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SUMMARY:Planting for Pollinators: City of St. Louis Park
DESCRIPTION:Want to attract bees\, butterflies\, and birds? Learn to select plants and design a native plant garden that supports wildlife and brings beauty to your outdoor space. \nThis workshop includes a presentation by Metro Blooms Design+Build landscape designers on pollinator-friendly plantings and landcare practices that can be adopted in your home garden\, followed by time to meet in small groups with landscape designers and master gardeners to discuss your project ideas and plans. The workshop will cover selecting and siting native trees and shrubs\, designing a native plant garden\, pollinator-friendly maintenance practices\, and more. \nThis workshop is hosted by the City of St. Louis Park and is free to residents of St. Louis Park (just start filling out the registration form and the Billing field will disappear).
URL:https://bluethumb.org/event/planting-for-pollinators/
LOCATION:St. Louis Park City Hall\, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
CATEGORIES:Planting for Pollinators,Resilient Yards,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Turf Alternative Workshop: Eden Prairie
DESCRIPTION:Blue Thumb’s Turf Alternatives Workshop is your “how-to” guide on transforming your yard into a pollinator’s paradise! \nLearn about the steps to converting a traditional turfgrass monoculture lawn into a beautiful\, flowering bee lawn. The workshop will also cover other turf alternatives that promote pollinator health\, water quality\, and natural resource conservation. The live presentation is followed by a Q&A session. \nParticipants will also receive access to online resources that will assist them in their project\, including a series of video presentations\, downloadables\, and more that can be accessed at any time. \nBob Dahm\, former owner of Organic Bob\, will be the expert presenter for this workshop. \nThis workshop is hosted by the City of Eden Prairie.
URL:https://bluethumb.org/event/turf-alternative-workshop-eden-prairie/
LOCATION:Online (Webinar)\, MN\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bee Lawns,Turf Alternatives,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Planting for Clean Water: City of Plymouth
DESCRIPTION:Learn all about how water moves across residential landscapes and how every yard and garden can have an impact on improving water quality. Designers from Metro Blooms Design+Build will walk through the steps of assessing your yard\, directing water runoff\, installing a rain barrel\, siting a rain garden and more. \nFollowing the presentation\, attendees will have the chance to meet with landscape designers and master gardeners to discuss a project on their specific property. We will use photos and county GIS maps to virtually view properties. \nThis workshop is hosted by the City of Plymouth\, and is free to Plymouth residents (just start filling out the registration form and the Billing field will disappear).
URL:https://bluethumb.org/event/planting-for-clean-water-city-of-plymouth/
LOCATION:Plymouth Community Center\, 14800 34th Ave N\, Plymouth\, MN\, 55447\, United States
CATEGORIES:Raingarden,Resilient Yards,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Planting for Clean Water: City of St. Louis Park
DESCRIPTION:Learn all about how water moves across residential landscapes and how every yard and garden can have an impact on improving water quality. Designers from Metro Blooms Design+Build will walk through the steps of assessing your yard\, directing water runoff\, installing a rain barrel\, siting a rain garden and more. \nFollowing the presentation\, attendees will have the chance to meet with landscape designers and master gardeners to discuss a project on their specific property. We will use photos and county GIS maps to virtually view properties. \nThis workshop is hosted by the City of St. Louis Park.
URL:https://bluethumb.org/event/planting-for-clean-water/
LOCATION:St. Louis Park City Hall\, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd\, St. Louis Park\, MN\, 55416\, United States
CATEGORIES:Raingarden,Resilient Yards,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Planting for Pollinators: Minneapolis
DESCRIPTION:Want to attract bees\, butterflies\, and birds? Learn to select plants and design a native plant garden that supports wildlife and brings beauty to your outdoor space. \nThis workshop includes a presentation by Metro Blooms Design+Build landscape designers on pollinator-friendly plantings and landcare practices that can be adopted in your home garden\, followed by time to meet in small groups with landscape designers and master gardeners to discuss your project ideas and plans. The workshop will cover selecting and siting native trees and shrubs\, designing a native plant garden\, pollinator-friendly maintenance practices\, and more. \nThis workshop is hosted by the City of Minneapolis.
URL:https://bluethumb.org/event/planting-for-pollinators-2/
LOCATION:Climate Generation Office\, 2801 21st Ave S #110\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55407\, United States
CATEGORIES:Planting for Pollinators,Resilient Yards,Workshop
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