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A walk in the woods, a planted seed, new skills to learn

By: angiehongmn March 17, 2020

Outdoor Adventures, Yards and LandscapingBlue Thumb, featured, gardening, landscaping workshops, native landscaping, pollinators, veggie gardensLeave a Comment

We went to the woods on Sunday afternoon to enjoy fresh air, warm sun reaching through frostbitten air, and no other humans in sight. For the dog, it was just like any other day. She had no idea that the world was turning upside down as she galloped across the blackened prairie, still charred from…

Hopping into spring…again

By: angiehongmn April 18, 2019April 13, 2019

Wildlife, Yards and Landscapingfeatured, frogs and toads, gardening, landscaping workshops, spring, WetlandsLeave a Comment

Explore a local wetland or attend a Wonderful Wetlands workshop in Hugo, Oakdale or Lake Elmo The snow is melting again, which means that spring is just around the corner…again. Last weekend, I bundled up to walk the dog through 9-inches of fresh, fallen snow and paused with surprise when I encountered warm-ish air and…

Jump into spring with a Planting for Clean Water or Wetlands workshop

By: angiehongmn February 27, 2019February 26, 2019

Yards and Landscapingfeatured, gardening, landscaping workshops, native plants, raingardens, shoreline plantings, WetlandsLeave a Comment

Workshops to be held in Wyoming, Hugo, Oakdale, Lake Elmo, and Cottage Grove After buying a home on Bone Lake a few years ago, Tom Furey downloaded the Score Your Shore tool from the Minnesota DNR website and set to work to learn more about his new property. From conversations with the Comfort Lake –…

A Whisper of Spring in the Air

By: angiehongmn February 16, 2017

Yards and Landscapinggardening, landscaping workshops, seed starting, tree pruning, treesLeave a Comment

The East Metro Water Resource Education Program will begin holding landscaping workshops in April and May (North St. Paul – April 6, St. Paul Park – April 11, Oakdale – April 18, Hugo – April 27, Forest Lake – May 2).