Minnehaha Master Gardeners

Sound Gardening Practices for Minnehaha County, SD

Minnehaha Master Gardener Bus Trip

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You and your friends are invited to join the Minnehaha Master Gardeners for an educational, fun-filled day on Thursday, July 25. Our comfortable coach bus has 56 seats and your spot can be reserved for $50 on a first come first served basis.

The bus trip agenda includes:

  • Depart Sioux Falls no later than 7:30 am, from the Southeast Tech parking lot, 2320 N. Career Ave., at north end of lot adjacent to Maple St.
  • Two educational tours at SDSU
    • McCrory Trial Gardens (annuals, perennials, & roses) with Chris Schlenker, Director of Horticulture and Grounds
    • High Tunnel Research with Dr. Kristine Lang, SDSU Extension Consumer Horticulture Specialist.
  • Lunch stop off the bus.
  • Visit a wonderful yard near Morris, MN
  • Hort Night at University of Minnesota Morris – More info here: https://wcroc.cfans.umn.edu/events/hort-night.
    • Food options at Hort Night – evening meal on your own
  • Board the bus when the evening ends after 8 pm and arrive in Sioux Falls at 11:30.

We’ll do our best to provide some laughs and learning, keep you comfy and fed, help acquaint you with some great people and, of course, see lots of cool plants.

More trip information here.

Registration information here.

June Masters in the Garden

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You are cordially invited to tour the garden of Minnehaha Master Gardener Sue Nipe!  This is an opportunity to learn about how Sue created this beautiful space.  Located at 7014 W 56th St, Sioux Falls, SD, the wonderful garden will be open 5-7pm on Tuesday, June 24.  Best of all, admission is free!

This is a lovely garden that is surrounded by a white picket fence softened by Virginia creeper winding between the slats. Gardens are planted all around the house and includes full plantings along the boulevard in the front and side of the house. A pergola covered with Virginia creeper provides a shady retreat near the solar pond. You can enjoy the sound of a solar fountain as you stroll along the paths and discover the garden art magically sprouting among the many varieties of flowers, shrubs and trees. There are various hanging baskets, pots filled with a variety of herbs, and window boxes filled with annuals. Some of the flowers you will encounter include 17 varieties of peonies, Dorothy Rose columbine, Mexican primrose, Jackmanii clematis, Beaujolais lysimachia, multiple colors of perennial geranium, pink and purple salvia, blue false indigo and so much more. Sue’s garden also supplies her with fresh fruits and vegetables including strawberries, raspberries, asparagus, tomatoes, cucumbers and radishes. There are a variety of trees and shrubs including flowering almond, lilac, Japanese yew, dwarf willow, prairie fire crabapple and two large blue spruce. You won’t want to miss this garden in full bloom.

Masters in the Garden is a series of pop-up events that occur periodically during the growing season. The public is invited to view a Minnehaha Master Gardener’s yard and garden for a few hours. The Master Gardener will be on hand to answer questions, share ideas, and discuss the current season’s gardening successes and failures.

**Note – In the event of rain, the tour is cancelled and there will not be a makeup date

Monthly Teaching Garden Tours

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The public is invited to tour the 8 beds in the newly Expanded Teaching Garden at the Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum the second Tuesday of every month through September.
 
Asparagus, rhubarb, strawberry, tomato, pepper, cool-season vegetable, warm-season vegetable, and space saving beds will be starting this year. Come see the monthly progress.
 
Minnehaha Master Gardener bed managers will be on hand to explain and answer your garden questions.
 
Directions: Proceed down the hill on the gravel road to the maintenance shop area. There will be Minnehaha Master Gardener signage.
 
More details:

 

2024 Minnehaha Master Gardeners Plant Sale

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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 11, 2024
9 AM CDT – Until plants are sold

Free admission and open to the public.

Payment by cash or check only.

Contact Us:

4101 West 38th Street 57106
info@MinnehahaMasterGardeners.org
605-782-3290

The SDSU Extension Master Gardener program provides research‐based knowledge to and develops the leadership abilities of volunteers who, in turn, enable others to improve the quality of their lives by enhancing their home and community environments through horticultural education and activities.