gardening

Pollinator garden class is March 27

Mar 21, 2018

Master gardeners to teach “Attract Minnesota Pollinators: Growing Healthy Landscapes for Bees and Other Pollinators” in Lake City March 27. The two-hour class will cover what types of flowers bring pollinators to the garden, how to identify the pollinators, and develop an understanding of the...

Butterfly garden presentation is March 13

Mar 7, 2018

The Gardenaire Garden Club will be hosting Diane Mueller on Tuesday, March 13, at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lake City. This public presentation is titled “Butterfly Gardeners Can Change the World.” Mueller will talk about declining insect (and butterfly) populations caused primarily...

Watching the sunflowers rise

Jul 20, 2017

Every year, Marjorie Duell feeds the birds from several bird feeders stationed just outside her window at the care center at Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City. She’s enjoyed watching the hummingbirds, yellow finches, wrens, Baltimore orioles and others species that have stopped by for a meal...

Box gardens sprout in Lake City

Jul 6, 2017

The Garden-in-a-Box program has arrived in Lake City. Ann Nibbe, Jean Benson, along with Packing for the Weekend and the Gardenaire Garden Club, submitted an application to introduce families to this gardening program. The plan was to start small and if there is interest and success we will grow...

Garden provides scenery for people, a respite for endangered species

Jun 29, 2017

A Lake City Boy Scout has created a sanctuary at Hok-Si-La Park for species in decline. Timothy Petersen created the 550 square foot garden at the entrance of Hok-Si-La Park as an Eagle Scout project. “The purpose was to both add some nice scenery to the entrance of the park and assist in the...

Scouts take up gardening

May 31, 2017

Lake City Cub Scouts of Pack 94 have taken to gardening this summer at the Lake City Community Garden. Pictured are Caleb Licthblau, Max Robinson, Frankie Kania, Hollis Brunn, and Izeley Kania as they start the planting on May 13. Parents whose son is interested in scouts and will be in first...

Community garden sign-up starts soon

Mar 2, 2017

The Lake City Community Garden Committee is gearing up for the 2017 season. Sign-up for plots by first-time Lake City Community Gardeners is scheduled for Saturdays, March 11 and March 18, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Lake City Public Library. Former plot holders will have received pre-...

Elder Network to offer tips on gardening

Feb 15, 2017

The Elder Network of Wabasha County is offering a Lunch and Learn event on Monday, Feb. 20 on gardening.Kay Lovett, former Extension educator with a passion for gardening will be the presenter. The topic is “Gardening for Health and Nutrition.” People can learn about gardening tips for growing...

Gardenaires decorate Lake City signs for fall

Sep 14, 2016

The Gardenaire Garden Club recently decorated the Lake City signs for fall. They got their corn stalks from Scott Hawkinson, son of member Barb Hawkinson; the hay bales were provided by John Brinkman; Shar Gnotke provided some pumpkins; Derek Nibbe, son of member Ann Nibbe cut out the Johnny...

Butterflies are free

Jul 21, 2016

The popular monarch butterfly has been in decline the past few years but now people, including some in Lake City, are doing something about it. Four monarch gardens of milkweed and other attracting flowers were planted in Lake City this spring. Now everyone can get into the act. Free pollinator...