Additional Details on the Learning Garden Tour

Mark your calendars—July 14

This is the date for the most unique garden tour in the county. 

What will you enjoy? What will you learn? This educational tour includes 11 gardens designed and maintained by master gardeners who have been certified through the University of Minnesota Extension service. The gardens are located in Southwest Minneapolis, Edina, St. Louis Park, and Golden Valley. This tour will provide you with inspiration and information on a wide range of gardening styles and techniques. The tour includes landscaping with native plants and no-mow lawns, how to create outdoor rooms, vegetable growing strategies, lakeshore restoration, and much more.

Do you garden? Are you planning a garden? Want to learn new techniques and learn what other gardeners have done? Then why not learn from the master gardeners in Hennepin County? 

The Hennepin County Master Gardeners are hosting their 5th annual Learning Garden Tour on Saturday, July 14. Tickets cost $15 in advance and $20 the day of the event.

Visit our web-site to learn more and to order your tickets by credit card:  www.hennepinmastergardeners.org or call 612.596.2130.

Got questions? Bring ‘em! Each garden will have at least two master gardeners on site to answer questions and provide educational demonstrations. Two of the gardens include: 

Garden C theme: Family Friendly/Earth Friendly Gardening.
Practical gardening ideas abound in this kiddie-friendly/earth-friendly garden.
The family loves how it combines the relaxed feel of a carefree English country
garden while their native plants add a Minnesota twist. Veggies and herbs are
plentiful, made easy by growing in raised beds.

Educational demonstration: Vegetable growing-basic and advanced techniques

Garden D theme: Mirror Lake Estate Garden. You have got to see this breathtaking three-acre estate overlooking Mirror Lake in Edina, next to the Interlachen Country Club. From the moment you arrive you’ll be captivated by the “birch island” entry and color-coordinated plantings. As you stroll the grounds visit the terraced vegetable garden, the University of Minnesota seed trial garden, berry patch, Heuchera collection, Hosta glade, and poolside herb containers. And don’t miss the picturesque shoreline now restored with native plantings.

Educational demonstrations: Shoreline restoration, vegetable gardening, water gardens, raptors from the UMINN Raptor Center 

Tour date: Saturday, July 14, from 9-4 a.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and
$20 the day of the event.

Visit our website to learn more and to order your tickets by credit card: www.hennepinmastergardeners.org or call 612.596.2130.