Workshops & Events

Beautify your landscape while planting for clean water and pollinator habitat.

Resilient Yards workshops give participants the skills to create their own raingardens, native plantings, pollinator habitat, and more. Use our free online learning series, register for a live virtual workshop, or do both!

While registering for the Resilient Yards Online Learning Series or a live workshop, you can choose to automatically enter our Lawns to Legumes lottery to receive a $350 cost share grant for creating pollinator habitat in your yard. Your yard can bee the change.

Register for the FREE Resilient Yards online learning series

Fill out the form below to gain immediate access to our Resilient Yards Online Learning Series, FREE to all Minnesota residents. The series contains two courses: Resilient Yards and Turf Alternatives.

Both courses contain video lessons written and delivered by experts in the field and numerous do-it-yourself resources that will guide you through each step of your own planting project.

Register for online and in-person workshops

If you find yourself wanting to take the next step after completing these courses, we recommend that you sign-up for one of our live workshops, which you can learn more about below. All of our live workshops include 1-on-1 Q&A time with a professional landscape designer. All workshop registrants are automatically enrolled in the Resilient Yard Online Learning Series as well.

We will be gradually adding new live workshop dates to our calendar throughout the spring, so make sure to check back for updates!

March 2023

Thursday March 30

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Resilient Yards Workshop: St. Louis Park
Online (Webinar), MN, United States
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Turf Alternatives Workshop: VLAWMO
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

April 2023

Monday April 3

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Resilient Shorelines: RCWD
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

Tuesday April 4

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Turf Alternatives Workshop: St. Louis Park
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

Thursday April 6

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Resilient Yards Workshop: City of Minneapolis
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

Tuesday April 11

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Turf Alternatives Workshop: Sherburne Co SWCD
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

Thursday April 13

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Resilient Yards Workshop: Champlin
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

Tuesday April 18

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Resilient Yards Workshop: VLAWMO
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

Thursday April 20

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Resilient Shorelines Workshop: St. Louis Park
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

Tuesday April 25

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Turf Alternatives Workshop: City of Minneapolis
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

Wednesday April 26

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Resilient Shorelines Workshop: Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie Community Center, 16700 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie, MN, 55346, United States

Thursday April 27

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Resilient Yards Workshop: City of Minnetonka
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

May 2023

Thursday May 4

6:00 pm
Resilient Yards Workshop: City of Minneapolis
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

Tuesday May 9

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Turf Alternatives: RCWD
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

Thursday May 11

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Resilient Yards Workshop: Edina
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

Thursday May 18

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Pollinator Plantings Workshop: Edina
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

Tuesday May 23

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Turf Alternatives Workshop: Edina
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

Thursday May 25

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Resilient Yards Workshop: City of Minneapolis
Online (Webinar), MN, United States

Blue Thumb workshops are brought to you through partnerships with local governments and sponsors including:

Sapling Sponsor:MNL logo, says "heal the earth."

Sprout Sponsors:

Mother Earth Gardens logo

logo for Twin City Seed Company

Seed Sponsors:

Organic Bob

Dogwood Designs

Prairie Restorations