Minnehaha Master Gardeners

Sound Gardening Practices for Minnehaha County, SD

2023 Garden Tour

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You are invited to tour eight beautiful and unique garden sites in Sioux Falls. Garden sites include several private gardens, community gardens and public gardens maintained by the Minnehaha Master Gardeners. This is a self-guided tour, and you can start at any location. Participants are encouraged to bring their water bottles; no refreshments will be served.
Tickets are $10. Registration is available online at https://2023-mcmg-garden-tour.eventbrite.com. The list and description of the gardens will be found in the Eventbrite details. Payment is by credit card only. In case of rain on Wednesday July 12, rain date is Thursday July 13. Notification of postponement will be posted on MCMG Facebook page.
Refund offers are accepted until 5:00 pm on Tuesday, 7/11. See Eventbrite listing for details.
Proceeds of ticket sales go to scholarships and educational activities of the Minnehaha County Master Gardeners.
Tickets will be available the day of the event at Lewis Drug, 26th and Sycamore, from noon to 4pm, check or cash only.

2023 Sioux Falls Community Garden Registration

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2023 Sioux Falls Community Garden Registration is now open!

Do you want to learn the basics of gardening? Refine your gardening skills? Have an opportunity to share your extra garden bounty with others? Register for a garden plot at the Sioux Falls Community Gardens and see what you can grow!

The Sioux Falls Community Garden program allows Sioux Falls residents to rent garden plots approximately 200 square feet in size. Each plot has a rental fee of $20.  Water and tilling are provided.  SDSU Extension Master Gardener Team Leaders supervise the gardens and enforce good gardening practices such as planting something by May 31, keeping the gardens/paths free of weeds, cleaning off the gardens, etc. 

This effort is led by the SDSU Extension Master Gardeners with support from the City of Sioux Falls, private businesses, churches and more than 250 individual gardeners in seven different gardens across Sioux Falls including:

Falls Park (Downtown, 1200 N. Phillips Ave.)

First International Bank and Trust (700 block of South Spring Ave., west of the bank).

Leaders Park (North Leadale Ave. at East 6th St.).

Lincoln Elementary (9th and Grange).

Memorial Park (W. 26th St. & Discovery Ave.).

Southern Hills United Methodist Church (3400 East 49th St.)

University of South Dakota Sioux Falls (formerly University Center, 4801 N. Career Ave.). 

 

All gardeners need to review and agree to follow the Community Garden Guidelines.

Applications are open during January through February 28.

New gardeners should complete the online application at www.livewellsiouxfalls.org.

Returning gardeners should contact their team leader about participating in the 2023 season.

If questions, email siouxfalls.center@sdstate.edu or call 605-782-3290. 

 

Masters in the Garden – Session #3 Transplanting Perennials

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Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Time: 6pm-8pm
Location: 2615 E Woodland Hills Rd
                     Sioux Falls SD
 Admission: Free!

Join us in the gardens to learn first-hand about 
gardening practices and techniques!

 

What do you do with your hostas when they get too much sun after a tree has been blown down in a storm? Or if your peonies are shaded from a tree that grew bigger than expected? You transplant them to a more suitable environment!
 
At this event, you will be part of the solution as the hostas and peonies are dug and moved to better locations. Learn how to divide and plant hostas and peonies from Minnehaha County Master Gardener Mary Lerssen. There will also be extra plants to share! The event is at 2615 E. Woodland Hills Road from 6 to 8 pm on Tuesday, September 13.
 
This session is FREE and open to the public. Pre-registration is not required.
 
In case of rain, the session will be canceled. For questions, please email info@MinnehahaMasterGardeners.org.
 

Masters in the Garden – Session #2 A Pollinator Garden

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Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Time: 6:30pm-8pm
Location: Arc of Dreams Garden
                    West Base of the Arc of       
                     Dreams in Sioux Falls
 Admission: Free!

Join us in the gardens to learn first-hand about 
gardening practices and techniques!


About the Arc of Dreams Garden

In the fall of 2019, the City of Sioux Falls considered planting sod grass at the west end of the Arc of Dreams.  Instead, the City approached the Minnehaha County Master Gardeners (MCMG) to see if they would consider planting a garden. Deb Johnson, the MCMG President at the time, jumped at the chance to design and plant a native pollinator garden and it was aptly named the Garden of Dreams. The MCMG also agreed to continually maintain this beautiful garden. 

Before planting could begin in the spring of 2020, the weeds had to be controlled.  To accomplish this, cardboard and mulch was applied in December 2019 to smother weeds over the winter. Beginning in May 2020, marigolds and zinnias were planted directly through the cardboard. As with any garden, there was some plant loss.  But in 2021, planting continued with more native perennials followed by a notable increase in bees, butterflies, beetles, and birds. 

This year, 2022, the garden has become a success.  As the plants are blooming, there is an abundance of pollinators and of course, the occasional bunny presence.  Small baskets are placed are over those plants that need protection while they grow. Plants are labeled so be sure to look for:  sea holly, spotted bee balm, butterfly weed, goldenrod, mountain mint, ground cherries, sedums, white sage, Russian sage, and many perennial grasses. This garden will continue to grow and change in the coming years, so be sure to keep checking back over the seasons.  The garden is beautiful in the summer and has great winter interest too. 

About the Masters in the Garden Session

This session is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is not required. 

MCMG Master Gardeners will be available to provide information about the garden and answer any questions.

In case of rain, the session will be canceled. For questions, please email info@MinnehahaMasterGardeners.org.

Print friendly flyer can be found here.

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.