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Monthly meetings: 7:00 PM at South St. Paul High School Lecture Hall, 700 Second St. N., South St. Paul MN 55075
Speaker: For the February 19, 2020 Garden Club Meeting our speaker will be Bob Dahm, aka, Organic Bob LLC. He will be presenting information on transitioning our lawns and yards into a pollinator friendly environment using organic methods. He will be a resource for information, grants, products, service providers and the confidence to do it ourselves.
Additional Information Bob Dahn, founder of Organic Bob, LLC, which provides premier organic lawn care and landscape services for the Twin Cities metro area. His business evolved from a side business when he worked as a grounds manager for a children’s psychiatric hospital. While there he began to use organic products and methods to care for the lawn. After 3 years and a lot of work, the playground looked better than the rest of the grounds being treating with conventional chemicals. Staff then started hiring him to do their lawns and his side business grew. In 2002, he quit his job and went into organic lawn care full time. His Organic lawn care utilizes microbes, compost and saying no to pesticides to help create thick vigorous turf that is safe for family, pets, wildlife, lakes and streams.
Additional Notes: Upcoming planning and volunteer opportunities for our members-only Annuals plant sale with orders due March 20 and delivery May 11; and Public Perennial sale May 16. We need VOLUNTEERS to give a few hours of their time to make the plant sales happen!! If you are interested PLEASE contact one of the board members to help.
Upcoming Speakers and Activities:
March 18, 2020 - Kathy Ness of Donahue's Greenhouse in Faribault - growing clematis
March 20, 2020 - Deadline for mailing your order form for annual plants at wholesale prices. This is a members-only perk.
April 15, 2020 - Gail Soens of Baileys - What’s new in the plant world.
6 PM Lily bulb sale by K&D Gardens - open to the public!
Other club activities:
May 11, 2020 MEMBERS ONLY ANNUAL PLANTS SALE - Pick up your orders on Monday, May 11 between 3-6 PM in parking lot of Community of Christ Church at 5990 134th St. Court (at corner of 134th Street Court and Johnny Cake Ridge Road), Apple Valley. (Date may be adjusted in the event of inclement weather.)
May 16, 2020 - PUBLIC PERENNIALS SALE, May 16, 2020, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM in parking lot of Oak Hills Church, 1570 Yankee Doodle Road, at corner of Yankee Doodle Road and Coachman Road, Eagan (entry on Coachman Road). Our only fundraiser. Large variety of perennials at very low prices, including mildew-resistant phlox and pollinator attractors. Sale will be held rain or shine!
Others : TBD
Prior Meetings and Activities:
January, 2020 William M. Dougherty. He will present info on world renowned Dutch gardener, Piet Oudolf and his take on New Wave Perennial Design and Maintenance. Mr Oudolf uses bold areas of perennials and grasses for structure and color, creating summer and winter garden interests. William M Dougherty is past president of the MN Iris Society, you may have heard his presentation at the Home and Garden Show.
Dec 2019 - The Holiday Party on December 10th, you need to have your RSVP into Dianna Austin by the end of this week (that would be Today Dec. 6th) so she can give the final number to Mancini's. If you can't get your information into Dianna by Friday, you can call her at 952-807-7963. We also need a few more people....at this point we have less than 30. Come and enjoy a fun time with good friends, good food and great entertainment!
November
Jenn Hovland, of Fleur de Louise Flower Studio in Stillwater will inspire us with floral demonstrations for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Ideas will be shared using fresh and dried natural materials, rich textures and candle light. Learn how to transition the designs from one holiday to the next.
October
Lisa Jansa, a Dakota County Master Gardener, who will share information on maintaining and caring for our garden tools. She will talk about different gardening implements, their specific uses and benefits of maintains them for maximum performance. You will leave with specific tips on how to clean, sharpen and store them.