Mini-Catts: Delightful Cattleyas in Miniature Orchid Society of Minnesota Saturday, August 20, 1 – 3 pm Location: Bachman’s on Lyndale, Heritage Room, 6010 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55419   Speaker: Peter T. Lin, Diamond Orchids Peter is an avid orchid hobbyist, hybridizer, and AOS judge. Peter started growing orchids over 35 years ago, but…

Capture and Release Pollinator Sampling Field Day Great River Greening Thursday, August 25, 1 – 3 pm Location: Spring Lake Regional Park, 15851 Howard Lake Rd,, Prior Lake, MN 55372 Join Great River Greening, with the support of Scott County, U of M Extension Bee Lab, and the Xerces Society for a hands-on pollinator capture…

Capture and Release Pollinator Sampling Field Day Great River Greening Thursday, August 25,  10 am – 12 pm Location: Ritter Farm Park, 11300 Ritter Park Trl, Lakeville, MN 55044 Join Great River Greening, U of M Extension Bee Lab, and the Xerces Society for a hands-on pollinator capture and release sampling field day. Participants will…

Cultivating a Deeper Land Relationship Minnesota State Horticultural Society Tuesday, September 13, 6:30 – 7:30 pm  Location: Gibbs Farm, 2097 Larpenteur Ave W, St Paul, MN 55113  $25 Members, $40 Nonmembers Instructors: Paula Westmoreland, Ecological Design Land School Take this opportunity to learn strategies to cultivate a deeper connection with land in your circle of…

Rock Gardening MN Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society Monday, September 19, 7 – 8 pm Location: First Presbyterian Church, 503 West 6th Street, Red Wing, MN 55066 (Please enter through the doors on West Avenue.) Rick Rodich of the MN Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society presents creative ways to…

Annual Meeting: The Botany of Halloween Minnesota Water Garden Society Sunday, October 9, 2 – 4 pm Location: Bachman’s Garden Center, Heritage Room, 6010 – Lyndale Avenue, Minneapolis. MWGS Annual meeting with a Guest Speaker, Stephen G Saupe, PhD professor of biology at College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University. Many plants are associated with our…

Chinese Cymbidiums Orchid Society of Minnesota Saturday, October 15, 1 – 3 pm Location: Bachman’s, Heritage Room, 6010 Lyndale Ave S., Minneapolis, MN Our speaker is Dr. Kristen Uthus, owner of New World Orchids. She studied both plant and animal ecology and evolution at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and the Ohio State University (OSU). She…

Chinese Cymbidiums Minnesota Orchid Society Saturday, October 15, 1 – 3 pm Location: Bachman’s, Heritage Room, 6010 Lyndale Ave S., Minneapolis, MN Our speaker is Dr. Kristen Uthus who is the owner of New World Orchids. Asian Cymbidiums (Chinese Cymbidiums) are considered miniatures among Cymbidiums and are often collected as much for the foliage as…

Mushrooms: Delicious, Deadly & Fascinating Goodhue County Horticultural Society Monday, October 17, 7 – 8 pm Location: First Presbyterian Church, 503 West 6th Street, Red Wing, MN (Please enter through the doors on West Avenue.) Laura Teele, Goodhue County Extension Master Gardener presents useful and fascinating information about mushrooms. Mushrooms provide medicines and food but…