You are invited to tour the 8 beds in the Teaching Garden at the Mary Jo Arboretum on Tuesday, May 13 at 7pm.  More details here.

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 as the beds will be growing,

Have gardening issues?  Minnehaha Master Gardener bed managers will be on hand to explain and answer your garden questions.

Admission is free!

Directions: Proceed down the hill on the gravel road to the maintenance shop area. There will be Minnehaha Master Gardener signage.

Unable to make this garden tour?  The Teaching Garden tours will held the following dates throughout the growing season.

Teaching Garden Dates

• June 10
• July 8
• August 12
• September 9
• October 14

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 10, 2025
9 AM CDT – Until plants are sold

Free admission and open to the public.

Payment by cash or check only.

Do you want to improve your horticulture skills, learn research-based best practices, and share your gardening knowledge with others? Become a SDSU Extension Master Gardener. On Keloland Living, Minnehaha Master Gardener Cami Jacobsen details how to become a Master Gardener and how they serve the community. Check out this feature here.

Register at https://extension.sdstate.edu/event/sdsu-extension-master-gardener-home-horticulture-training by March 10.

Registration is now open for the Gardening with the Masters 2025 Spring Event!

Start the growing season by attending the MMG Gardening with the Masters Spring Event

Event Date: March 22 8:30am-3pm CDT

Location: Southeast Technical College

This year’s event is information packed including horticulture expert presentations and Master Gardener led demonstrations.  

In addition, there will be door prizes and lunch will be provided.