Sound Gardening Practices for Minnehaha County, SD
Mark your calendars for this year’s plant sale! We’ll have annuals, perennials, veggies, pollinators, shrubs and vines.
W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds
100 N Lyon Blvd
Sioux Falls, SD
Saturday, May 14, 2021
9 AM CDT – 12 PM CDT
Free admission and open to the public.
Payment by cash or check only.
The SDSU Extension, Minnehaha Master Gardeners will be hosting a webinar on March 22, 2021 at 7 p.m. CT.
Mary Holm, host of Pioneer Public TV’s “Prairie Yard & Garden”, will be this year’s presenter. Mary began her TV career in 2014. With a farm background and degree in Agriculture from NDSU, Mary has years of gardening experience. She has worked as an Assistant County Agent, owned/operated the Neche (ND) Greenhouse for over 20 years, and finds time to work at Morning Sky Greenery, a native plant nursery at Morris, MN. Mary will discuss what native plants are, their many uses, things to consider when planting, combinations, and some of Mary’s favorite native plants. You will also enjoy Mary’s wit and humor as she shares her gardening stories!
Register before March 22 on the SDSU Extension Website in order to receive the information to join!
The Sioux Falls based 501(c) (3) nonprofit, Ground Works/SD Agriculture in the Classroom is recruiting qualified candidates for multiple Teaching Garden Coaches positions. This volunteer leadership position will provide on-site horticulture education and guide the use of best gardening practices by school and nonprofit teaching garden staff and leaders.
Candidates need to be experienced vegetable gardeners and be willing to coach elementary and middle school teachers. A background check may be requested.
Three 75 minute Zoom coaches training are scheduled for Tuesdays March 23, March 30, and April 6, 7:30 – 8:45 p.m. A “hands-on” outdoor class will be held at the Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum Teaching Garden on Saturday, May 1, 10-11:30 a.m. May 8 is the rain date. The training focuses on skills for volunteering at a local school, techniques for scouting for insects and diseases, and highlighting best management practices for growing productive teaching gardens. SDSU Extension Master Gardeners can receive up to five hours of volunteer credit for coaching.
Candidates are required to complete and submit an application, with references, no later than Monday, March 15. Please request a job description and application form, or refer questions to:
Ground Works & SD Agriculture in the Classroom
102 N Krohns Place, Suite 112
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
Phone: 605-275-9159
Email: teachinggardens@groundworksmidwest.org
Website: www.GroundWorks-Midwest.com
It’s starting to feel like spring has sprung in KELOLAND with the temps climbing. It’s left many thinking about starting their garden. Luckily, we have a little insight into the steps we can be taking now to have a bountiful harvest.
Cami Jacobsen with Minnehaha County Extension Master Gardeners joins us today to show us how we can give our garden the jump-start it deserves.
Watch on Keloland.com:
Sign up now for this free webinar. Attendance counts towards your education requirements!
New plants are what make gardener’s hearts skip a beat. Each year, many of us drool over the latest offerings at the nursery or read intently about up-and-coming perennials in our favorite magazine. But a lot of the time, you never hear about that plant again. After all, just because a plant is “new” doesn’t mean its “good”. Richard Hawke of the Chicago Botanic Garden has spent much of his career trialing plants. Each year he puts new offerings into the test gardens at CBG and monitors their overall performance. Do these new plants have a good habit? Do they get diseases easily? Do they come back reliably after a harsh winter (or four winters)? Over the past few years Richard has developed a list of newer plants that have done quite well in the trials—plants that he feels confident enough to recommend to gardeners—and even plant in his own landscape. In this webinar you’ll find out which new plants are worthy of your hard earned dollar.
Seminar: 1 hour followed 30 minute Q & A
Thursday January 21, 2021, starting at 7:00 PM EST
About Richard Hawke, Plant evaluation manager for the Chicago Botanic Garden:
Richard Hawke’s nickname should be Mr. Plant. As the plant evaluation manager for the Chicago Botanic Garden he has researched, monitored, and written about more plants than most. Since 1986 his area of focus at CBG has been ornamental plant evaluation, invasive species testing of wild-collected and ornamental plants, and the evaluation of native and cultivated plants for green roofs. In his “spare” time you’ll find Richard organizing events for the Perennial Plant Association in his role as regional director of the Midwest. When he’s not doing all that, you’ll likely find him stuck in Chicago commuter traffic—or tending his own incredible garden.
