Classes are sponsored by the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, but are held at various locations, as noted. Enrollment is limited, and pre-registration is required. To register, call 651-643-3601 or 800-676-6747, ext 211.
Refunds will not be issued for nonattendance except by cancellation at least one week prior to class. MSHS requires a five-student minimum to hold a class. If a class is going to be cancelled, you will be notified three days prior to the class’s start date. Also, you will get a refund of the fee if MSHS cancels the class.
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february Classes
Natural Shorelines -How to Avoid a Rough Landing
$26 members, $36 nonmembers
Monday, February 1, 6 to 8 p.m.
Location: MSHS Classroom, 2705 Lincoln Drive, Roseville.
Do you have lakeshore property or live adjacent to a wetland or stream? Do you wish you had a shoreline that is more beautiful, easier to care for, and more environmentally sound while maintaining views and access? If so, this class will help you learn how native plants and other design elements can be used to create more natural shorelines that are attractive and stable, reduce erosion, and deter geese without resorting to hazardous rip-rap rock piles.
Instructors: Douglas Owens Pike, Energyscapes and Jim Calkins, Horticulturalist, University of MN.
Tuesday, February 2 or Thursday, February 11, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Location: MSHS Classroom, 2705 Lincoln Drive, Roseville.
Winter sowing is an inexpensive, easy germination process that uses recyclables to make mini-greenhouses. The greenhouses are placed outside in the winter and spring months. Because Mother Nature controls the germination of winter-sown seeds, plants are hardier than artificially forced indoor plants. This method is fun, rewarding and takes a much leisurely pace than inside sowing. Sign up early, we filled this class 3 times last year.
Instructor: Michelle Mero Riedel is a professional photographer and a Washington County Master Gardener.
Designing your Landscape for Wildlife, from the Pollinators On Up
$26 members, $36 nonmembers
Monday, February 8, 6 to 8 p.m.
Location: MSHS Classroom, 2705 Lincoln Drive, Roseville.
Have you noticed that the diversity and numbers of songbirds seems to be dramatically declining? Are you interested in attracting more birds and other Minnesota wildlife to your property and providing valuable habitat that they need for survival? You can help create a haven for wildlife in your yard by providing habitat for an increasingly challenged mix of birds and other creatures by planting the right trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses and including other important amenities in your landscape. Using the right plants will also attract the pollinators that benefit our native flora and form the base of the food chain for the myriad creatures that depend on them.
Instructors: Douglas Owens Pike, Energyscapes and Jim Calkins, Horticulturalist, University of MN.
$65 for members, $75 for nonmembers (this is the revised price)
Tuesday February 9, 16 and 23 (3 sessions), 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: University of Minnesota Plant Growth Facility, 1552 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul 55108, near the corner of Gortner Avenue and Folwell Avenue on the St. Paul Campus. Call MSHS for parking information.
Propagating new plants for ones own use or to share is exciting and satisfying. Propagation topics will include starting plants from seed, cuttings, division, and grafting. Special emphasis will be placed on ways to adapt propagation techniques to resources commonly available to the home gardener as well as hands on activities at the University of Minnesota Greenhouses on the St. Paul campus. Includes all material fees for plant material and seeds.
Instructor: Bill Peters is a Teaching Specialist in Plant Propagation Techniques at the U of MN. He has a Masters of Science in plant genetics and breeding.
Location: MSHS Classroom, 2705 Lincoln Drive, Roseville.
Join us for an inspiring presentation from Monrovia on the new plants they will have available for 2010 as well as ideas for using their products in containers as well as your garden. Monrovia products are available at independent garden centers.
Location: MSHS Classroom, 2705 Lincoln Drive, Roseville.
Looking for ways to save money and still get the plants you want for your garden? There is great satisfaction in growing your own from seed or cuttings. The instructor will cover techniques for successful seed germination, the requirements for success, as well as the benefits and possible failures along the way. He will also talk about which plants you can easily start from cuttings and the processes involved.
Instructor: Mark Armstead is the Assistant Retail Manager and Grower at Linder’s Garden Center. He has been in this industry for 22 years as a grower and retailer, and has a degree in Botany.
