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Master Gardener Families: The Wondrous Worm
Brooklyn Park Library
Friday, May 24, 3:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-6225.
Grades 1-4. Do you ever wonder about the life under your feet? Did you finish all your lunch today? What do these two questions have in common? Learn about the wondrous worm and how it can turn garbage into vermicompost. Kids and their caretakers welcome.
Presented in collaboration with Hennepin County Master Gardeners, University of Minnesota Extension.
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Master Gardener: Small Space Vegetable Gardening
Rockford Road Library
Tuesday, June 4, 6:30–8 p.m.
You can create highly productive flower and vegetable gardens in small spaces. Learn to plan your space, use trellises, containers, wide-row or square-row, rounded beds and raised beds.
Presented in collaboration with Hennepin County Master Gardeners, University of Minnesota Extension.
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Master Gardener: Beginning Vegetable Gardening
Linden Hills Library
Tuesday, June 4, 6:30–8 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-6825.
Basics of vegetable gardening: site selection, soil preparation, terrain features, planting, upkeep, fertilizers, common pests, diseases, techniques to reduce the need for pesticides, as well as how to garden in small spaces.
Presented in collaboration with Hennepin County Master Gardeners, University of Minnesota Extension.
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Master Gardener: Small Space Vegetable Gardening
Pierre Bottineau Library
Thursday, June 6, 6–7:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-6850.
You can create highly productive flower and vegetable gardens in small spaces. Learn to plan your space, use trellises, containers, wide-row or square-row, rounded beds and raised beds.
Presented in collaboration with Hennepin County Master Gardeners, University of Minnesota Extension.
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Master Gardener: Best Plants for Tough Sites
Brookdale Library
Saturday, June 8, 10:30a.m.–noon
Register Online or call 612-543-5600.
Explore the best plants for 30 tough sites such as alkaline and clay soils. Also covers boulevard and rain gardens, shrubs for shade, deer-resistant plants and plants that will survive under a walnut tree.
Presented in collaboration with Hennepin County Master Gardeners, University of Minnesota Extension.
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Master Gardener: Selection and Care of Trees and Shrubs
Northeast Library
Saturday, June 8, noon–1:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-6775.
Trees and shrubs provide many, many years of beauty to your home landscape. Learn about selecting the right species for your site, soil conditions, proper planting, care and maintenance techniques.
Presented in collaboration with Hennepin County Master Gardeners, University of Minnesota Extension.
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Master Gardener: Beginning Vegetable Gardening
Brooklyn Park Library
Monday, June 10, 7–8:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-6225.
Basics of vegetable gardening: site selection, soil preparation, terrain features, planting, upkeep, fertilizers, common pests, diseases, techniques to reduce the need for pesticides, as well as how to garden in small spaces.
Presented in collaboration with Hennepin County Master Gardeners, University of Minnesota Extension.
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Master Gardener: Community Gardening
East Lake Library
Thursday, June 13, 6–7:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-8425.
A community garden is any space where plants are grown and maintained by a community to meet the needs of the community. Learn the pleasures and challenges of this collaborative project.
Presented in collaboration with Hennepin County Master Gardeners, University of Minnesota Extension.
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Master Gardener: Perennial Flower Gardening
Northeast Library
Saturday, June 15, 10:30a.m.–noon
Grow plants that beautify your landscape year after year. Learn about their care, ideal sites (shade, sun, moisture), soil conditions, pest control and varieties ideal for Minnesota.
Presented in collaboration with Hennepin County Master Gardeners, University of Minnesota Extension.
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Master Gardener: Small Space Vegetable Gardening
Nokomis Library
Tuesday, June 18, 6–7:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-6800.
You can create highly productive flower and vegetable gardens in small spaces. Learn to plan your space, use trellises, containers, wide-row or square-row, rounded beds and raised beds.
Presented in collaboration with Hennepin County Master Gardeners, University of Minnesota Extension.
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Master Gardener: Low Input Lawn Care (LILaC)
Webber Park Library
Thursday, June 20, 6–7:30 p.m.
Register Online or call 612-543-6750.
Create a healthy lawn using LILaC techniques. Learn what LILaC is and its benefits: cost savings from using fewer lawn-care products, conservation of water and less mowing.
Presented in collaboration with Hennepin County Master Gardeners, University of Minnesota Extension.
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