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The Lawns to Legumes pilot program offers a combination of workshops, coaching, planting guides and cost-share funding (individual support grants) for installing pollinator-friendly native plantings in residential lawns.
Native plants are those that inhabited this area for centuries and were not planted here from somewhere else. Planting natives can bring back the past landscape that the early explorers encountered.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm to School Census, 39% of Minnesota schools are growing edible gardens. The resources below can help you start or maintain your own school garden.
Have a gardening question?
Get research-based answers from local Master Gardener volunteers.
University of Minnesota Extension developed these fact sheets related to Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule.
Twin Cities Gesneriad Society was founded in the 1970s as both a group in its own right and as a chapter of The Gesneriad Society, an international non-profit society dedicated to the study, habitat preservation, species conservation, and propagation of plants of the Gesneriad family.
Download our educational resources for students in elementary school. Lessons cover how dirt works, the role of pollinators, how nature filters water, and more! Each lesson plan comes with a free teacher’s guide and video.
It’s never fun to watch a tree die. It is especially painful when it’s a tree you recently purchased and planted. Hands down, the most common mistake we see is improper planting. A tree planted incorrectly will often not last the first season.
Proper watering is the best way to ensure long-term health and beauty of new plants. Here are tips for watering your new plants as they get established.
Learn about how to put your garden to bed in this class, which provides information about what to do for your garden and landscape between September and February. This class topic is part of the Horticultural Skills priority of the Master Gardener program.
Hosted by gardeners Ben Futa and Qwantese Winters, Let’s Grow Stuff is designed to help the beginning gardener learn the tools of successful vegetable and herb gardening. Each episode provides quick and easy techniques to make growing fun!
The North Star Lily Society’s purpose is to educate our members in the culture of lilies and to promote the genus lilium. We support scientific research in culture and hybridization and the uniform registration of new lilies. Our online mission is to share our knowledge of growing the genus lilium in the upper Midwest area of the United States, specifically in the State of Minnesota. Native species lilies and lilies hybridized in Minnesota are of particular interest. We are in the process of building a library of photos of Minnesota hybridized lilies and compiling information about the people who have created these hybrids. You are welcome to explore our lily culture information and visit our photo galleries. We hope you enjoy our website.
Welcome! Let’s talk about all things relating to the growing, showing, hybridizing and appreciation of African violets and gesneriads. And while we’re at it, anything else that’s interesting about plants too!
The National Center for Home Food Preservation is your source for current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation. The Center was established with funding from the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (CSREES-USDA) to address food safety concerns for those who practice and teach home food preservation and processing methods.
The Minnesota Native Plant Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and appreciation of Minnesota’s native plants and plant communities through education and public awareness.
The Minnesota Hosta Society, MHS, is a nonprofit educational society established in 1991 to promote knowledge of, and interest in the shade loving landscape plant, hosta. We have educational meetings throughout the year, offer various activities for members and participate in several community events in the Twin City area.
School gardens are a meaningful way to provide experiential education about the environment, agriculture and nutrition. They can also transform classroom curriculum into hands-on, interactive learning. Minneapolis Public Schools is home to over thirty school gardens, and that number grows every year!
For years, I did not have soil tests, but instead relied on the mantra: When in doubt, add compost. But I was concerned about the soil in my new garden, so I got the tests done.
When are vegetables and fruit at the peak of flavor? See our Harvest Guide to know when produce is ready to harvest.
The Daffodil Society of Minnesota (DSM) was founded February 27, 1977, by eight people with serious cases of “Yellow Fever” — a love of the flower Daffodil. The original objective of the DSM still applies: To promote the growing and enjoyment of daffodils in Minnesota.
The AHS is organized exclusively for educational and scientific purposes, and especially to promote, encourage, and foster the development and improvement of the genus Hemerocallis and public interest therein.
If interested in membership, please feel free to join us at a meeting, visit with us at a show, or contact us
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