Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 15, 2016
6:30 pm-7:00 pm | Social7:00 pm-8:45 pm | Program
Wood Lake Nature Center
6710 Lake Shore Dr S, Richfield, MN 55423
All meetings are free and open to the public.
HOME IS WHERE THE HABITAT IS:
Establishing Native Plants and Gardens in Your Yard
Hannah Texler,
DNR Plant Ecologist, and
Vera Ming Wong, Artist
Hannah will describe how she converted the turf grass in her St. Paul yard to a diverse mix of gardens that include native prairie and woodland gardens, rain gardens, and fruit and vegetable gardens.
Vera will talk about creating watercolor paintings of those gardens and her work as a botanical artist.
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DESIGN WITH NATURE CONFERENCE REMINDER:
GOOD DESIGN MATTERS
Saturday, February 20, 2016
James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall, Anderson Student Center, St. Paul Campus
University of St. Thomas, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul MN 55105
Register before midnight January 28th and save $15!
Speakers include:
Heather Holm
Native Bees: Their Role as Pollinators of Native Plants and Cultivated Blueberries
Benjamin Vogt
Gardening for Winter
Chris Behringer and Arlyss Freeman
BioHavens - A Tale of Beauty and Biology
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And in case you missed January's meeting, here's a helpful handout from Carmen Simonet's workshop to help you sow your own native seeds this winter!
