Calendar
Monthly meetings, September through May, excluding December: 7:00 PM at South St. Paul High School Lecture Hall, 700 2nd St. N., South St. Paul MN 55075
Upcoming Speakers and Activities:
Meetings are temporarily suspended due to COVID-19.
Other club activities:
October 21,2020 - Bonfire social in Bob Hansberry's back yard, 7321 146th Way W., Apple Valley. Details TBD.
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 from 3-6 PM - Annual Plants pick-up, at pavilion at Eagan Central Park, at the corner of Pilot Knob Road and Central Parkway. That's the next light north from Pilot Knob and Yankee Doodle, and if you need an additional visual, it's the next main intersection North from the new HyVee, Hobby Lobby, Marshalls Shopping area. Be sure to approach the pavilion from Pilot Knob, whether you are coming from the South or North, as Central Parkway is a divided road and you won't be able to cross over if you come the back way. Turn onto Central Parkway and take an immediate right into the pavilion parking lot.
Saturday, May 16, 2020, Perennial Sale CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.
Others : TBD
Prior Meetings and Activities:
April 15, 2020 - Gail Soens of Baileys - What’s new in the plant world.
6 PM Lily bulb sale by K&D Gardens. (Meeting cancelled due to Covid-19.)
March 18, 2020 Kathy Donahue Nass of Donahue’s Greenhouse scheduled to speak on Growing Clematis. (Meeting cancelled due to Covid-19.)
February 19, 2020 Bob Dahn, founder of Organic Bob, LLC, will speak growing an organic lawn. 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. He will speak on how microbes, compost and saying no to pesticides can help create a thick vigorous turf that is safe for family, pets, wildlife, lakes and streams.
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.
Upcoming Speakers and Activities:
Meetings are temporarily suspended due to COVID-19.
Other club activities:
October 21,2020 - Bonfire social in Bob Hansberry's back yard, 7321 146th Way W., Apple Valley. Details TBD.
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020 from 3-6 PM - Annual Plants pick-up, at pavilion at Eagan Central Park, at the corner of Pilot Knob Road and Central Parkway. That's the next light north from Pilot Knob and Yankee Doodle, and if you need an additional visual, it's the next main intersection North from the new HyVee, Hobby Lobby, Marshalls Shopping area. Be sure to approach the pavilion from Pilot Knob, whether you are coming from the South or North, as Central Parkway is a divided road and you won't be able to cross over if you come the back way. Turn onto Central Parkway and take an immediate right into the pavilion parking lot.
Saturday, May 16, 2020, Perennial Sale CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19.
Others : TBD
Prior Meetings and Activities:
April 15, 2020 - Gail Soens of Baileys - What’s new in the plant world.
6 PM Lily bulb sale by K&D Gardens. (Meeting cancelled due to Covid-19.)
March 18, 2020 Kathy Donahue Nass of Donahue’s Greenhouse scheduled to speak on Growing Clematis. (Meeting cancelled due to Covid-19.)
February 19, 2020 Bob Dahn, founder of Organic Bob, LLC, will speak growing an organic lawn. 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. He will speak on how microbes, compost and saying no to pesticides can help create a thick vigorous turf that is safe for family, pets, wildlife, lakes and streams.
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.