Wild Ones Twin Cities Minnesota

Meeting Reminder: Tuesday May 21st, 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:33:00 +0000

Edible Native Plants
Tom Dickhudt, owner of Sunrise Native Plants, Master Gardener and Wild Ones Member

Discover the edible plants native to east-central Minnesota and some of the historical uses of these plants. Tom will cover tips on safe foraging, selecting native edibles for the home landscape as well information on harvesting and preparing some of the plants to eat.

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
7 pm - 8:45 pm
(socializing and setup begins at 6:30 pm)
Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield, MN

Hot Off The Press: May 2013 Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:43:00 +0000

The quarterly newsletter of the Wild Ones Twin Cities chapter has just been posted.

Read the May 2013 newsletter here.

View older copies of our chapter newsletters on the newsletter page.

Next Meeting: Tuesday May 21st, 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:28:00 +0000

Next Meeting: Tuesday April 16, 3013

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:15:00 +0000

Natural Landscaping Table Topics

Featuring small Question & Answer discussion groups on a variety of topics.

Have you or are you planning to use native plants in your garden and need help on plant selection and maintenance? Attend our first annual Natural Landscaping Table Topics event featuring a variety of native plant topics and leaders. Participate in Question & Answer discussion sessions on your choice of topics. Leaders for each table are either professionals or have many years of experience. All participants receive $5 off purchase of a flat at our annual plant sale.

Topics and Leaders:
Do-It-Yourself Site Assessment  Karen Graham, Earth Tea LLC
Do you know if your soil is sandy, mesic or clay? To help you ask the right questions, take some notes about your property, including existing trees, forbs and grasses; slopes or depressions; along with any plants, including weeds, that seem to flourish.

Karen applies her MS education and industry experience in program management, concept development, and consulting to projects at Nature’s Edge Designs. Using her background in microbiology, she started Earth Tea LLC focusing on the use of compost tea to revitalize the soil.

Landscaping with Native Trees & Shrubs  Erik Olsen, Landscape Designer, Tennant Landscaping
Focuses on selecting native trees and shrubs of Minnesota that are versatile and suitable for natural landscaping in urban or suburban settings.

Erik graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Environmental Design and a Masters in Landscape Architecture in 1995. Shortly thereafter he was introduced to native plants. Erik joined Out Back Nursery & Landscaping in 1997 and began designing and installing landscapes using primarily native plants. He brings vision into his designs that merge ecological processes with horticultural practices.

Designing Front Yards & Boulevards with Native Plants  Roxanne Stuhr, Owner TrueNature Design
Native plants can make great front yard gardens and add curb appeal. This session will focus and plant selection that follow municipal guidelines while adding beauty to your garden.

Roxanne fully believes and embraces the interconnection of each of us to all things, and as such, a landscape design must supportively meet and work with what is true for you and what is true in nature. A lifelong gardener, Roxanne earned bachelors degrees in Landscape Architecture and Business Administration; worked in the green industry for over 30 years; and is an MNLA-CP landscape designer.

Transitional or Blended Cultivar and Native Plant Gardens  Shirley Mah Kooyman, Botanist Natural Shore Technologies
Focusing on how to gradually transition an established cultivar garden to a more sustainable and diverse landscape with native plants (without giving up all your favorite cultivars!)

Shirley Mah Kooyman is a botanist, teacher, and plant information specialist. In 2009 she received the Bruce Beresford Horticulture Educators Award from the MN State Horticultural Society. She previously worked at the Arboretum for 25 years and was the Adult Education Manager.

Shade and Naturalized Woodland Gardens  Julia Vanatta, Native Plant Gardener Member of Twin Cities Chapter of Wild Ones
Focusing on plant selection for shade gardens along with formation of plant communities for natural woodlands gardens.

Julia joined Wild Ones when she began to learn the importance of native plants to our ecosystem. She has transitioned her shady back yard garden into plant communities that flourish and is currently redoing her front yard into an oak savanna style garden. Since 2008, Julia has led historic walking tours of Nokomis Naturescape; also speaks on gardening with native plants to local garden clubs.

Gardening for Wildlife  Vicki Bonk, Growing Monarch Habitat Charter member, Twin Cities Chapter of Wild Ones member For 15 years
Discussion will focus on plants that attract a variety of birds, butterflies, bees and other important wildlife.

Vicki has served as volunteer garden coordinator for the Nokomis Naturescape - a 4-acre native plant installation. In this role she developed the Growing Monarch Habitat program. Both the Naturescape and her yard are certified Monarch Way Stations and National Wildlife Federation Backyard Habitats

Raingarden Design and Maintenance  Laura Domyancich Ecologist / Maintenance Crew Leader, EnergyScapes
Focusing on design, plant selection and management of native plant raingardens.

Laura is beginning her sixth season as an Ecologist for EnergyScapes in St Paul. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point with a degree in Restoration Ecology, she worked in the field of vegetation ecology and applied restoration. Her work at EnergyScapes involves project management, advising plant selection for landscape design and the long-term maintenance of raingardens and other native plantings.

Native Plant Garden and Landscape Maintenance  Michael Lynch, Field Trip and Volunteer Leader
Focusing on identifying and controlling invasive species and also managing aggressive yet desirable native plants.

Michael is founder of Botanical Wanderings, an informal yet enthusiast group who take frequent field trips to discover native plants in natural areas.. Michael earned his degree Plant Science at University of Minnesota and works as a natural resource technician for the City of Minnetonka, leading volunteers to control invasive species on city parkland.

In addition to our scheduled table topics, visit with chapter members and leaders to learn about summer events and Wild Ones volunteer opportunities.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013
7 pm - 8:45 pm
(socializing and setup begins at 6:30 pm)
Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield, MN

Meeting Reminder: Tuesday March 19, 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:34:00 +0000

Insects & Diseases of Trees and Shrubs: How to Identify and Manage
Katharine D. Widin, Ph.D., Plant Health Associates, Inc.

This presentation will include information on identification and best management practices for major insect and disease problems encountered on trees and shrubs in Minnesota yards and gardens. Relatively new threats for Minnesota, such as Japanese beetles, gypsy moth, and emerald ash borer will be mentioned.

Dr. Widin is a private consultant in plant pathology and urban forestry. She writes the "Plant Health" column for Northern Gardener magazine and is a frequent lecturer on plant problems in the upper Midwest.

7 pm - 8:45 pm
(socializing and setup begins at 6:30 pm)
Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield, MN

Next Meeting: Tuesday March 19, 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:46:00 +0000

Insects & Diseases of Trees and Shrubs: How to Identify and Manage
Katharine D. Widin, Ph.D., Plant Health Associates, Inc.

This presentation will include information on identification and best management practices for major insect and disease problems encountered on trees and shrubs in Minnesota yards and gardens. Relatively new threats for Minnesota, such as Japanese beetles, gypsy moth, and emerald ash borer will be mentioned.

Dr. Widin is a private consultant in plant pathology and urban forestry. She writes the "Plant Health" column for Northern Gardener magazine and is a frequent lecturer on plant problems in the upper Midwest.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
7 pm - 8:45 pm
(socializing and setup begins at 6:30 pm)
Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield, MN

Hot Off The Press: February Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:44:00 +0000

The quarterly newsletter of the Wild Ones Twin Cities chapter has just been posted.

Read the February 2013 newsletter here.

View older copies of our chapter newsletters on the newsletter page.

Next Meeting: Tuesday January 15, 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:14:00 +0000

BOTANICAL WANDERINGS
Michael Lynch, Amateur Naturalist and Photographer

Finding nature close to home and afield. Seeking inspiration from area native plant communities and enjoying the beauty of the natural world at the same time. What started as an effort to find out what the prairie really looked like turns into an exploration of nature and the environment. Michael has found that exploring the Twin Cities diverse landscapes is a great source of ideas for the garden and helps to understand the history and future of Minnesota's environment. Since then, he has sought to share his experiences with others and bring people out into the wild.

Join Michael's Facebook group, Botanical Wanderings here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/196476357129253/

Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 7 pm - 8:45 pm
(socializing and setup begins at 6:30 pm)
Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield, MN

Hot Off the Press: November Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:22:00 +0000

The quarterly newsletter of the Wild Ones Twin Cities chapter just posted.

Read the November 2012 newsletter here.

View older copies of our chapter newsletters on the newsletter page.

Milkweed Seed Collection Request

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Depletion of natural habitat is the main reason the monarch migration has been declared an endangered phenomena. Milkweed is the only monarch caterpillar host plant. Although we are at the tail end of milkweed seed collection time, we are requesting milkweed seeds donations to initiate a new program.

Common milkweed, the favored milkweed of monarchs here in Minnesota, is still in a stage of pods opening and releasing seeds. The seeds would go to the Minneapolis Monarch Festival and the Wild Ones National Monarch Committee Initiative.

The milkweed seeds from any Minnesota native species, can be brought to the next Wild Ones meeting at the Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield on Tuesday, November 20th 6:30-8:45 pm.

How To Collect and Store Milkweed Seeds
Collect milkweed seeds after the first frost. Harvest only mature seeds. It is easiest to collect in the pod itself. It is essential to collect only mature seeds. If the pod is open or opens easily with a squeeze and the seeds are dark brown, the seeds are ready for harvest. Seeds well into the process of browning and hardening will germinate when planted the next season. Pods that do not open easily and with light colored seeds, are immature and will not germinate.

Dry collected pods and seeds in an open area with good air circulation. Once the pods are thoroughly dry, the seeds can be separated from the silky parachute-like material (coma) by hand. One separation method is to put seeds still attached to the coma in a paper bag. Vigorously shake the bag to separate the seeds from the coma and then cut a small hole in bottom corner of the bag and shake out the seeds. Store dried seeds in a cool, dry place such as in a container in the fridge.

To learn more about milkweed collection and propagation visit www.monarchwatch.org/milkweed

Next Meeting: Tuesday November 20, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:51:00 +0000

ESTABLISHING A NATIVE LANDSCAPE FROM SEED
The Process, Materials, Techniques, and Follow up Maintenance
Josh Richardson, Prairie Restoration

Annual Membership Meeting, Potluck, Seed Exchange, and Presentation on Outdoor Seeding
Celebrate our local Wild Ones community by sharing food and native seeds and electing our new officers for 2013. Please bring a dish to share. If you have seeds to share, please label them. We'll provide envelopes so participants can help themselves.

Time: 6:30 pm - 8:45 pm (potluck begins at 6:30 pm). Free and open to the public.
Location: Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield

Meeting Reminder: Tuesday October 16, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:38:00 +0000

NATIVE BEES OF MINNESOTA & THE NATIVE PLANTS THEY VISIT

Heather Holm, horticulturist, landscape consultant and author of the popular blog www.restoringthelandscape.com

Native bees are becoming more important as secondary pollinators with the decline of honey bees. Learn about many of the common native bees that frequent wildlife gardens, their relationship with native plants and how to attract, foster and identify native bees in our landscapes.

This talk will cover the nesting habitat, life cycle, pollen collection, brood rearing and native plants visited of 15 genera of native bees occurring in Minnesota.

Time: 7 pm - 8:45 pm (socializing and setup begins at 6:30 pm). Free and open to the public.
Location: Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield

Next Meeting: Tuesday October 16, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:40:00 +0000

NATIVE BEES OF MINNESOTA & THE NATIVE PLANTS THEY VISIT

Heather Holm, horticulturist, landscape consultant and author of the popular blog www.restoringthelandscape.com

Meeting Reminder: Tuesday September 18, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:51:00 +0000

MINNESOTA - CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
Bonnie Harper-Lore, author, educator, and native plant restorationist

Invasive plants or weeds continue to spread across the continent. Consequently, Minnesota is fast becoming a melting pot of weed species. Many of these plants were accidentally introduced to our landscape, but some have been purposefully imported.

This talk will explain how these weeds have cost the United States, both ecologically and economically and what you as gardeners can do about it.

Time: 7 pm - 8:45 pm (socializing and setup begins at 6:30 pm)
Free and open to the public.
Location: Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield

Minneapolis Monarch Festival & Nokomis Naturescape

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:19:00 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS MONARCH FESTIVAL
Saturday, September 8th, 10am - 4pm
The Nokomis Naturescape will share the Monarch Festival HABITAT TENT with Wild Ones Twin Cities and Twin Cities Audubon. We will work closely with the Monarch Lab tent and the native plant vendors. There will be game activities to initiate more interest in coming to the habitat tent.

Audubon is leading 2 habitat gardening tours. We will have tools and assignments to assist volunteers in fielding festival goer general questions, to encourage native plant gardening and volunteering at NN.

MONARCH LAB TENT
Naturescape gardeners and Wild Ones members are encouraged to work with the Monarch Lab tent to escort festival attendees into the garden(we've created specific spots) and release monarchs. At the Monarch lab tent, they will learn about monarch biology. This is an excellent opportunity to acquaint people with native plants and their unique benefits. Carol Kuechler, a Naturescape volunteer has offered to be the garden monarch release team leader. We'll have a short general script that pertains to habitat gardening and a release plan.

MONARCH FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER INFO
For more info and also the volunteer form visit www.monarchfestival.org

NEXT NOKOMIS NATURESCAPE GARDENING SESSIONS
Saturday August 25th, 9 am - 12pm
We'll also first meet briefly to discuss Habitat tent plans for the Monarch Festival.
Tuesday August 28th 5 - 8pm
Again we'll first meet briefly for Monarch Festival plans. Monarch Festival volunteer sign-up sheets will be available at both gardening sessions.

DIRECTIONS The Nokomis Naturescape is located at 5001 East Lake Nokomis Parkway (take 50th street west to the lake - you're there). Come for all the time, part of the time, even 15 minutes! If you like, bring a picnic lunch and don't forget water. Gloves and tools are good.

Next Meeting: Tuesday September 18, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:31:00 +0000

MINNESOTA - CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
Bonnie Harper-Lore, author, educator, and native plant restorationist

Reminder: Summer Garden Tour This Sunday

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:09:00 +0000

Sunday August 12th at 1:30pm

Tour of Lynn Steiner's Landscape

The Gardens: Lynn and Ted Steiner have lived in their 115-year-old farmhouse since 1985. They began installing gardens and landscaping soon after moving in and it remains an ongoing process. There are several mixed borders around the house, each containing a mix of native and nonnative perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees. There is a raised-bed vegetable garden that also includes some herbs and small fruits. The prairie restoration/reconstruction is just under an acre in size. It was seeded in fall 2005 and was burned this spring. Lynn and Ted have been renovating their woodland since 2004, removing invasives, installing paths, and incorporating new plants. Their newest project is a savanna restoration started in spring 2011. It was burned for the first time this spring.

Lynn Steiner, horticulturist, speaker, photographer and author of several beautiful and informative books on using native plants in gardens and landscapes, will guide us though her own yard and gardens. Lynn’s book Landscaping with Native Plants of Minnesota is a feast for the mind and soul with 192 pages and more than 320 color photographs. Lynn is a national honorary director of Wild Ones and writes the column on native plants in “Northern Gardener” magazine. Lynn will have autographed copies of 4 of her books available for purchase. Please note that credit cards will not be accepted; cash or checks only. Rain Gardens: Sustainable Landscaping for a Beautiful Yard and a Healthy World Coauthor & photographer; Voyageur Press, MBI Publications, 2012 Prairie-Style Gardens: Capturing the Essence of the American Prairie Wherever You Live Author & photographer; Timber Press, 2010 Landscaping with Native Plants of Wisconsin Author & photographer; Voyageur Press, MBI Publications, 2007 Landscaping with Native Plants of Minnesota Author & photographer; Voyageur Press, 2005

Location: 15250 May Ave. N, Stillwater.
It takes about 45 minutes from downtown Minneapolis. Look for a red farmhouse and barn on the west side of the road and a garden flag on the mailbox. There is plenty of parking near the house. Drive all the way up the driveway. At the top of the driveway, turn right and park in one of two areas next to the barn.

This tour is a Wild Ones members only benefit. If you are not already a member, go to the membership page. In addition to this free tour, other membership benefits include national Wild Ones Journal and quarterly Wild Ones Twin Cities chapter newsletter, access to our chapter's native plant library and many other benefits with like-minded individuals.

Hot Off The Press: August Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:49:00 +0000

The quarterly newsletter of the Wild Ones Twin Cities chapter just posted.

Read the latest newsletter here.

View older copies of our chapter newsletters on the newsletter page.

Fall Program Line-Up

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:59:00 +0000

SEPTEMBER

Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 7 pm - 8:45 pm (socializing and setup begins at 6:30 pm)
MINNESOTA - CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
Bonnie Harper-Lore, author, educator, and native plant restorationist

Invasive plants or weeds continue to spread across the continent. Consequently, Minnesota is fast becoming a melting pot of weed species. Many of these plants were accidentally introduced to our landscape, but some have been purposefully imported. This talk will explain how these weeds have cost the United States, both ecologically and economically and what you as gardeners can do about it.

OCTOBER

Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 7 pm - 8:45 pm (socializing and setup begins at 6:30 pm)
NATIVE BEES OF MINNESOTA & THE NATIVE PLANTS THEY VISIT
Heather Holm, horticulturist, and author of the popular blog www.restoringthelandscape.com

Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 7 pm - 8:45 pm (socializing and setup begins at 6:30 pm)
Annual Membership Meeting, Potluck, Seed Exchange, and Presentation on Outdoor Seeding.
Celebrate our local Wild Ones community by sharing food and native seeds and electing our new officers for 2013. Please bring a dish to share. If you have seeds to share, please label them. We'll provide envelopes so participants can help themselves.

ESTABLISHING A NATIVE LANDSCAPE FROM SEED:
The Process, Materials, Techniques, and Follow up Maintenance
Josh Richardson, Prairie Restoration

August Summer Garden Tour

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:47:00 +0000

Sunday August 12th at 1:30pm

Tour of Lynn Steiner's Landscape

Gardening Event at Nokomis Naturescape

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:43:00 +0000

Wild Ones Twin Cities Gardening Event at the Nokomis Naturescape

Tuesday July 17, 2012, 6:00 - 8:00 pm

The Naturescape is on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, 5001 East Lake Nokomis Parkway.

Meet at the hillside garden on the north east corner, (take 28th Ave S to 50th street and head a couple blocks towards lake) come early with a picnic summer or to enjoy a swim! This is an opportunity for the Wild Ones to learn about the Nokomis Naturescape, a 4 acre native planting installed in 1998, and enjoy what is in bloom now. there will be a walking tour followed by a hands on gardening session. This is also a great opportunity for park patrons to learn more about the Wild Ones mission.

Bring with you your favorite gardening tools such as spade and small shovel. Gloves are recommended. We will be planting Little Bluestem and Rough Blazing Star. We will be watering the newly planted with water drawn from the lake.

NOTE: Wild Ones are invited to offer their plant expertise in considering plant selection at the Naturescape. The Naturescape is open to suitable plant donations! To learn more about the Naturescape visit www.monarchfestival.org

July Summer Garden Tour - Raingardens!

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:53:00 +0000

Raingarden Tour
Wednesday July 11, 2012
Tour starts at 6:30 pm

Tour 4 raingardens in the Fulton Neighborhood of Minneapolis. These are well established and maintained gardens that were planted in 2002-03.

We will start with Mary Nolte's garden, winner of the MetroBlooms Best Watershed Garden- the photo says it all! This garden was professionally designed by Applied Ecological Services and installed by the owners in 2003.

From there we will tour three other nearby raingardens, including the Punyko's 2006 MetroBlooms Best Raingarden award winner.

For photos of Punyko's garden go to Metro Blooms website: http://www.metroblooms.org/bloomsday-photos.php?year=2006 The garden owners will be on hand to give a brief presentation and answer questions.

Meet at Mary Nolte's garden at 6:30.
Her address is 5240 Beard Av. S. Minneapolis.

Link to all four gardens: http://goo.gl/maps/1sY2

June Summer Garden Tour

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:45:00 +0000

Wild Ones Twin Cities Native Garden Tour
Free and open to the public

Saturday June 2nd 11 am - 1 pm
Hannah Texler a regional ecologist with the DNR will guide all three tours.

Location: Horton Park, St. Paul
The tour will begin at Horton Park in St. Paul, at the corner of Hamline and Englewood, where there is plenty of on-street parking. From there you may walk or drive to the residential gardens a few blocks away.

The Gardens:
Hannah Texler and Stephanie Hankerson established community wildflower gardens at Horton Park in 2000 with the support of the city and the help of neighbors and volunteers, and still maintain them today.

There are three gardens; one each of woodland, oak savanna and a very small prairie garden. The park also contains new plantings of over 70 trees and shrubs serving as a mini-arboretum. The private gardens at 1379 Lafond Avenue and the two houses to the west include three adjacent boulevard gardens with their own personalities – one all native prairie plants under a new bur oak, and the other two a mix of native and non-native species.

Two of the homes have back yards that have replaced all lawn with gardens. The tour will include Hannah and Mike’s back yard, which is a mix of a large prairie garden, small shade gardens, a rain garden, and a vegetable garden, with all plants in the yard either native or edible.

Start or end your tour with a stop at The Landscape Revival: Native Plant Expo and Market takes place just 3 miles away from 9 am - 3pm. This is a great opportunity to learn about and buy native plants from over 20 participating organizations (including Wild Ones and 11 native plant retailers)

Map to Horton Park and Landscape Revival: http://g.co/maps/zdsmg
More information on the Landscape Revival

Summer Garden Tours Start This Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:43:00 +0000

Wild Ones Twin Cities Native Garden Tour
Free and open to the public, so bring your friends and neighbors.

Saturday May 19th
10 - noon

Location
Both of the tours are located in Minneapolis on the north end of Lake of the Isles. Start the tour at Mary Miller's house: 2324 Oliver Av. S. End the tour at Chet and Miriam Myer's house: 2011 21st St.

Allow approximately two hours for viewing these two gardens.

Be inspired by two lovely residential native plant gardens. Gardeners will be on hand to give us a tour, discuss the history of the gardens and answer questions. If you want more inspiration, feel free to continue on with a self guided tour of the 15 acre public garden just over 3 miles away at Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden at Theodore Wirth Parkway and Glenwood Ave.

A Google map link to all three gardens: http://g.co/maps/g3zca

Volunteer at Nokomis Naturescape

noreply@blogger.com (Wild Ones Twin Cities) — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:55:00 +0000

The best time of year to garden - temperature is pleasant, no bugs, and weeds are highly visible and easy to pull. The gardens look fresh and healthy with spring blooms. Really helps us all year long if we get a jump on the weeds when they are wee ones.

Jacob's Ladder Polemonium reptans now in bloom at the Naturescape. It thrives in the Lakeside garden.

May Volunteer Schedule for Nokomis Naturescape
Tuesday May 1st 6 - 8pm
(Reschedule to Saturday May 5th 10-12 if rained out.)
Will be bringing some aster and golden alexander plants from a member's yard to replant. Let me know if you have some native plants you would like to donate. Bring water, shovels etc.
Tuesday May 8th 6-8pm.

Feel free to attack dandelions etc.and water the newly planted.
Tuesday May 15th 6-8pm. Same as above.
Tuesday May 22 6-8pm.
Tuesday May 29 6-8pm.

Contact: Vicki at 612-727-3562 or vbonk@usiwireless.com

Growing Monarch Habitat Workshop
Saturday May 26th from 10-11am.
Please let me know if you can help set up plant kits and run the "store". Anybody experienced with power point presentations with projectors who can help that day (and meet day before to briefly go over).