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 13, 2021
9 AM CDT – 12 PM CDT
Free admission and open to the public.
Payment by cash or check only.
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.
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!
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.
Have you ever seen one of those desktop zen gardens? You know the small box with an even smaller rake to pull through the sand? It’s supposed to help you feel more calm but do you know how to put one together? Cami Jacobsen with Minnehaha County Master Gardeners stopped by to help us find our inner zen by showing us how to create our own succulent zen garden. And, this could make a great DIY Mother’s Day gift.
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