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Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk
Twin Cities Digital Artist Marlena Myles, a member of the Spirit Lake Dakota tribe, presents an augmented reality art exhibition at the Arboretum, which begins in the Harrison Sculpture Garden. Visitors use their cell phones to download the Revelo AR App to view digital images and audio at stops along the walk which honors, educates...
Free – $20
Art: Toward the Trees
Walk toward the trees! Take in Mary Pat Maracle’s textured photo encaustics of detailed broadleaves and Kristen Palm’s vivid, representational abstract trees and landscapes. Step back to experience Palm’s bold colors and shapes that evoke our tall sylvan relatives in acrylic, then step closer to observe the blankets of palpable wax, layered intricately by Maracle....
Free – $20
Art: Viewpoint
“Viewpoint” brings together the distinct artistic lenses of Brian Jensen and Mary Meuwissen to explore how we perceive our surroundings. Jensen offers a viewpoint rooted in clarity and memory—his precision-based acrylics on wood capture the iconic beauty of Minnesota’s landscapes and lakes with a storyteller’s eye. In contrast, Meuwissen offers a viewpoint from within. Her abstract, luminous...
Free – $20
May Markets & Music
Soak up spring at the beautiful Minnesota Landscape Arboretum while shopping from up to 60 local artists and artisans select weekends in May. Enjoy live music and food and beverage for purchase as you check out your favorite makers from past years and discover new ones. Markets will be in the Scarecrow Hill area and...
Free – $20
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Annual MHS Hosta Sale Saturday, June 6, 2026, 8 AM to 2 PM at Smith Coffee Cafe, 8107 Eden Prairie Road. Eden Prairie, MN 55347 Over 1000 Hosta for sale, many rare and hard-to-find varieties, as well as tried-and-true favorites! While you shop, check out the MN Hosta Society Demonstration Gardens on the grounds of...
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Market: Purchase MN native plants from multiple growers. No systemic insecticides. Expo: Learn to select and grow native plants for pollinators, wildlife, and water quality. Visit with educators and experts from conservation and environmental organizations. Get your landscaping questions answered.
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Saturday, June 6, 2026. 9:00am-1:00pm Oakdale Nature Preserve Large Picnic Shelter 4444 Hadley Avenue N Oakdale, MN 55128 Perennials, Natives, Vegetables, Houseplants, and Miscellaneous Garden Items.
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Volunteers will partner with Great River Greening and Superior National Forest to plant trees as part of a reforestation effort at Ninemile Campground. Volunteers will learn about forest management strategies in the face of wildfires and destructive eastern spruce budworm populations. For those interested in camping, there are campground spots available for reservation and/or first-come, first-serve basis at...
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Hopkins ANA Plant Sale 2026 Saturday, June 6: 9-11am Where: the parking lot of Alice Smith Elementary, 801 Minnetonka Mills Rd The annual Plant Sale provides 50% of the funds raised by Hopkins Avenues Neighborhood Association (ANA) East, which support local organizations and offset costs for other ANA events. See below for info on... |
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4 events,
Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk
Art: Toward the Trees
Art: Viewpoint
Music in the Garden
Enjoy live music throughout the summer! This year, we welcome new and returning artists to our series, which occurs June through October. Join us every Sunday afternoon from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Music genres will include blues, folk, brass quintets, and orchestra. There's something for everyone. Rootstock Cafe will be open with food, beer and wine...
Free – $20
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Join the Garden Club of Minneapolis for an enjoyable tour of the Normandale Japanese Garden with Cece Cope, Japanese Garden Lead Volunteer. This Japanese strolling garden is over-flowing with Japanese garden elements: a gated entrance, multiple bridges, stone lanterns, shelters, symbolic islands, rocks, streams and waterfalls. Plant materials, though mostly not those used in Japan...
Free
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Enjoy the tranquility and well-being of Shinrin-yoku (translation: 'Forest Bathing'), a Japanese mindfulness practice that invites nature to be your healer. Practice learning through guided awareness. Discover how the process can awaken your senses and calm your mind. Leave feeling refreshed and encouraged to continue your Shinrin-yoku practice. See select dates through September and visit...
$28 – $48
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5 events,
Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk
Art: Toward the Trees
Art: Viewpoint
Music in the Garden
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There are over 100,000 registered/named daylilies today! We won't have all of them but we will have a large variety of daylilies for you to choose from. We sell them freshly dug and washed (bareroot) so they are ready for you to take home and plant. These cultivars are well behaved clumping varieties and do...
Free
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5 events,
Community Pollinator Monitoring with Great River Greening
We're seeking volunteers to conduct independent pollinator monitoring at several of our project sites. Volunteer monitors will "adopt" a park and conduct 30-minute pollinator surveys independently four to six times from July through September. At the trainings, volunteers will learn to differentiate 4 general categories of pollinating insect and how to count them on the...
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Join other literature aficionados for thoughtful discourse led by UMN Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita, Toni McNaron. Books in the Garden is a continuation of the ongoing series by the same title, but you do not need to have attended any previous series to join us for the 2026 course. In each of these books, the class will...
$120 – $220
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5 events,
Art: Radiant Flow
Bringing together three distinct voices, “Radiant Flow” celebrates the movement between nature, tradition, and modern expression. This exhibition explores how light and energy transition across different surfaces. Patty MacHalec’s plein-air style multimedia canvases display a classic depth. The organic, three-dimensional curves of Kristen Treuting’s gourds are stained with ornamental motifs. Jane Johnson's contemporary paintings vibrantly capture...
Free – $20
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6 events,
Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk
Art: Viewpoint
Music in the Garden
Community Pollinator Monitoring with Great River Greening
Art: Radiant Flow
Become a beekeeper in this seven-session hands-on class that meets on the third Sunday of the month while following the life of honeybees. The first class is Sunday, April 19 and continues through October 18 unless otherwise noted. This experiential class will cover the historic folklore, agricultural politics and current sciences of sustainable beekeeping in northern climates. The seven-session...
$295
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6 events,
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Enjoy the tranquility and well-being of Shinrin-yoku (translation: 'Forest Bathing'), a Japanese mindfulness practice that invites nature to be your healer. Practice learning through guided awareness. Discover how the process can awaken your senses and calm your mind. Leave feeling refreshed and encouraged to continue your Shinrin-yoku practice. See select dates through September and visit...
$28 – $48
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5 events,
Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk
Art: Viewpoint
Music in the Garden
Community Pollinator Monitoring with Great River Greening
Art: Radiant Flow
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