(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Minnesota Extension Office.)

Waite Park (8/30/23) - Come enjoy a day of garden education with the Sherburne County Master Gardeners! On September 23rd from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Naturalist and Author Stan Tekiela will provide the keynote presentation Wildflowers Color Our Lives.  Breakout topics for the remainder of the day including:

• Keeping the Joy in Gardening: A Doctor’s Advice for Safe, Comfortable Gardening by Americo Fraboni, MD

• The Apothecary Garden by Kristina Kjellberg, RN MSN, Avid Gardener & Practicing Nurse

• Gardening in the Anoka Sand Plain by Sue Hix & Renay Leone, Sherburne County Master Gardeners

• Backyard Birds: Welcomed Guests at Our Gardens & Feeders by Stan Tekiela

• The Need for Natives by Lucy Keefe, Assistant Farm Manager, Prairie Restorations, Inc.

• Beekeeping for Beginners by Gregg Hermerding, Avid Apiculturist

A silent auction and vendors will be available throughout the day. The cost includes lunch along with morning coffee, snacks, and take-home educational materials. Go green and bring your own water bottle! More information and registration at TinyURL.com/master-gardening. 

Residents of Stearns, Benton, Morrison, and Sherburne counties can direct questions to Quincy@umn.edu or call (320) 255-6169 x 1.