horticulture

Ohl: The Takeover

Feb 15, 2023

Nearly everyone likes to have plants in their home as they add color and give people a good feeling when they grow and remain healthy. I grew up in a plant-filled environment and learned to appreciate them myself. But, due to a series of unfortunate events which befell a local couple I feel...

Community garden registration begins March 1

Feb 23, 2022

Registration for the 2022 season of the Lake City Community Garden will run from Tuesday, March 1, through Friday, March 25. Registration materials will be posted on the City of Lake City website, ci.lake-city.mn.us, under “Community Programs.” Additionally, printed copies may be obtained at the...

Sunflower springs  from dirt pile

Oct 27, 2021

Piles of dirt at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club are destined for shoreline restoration to repair the damage caused by flooding. That work is expected to start in November, but for now one of the large piles is providing a perch for a solitary sunflower.

Lilies line Hillwood Drive

Jul 8, 2020

Jil Garry of Lake City submitted this photo of tiger lilies lining Hillwood Drive in Lake City. The flowerbed stretched about 80 feet along the back of Linda Soteros’ property on King’s Row. Soteros said she first planted some lilies there about 10 years ago, and the perennials have thickened and...

FFA plant sale is May 7-9

May 6, 2020

The Lake City FFA’s annual plant sale fundraiser is back this year with some changes due to the pandemic. Sale hours are Thursday, May 7, and Friday, May 8, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, May 9 from 8 a.m. to noon. Hanging baskets are $15 each. Four-inch potted plants are $3 each. A limited...

Lawns to Legumes workshop teaches pollinator conservation on May 7

May 4, 2020

Just last year the rusty patched bumble bee was listed as the first endangered bee species in the continental United States. On May 31 2019, the state of Minnesota responded by passing the Lawns to Legumes bill and making the rusty patched bumble bee Minnesota’s new state bee. The Lawns to Legumes...

Growing children growing veggies

Sep 5, 2018

Lake City Tiger Time childcare participants and a Tiger Time employee with some veggie snacks made from produce grown by the children over the summer. Tiger Time grew five types of tomatoes and peppers, Tiger Time Director Amy Holland said. They also grew cucumbers, green beans, radishes, and...

Deep winter greenhouse open house to be May 5

Apr 11, 2018

The Southeast Minnesota Regional Sustainable Development Partnership, The Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota, and the Lake City Catholic Worker Farm will host a public open house on Saturday, May 5 as the Deep Winter Greenhouse Prototype 2.0 finishes construction. The open house and...

Jacob celebrates 50 years  as Bittersweet member

Apr 6, 2017

Ila Jacob (right) was honored on April 4 for her 50-year membership in Bittersweet Garden Club in Lake City. Bittersweet Garden Club is a member of Federated Garden Clubs (FGC) of Minnesota, central region and national. Jacob has attended FGC judges school and taken classes in Japanese ikebana...

FFA plants are hot items

May 11, 2016

Pickings were getting a little thin as two customers looked over starter plants at the Lake City FFA plant sale in the greenhouse behind the tennis courts at Lincoln High School Saturday morning. The FFA chapter had a busy first two days of the sale, advisor Nicole Beucler said, thinning the...