saving 101 class offered earlier this season now is the perfect time to learn more about saving garden seeds for next year. Plants are reaching maturity so come out and learn more about preserving these seeds for future planting. Class is being held Thursday, September 14 starting at 6PM at Mount Calvary Luthern Church in Eagan. Get all the class details at our Event Calendar.
Join Dakota County Master Gardener, Cheryl Forest, on Tuesday, August 29th at 6:30 PM for our Seed Savers talk. Collect seeds from our gardens at the Fairgrounds and learn how to harvest, dry and store seeds. This cost saving technique will give you a head start on next year’s garden. Please register for this free event on our website.
Thanks to everyone who came out the fairgrounds for our Tuesday Evening presentations this year. If you have an idea for a topic please share it with us and we look forward to offering Tuesday Evenings again in 2018.
Looking for a speaker? Dakota Master Gardeners would love to share our gardening knowledge with your group. Master Gardeners are available to speak to your garden club, classroom, church group or other organization about any number of gardening topics. Growing herbs, birding, container planting, shade gardens and pollinator gardens are just a few of the topics we can present. For more information or to request a speaker visit our Request a Speaker page and our coordinator will be in touch.
Master Gardeners will be at the Dakota County Fair Monday, August 7 – Sunday, August 13 offering you and your family the opportunity to tour and learn about the Heritage Village gardens, explore the Children’s Garden and get your gardening questions answered.
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 pollinators. The gardens is a great way for residents to see many beautiful, easy care native plants and get an idea of how the plants could be used in their own gardens to provide for pollinators, other insects and wildlife.
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 garden through an understanding color, shape, size and companion plantings. Learn how to divide a hosta and create a border from a single plant.
On Tuesday, July 18th we have A Prairie Walk hosted by Carolyn Harstad. Tour the extensive prairie garden at the Fairgrounds with author and native plant expert Carolyn Harstadt. Learn how you can incorporate these hardy natives into your own landscape.
Register for Tuesday Evenings or view our Event Calendar for all upcoming events and classes.