Mary Meyer – GCA Horticulture Award
Mary Meyer is considered to be one of the leading experts in the field of ornamental grasses in the country. She is known as a ‘pioneer’ of grasses research. We are blessed to have an esteemed member who has such an extensive background in horticulture. In 2020, Mary became emeritus professor and extension horticulturist with the University of Minnesota. Mary [...]
GCA – NAL Conference
The first week in March of 2022 saw over 1200 GCA members from around the country participating in the Garden Club of America’s National Affairs and Legislation Conference (NAL), held entirely on Zoom. We emerge from the conference with a list of key legislative priorities that offer real, practical solutions, that if implemented and supported now will dramatically advance our collective efforts [...]
Organic Farming & Community Supported Agriculture
The Lake Minnetonka Garden Club kicked off the season with a program on Organic Farming and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). CSA farmers grow vegetables and fruit without pesticides and herbicides, and use regenerative farming practices to build the soil naturally by utilizing cover crops and rotation practices. Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) Farmer of the Year award winner [...]
What Is Happening to the Monarchs?
Check out Karen Wright's July 28th "Everyday is Earth Day" podcast about Monarchs featuring Wendy Caldwell of Monarch Joint Venture. Click this Read More to listen to the podcast. https://share.transistor.fm/s/d0d4eed6 The monarch has been declared endangered (not extinct) by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a global advocacy organization that monitors biological diversity. The monarch has not [...]
Prairie Dropseed
Katherine Brewer knows grasses, and restoring Prairie Dropseed in Minnesota prairies is her goal. In July she shared her knowledge with an attentive Lake Minnetonka Garden Club Membership audience highlighting her research for her masters degree from the University of Minnesota where she was honored this year with the graduate Horticultural Science award. Prairie Dropseed, or Sporobolus heterolepsis, is an [...]
Prairie Dropseed
Katherine Brewer knows grasses, and restoring Prairie Dropseed in Minnesota prairies is her goal. In July she shared her knowledge with an attentive Lake Minnetonka Garden Club Membership audience highlighting her research for her masters degree from the University of Minnesota where she was honored this year with the graduate Horticultural Science award. Prairie Dropseed, or Sporobolus heterolepsis, is [...]