Lawns to Legumes Garden Tour Day

Join us Saturday, July 19th from 9am – 12pm, for Lawns to Legumes Garden Tour Day!

Lawns to Legumes coaches, previous participants, and other DIY wildlife gardeners are hosting neighborhood native garden tours across Minnesota. Get inspired and connect with folks who are planting for pollinators in your area! (Can’t make the tour day? Check out our Lawns to Legumes Garden Gallery online).

Explore the map or list below to find a garden tour near you. (Click the pins to learn more about each stop. Click the plus sign on the bottom right to zoom in.)

To sign up as a Native Garden Host, fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

List of Lawns to Legumes Garden Tour Day Stops

(ordered by region and zip code)

Twin Cities Metro Area
Name Garden Type Address
Sara Pocket Planting 19810 Falk Ave N, Forest Lake 55025
Bee Line Test Plot  Pocket Planting Pierce Butler Route, St. Paul 55104

Coordinates of the site are: 44.966279, -93.147058. Find us via the bikeways or on street parking nearby on on Hubbard Ave or N Dunlap St. Link to a map is here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YAZUeu9tPqbjrrwH9

 Stephanie Hankerson  Pocket Planting West Minnehaha Recreation Center, 685 W. Minnehaha Avenue, St Paul 55104

You can park on street or at the W. Minnehaha Rec Center parking lot. You will find a welcome station at Grotto & Pierce Butler Route.

Britt F Pocket Planting 1763 Hubbard Avenue, Saint Paul 55104
Karen Randall Pocket Planting, Bee Lawn, Native Tree/Shrub Garden 1130 Marshall Ave Saint Paul, MN 55104
Rene P Pocket Planting 2159 Folwell Avenue, Falcon Heights 55108
 Killian Griffin Rain Garden, Bee Lawn, Native Tree/Shrub Garden, Shoreline Planting 2562 Crestline Dr., White Bear Lake 55110

Feel free to park along Crestline Drive and enjoy the bee lawn and mulched pathways to view gardens. We look forward to seeing you!

 Chuck Levine Pocket Planting, Bee Lawn, Native Trees/Shrubs 1215 Sherren Street West, Roseville 55113

The home is tucked into at the intersection of Sherren Street West and Fernwood just off Hwy 36 and Lexington in Roseville. Please stay on walking paths, do not climb over rocks or step into what are actual garden beds. You enter this garden at your own risk. Do not pick or pull anything. No pets allowed and children must be supervised.

 Alyson Phillips Pocket Planting, Native Tree/Shrub Garden 683 Roy St. S, St. Paul 55116

Front and backyard will be open for the tour. Scavenger hunt for kids.

 Katherine T Pocket Planting, Bee Lawn, Rain Garden 1778 Colvin Ave, Saint Paul 55116

Please park on the street. The front and back gardens will be open for viewing.

 Kelsey F Native Tree/Shrub Garden, Pollinator Meadow 1261 Stryker Ave, West St Paul 55118

Free street parking is available in front of the house. The front yard and north side of the back yard are open for viewing.

Anne McCormick Pocket Planting, Rain Garden, Bee Lawn 1941 North Park Drive, Saint Paul 55119
Amy Lesher Pocket Planting 4321 Reiland Lane, Shoreview 55126

Please park on the NON-lake side of the street. You are invited to view any part of the outdoor space. Our street is located along Snail Lake, near Snail Lake Blvd and Victoria St. in Shoreview MN. Just a few blocks north of 694.

Celeste Pocket Planting 753 Bradley St, Saint Paul 55130
 Jim Pocket Planting 16071 Rhinestone St. NW, Ramsey 55303
 Dennis Z Pocket Planting 14751 Crane ST NW, Andover 55304

The native perennial garden is right next to the road. We kindly ask that you avoid parking in front of it. Thanks!

Don Bee Lawn, Native Trees/Shrubs 13417 Penn Ave S,Burnsville 55337
Stew Anderson Pocket Planting, Native Tree/Shrub Garden, Bee Lawn 9920 Friar Drive, Eden Prairie 55347
Marilynn Torkelson Native Tree/Shrub, Rain Garden, Shoreline Planting/Buffer, Boulevard, Hedgerow 8956 Braxton Dr, Eden Prairie 55347

Please park on the school side of the street, so you do not block the view of the boulevard plantings.

Rochelle Arvizo Pocket Planting, Rain Garden, Bee Lawn 5765 Main Street West, Maple Plain 55359
 Rachel F Pocket Planting, Pollinator Meadow 6225 Red Oak Rd, Mound 55364

Parking available on one side of the street only, please try not to park in front of the planting area so it’s visible to others! Tall clearance vehicles can also park in the driveway.

Jake Pocket Planting, Bee Lawn, Native Trees/Shrubs 2423 17th Ave S, Minneapolis 55404

There are 3 separate gardens. Front yard is most accessible but I will be present with gate doors open to view the back yard and side yard.

Matt F Pocket Planting 2301 Minneapolis Ave S, Minneapolis 55406
Elise Pocket Planting 3024 43rd Ave S, Minneapolis 55406

The garden is in the front of the house.

 Brenda B Pocket Planting 4637 43rd Ave South, Minneapolis 55406

I live near Minnehaha Falls Park. There’s an art fair in the park this weekend so parking will probably be difficult. My garden is worth the walk!
There is a one-way path through the garden that will be clearly marked.

 Beth M Rain Garden, Native Tree/Shrub Garden 4409 Park Avenue, Minneapolis 55407

Side yard

Ginny H Pocket Planting 4331 Chowen Ave S, Minneapolis 55410
Libby J Pocket Planting, Native Trees/Shrubs, Lawn to meadow conversion 4752 Abbott Ave S, Minneapolis 55410

Located across from Southwest High School stadium and Pershing Park – plenty of parking on Abbott and 48th.

Kaitlen O Pocket Planting, Native Tree/Shrub Garden, Bee Lawn 4219 Bryant Ave N, Minneapolis 55412
Laura Ericksen Pocket Planting 1702 Pierce St NE, Minneapolis 55413
Tiffany W Pocket Planting 510 6th St SE, Minneapolis 55414

The garden is in the backyard. Visitors are welcome to come through the gate at the end of the driveway to explore our work in progress!

 Peter Hentges Full lawn replacement, Native Tree/Shrub Garden 1055 26th Ave SE, Minneapolis 55414-4075

Parking is usually available on 26th Ave SE and Talmadge Ave SE. Be aware of the fire hydrant on 26th. Feel free to wander the yard and grab me for a tour of the fenced back yard.

Lisa Bee Lawn, whole yard prairie garden 4001 Highwood Road, St Louis Park 55416
Parvati Bee Lawn, Prairie Plant Divider 6037 14th Ave S, Minneapolis 55417
Jane B Pocket Planting 1014 20th Ave NE, Minneapolis 55418
Rachel Pocket Planting, Rain Garden 3850 Johnson St. NE, Columbia Heights 55421

You’ll see the signs for the native garden tour at the end of the driveway. Park on the street and come on back to the backyard.

 Megan L  Pocket Planting, Bee Lawn 2614 McNair Drive, Robbinsdale 55422

Plenty of street parking out in front of the house! The front yard is the main event where my dedicated native plant garden lives. Please use the stairs to navigate the area rather than walking in the garden.

Susan S Pocket Planting, Bee Lawn 7109 2nd Ave S, Richfield 55423
Katy Lucy Pocket Planting 3221 Texas Ave S, St. Louis Park 55426
Rachel Hass Pocket Planting, Native Tree/Shrub Garden 5955 Idaho Ave N, Crystal 55428

The entirety of my yard is open to viewing, plenty of street parking, the ground in my yard in some spots is uneven.

 Alex Brose Pocket Planting, Rain Garden, Native Tree/Shrub Garden, Prairie border around house 4109 Poplar Bridge Rd, Bloomington 55437

Please park in street. All areas open to viewing including back yard.

Michelle Webb Bee Lawn 4608 W 86th St, Bloomington 55437

The garden is most of the front yard.

 Jean R Pocket Planting 5000 West 84th St, Bloomington 55437

Our home is on the corner of Quinn Rd and 84th St. Dark blue house. Park on Quinn Rd and walk to the front of the house. All areas of the outside are available to view.

Brita T Pocket Planting, Native Trees/Shrubs 9915 37th Pl N, Plymouth 55441

It’s important to note that my location is on 37th Pl N, as there is also an adjacent street called 37th Ave N. House is dark blue, and there is parking on both sides of 37th Pl as well as down the cul-de-sac of Nathan Lane across from my house. My native planting area is in the front yard, right off the street, but visitors are invited to explore the entire front yard garden.

Melissa C Pocket Planting, Rain Garden, Bee Lawn, Native Tree/Shrub Garden 7909 Noble Ave N, Brooklyn Park 55443
Southern Minnesota
Name Garden Type Address
Michaela G Bee Lawn 1430 1st Street NW, Rochester 55901
Tom Bellinger Pollinator Garden 5710 Clearwater Rd NW, Rochester 55901

You can park on the street and visit me in the front yard beside the garden.

Caitlin Olson  Pocket Plantings 1806 3rd Ave NW, Austin 55912

I am on a corner and easy to get to. There is another garden from my same cohort a block east and south.

Sarah W Pocket Planting, Bee Lawn, large market vegetable garden 6045 140th Ave NE Plainview 55964

We live on a forty-acre farm outside of Elgin and Plainview, MN. We are off County Rd 2, close to Carley State Park, and about 25 minutes outside of Rochester. We are open to showing any of our garden spaces. Please park on the driveway when coming out to visit.

Rochelle P Native Tree/Shrub Garden, Bee Lawn 41529 237th Ave, Le Center 56057
Laura Lehner Pocket Plantings, Native Trees/Shrubs 501 Ferry St, Le Sueur 56058

We are located at the corner of 5th and Ferry in Le Sueur. Parking is abundant! All areas are open to viewing. Welcome to the Ferry Garden!

Carissa Cowles Pocket Planting 127 N Jefferson St, New Ulm 56073

Please park on the street. My house is the small gray one on the corner!

Central/West Minnesota
Name Garden Type Address
Tim Pocket Planting, Bee Lawn, Native Trees/Shrubs 5932 Dover Castle Road, St Cloud 56303

Our pollinator garden is in our back yard.

Roger Knapp 1st season pollinator project 515 Jefferson St. #217, Alexandria, MN 56308

There is street parking available on Jefferson St. in front of the building. 5th and 6th Avenues are also available as well.

Larraine Nau Rain Garden, Shoreline Planting/Buffer 7674 Meridian Ave S, Montrose, 55363
Northern Minnesota
Name Garden Type Address
Annette Weaver Pocket Planting 430 2nd ST NE, Pine City 55063

Parking is available on either side of the road on 2nd St NE (please do not park on 5th Ave NE).

** self-guided tour stop

Have a native pollinator planting you want to share with neighbors on Lawns to Legumes Garden Tour Day? Fill out the form below to sign up as a Native Garden Host.

What happens after I sign up as a garden tour host?

After you submit your interest form, Blue Thumb staff will review your submission and add your garden tour day location to the Lawns to Legumes Garden Tour Day map. We will then be in touch with you to share resources and tips for hosting your tour.

What Blue Thumb will provide me as a garden tour host?

Blue Thumb will email you digital promotional materials for your garden tour, including graphics and sample text for social media posts and email newsletters, as well as printable fliers and yard signs to promote your tour.

What will I need to do to promote my garden tour?

As a garden tour host, you are responsible for promoting your tour in your local area. While Blue Thumb will promote the event on a statewide level, you are responsible for using the provided promotional materials to share about event details specific to your location. Some actions you can take include posting about your tour on social media, making a Facebook event, including the event in local email newsletters, posting the event flier in your local area, and sharing about your tour by word of mouth!

What should I do during my garden tour?

Make your outdoor area a welcoming place and be prepared to share about your native planting with folks who stop by! Putting up signs to direct neighbors to your yard will help them find the right place. If you want, you could prepare handouts with more information about your garden. Some things you can talk about with others include what inspired you to start, the design and native plants included in your garden, your experience installing and maintaining your garden, what wildlife you have observed in your garden, or other topics you feel excited to share about!