Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Auxiliary Private Garden Tour as guests of the Arboretum Auxiliary. Unlike typical self-guided garden tours, our experience offers a comfortable, air conditioned motor coach ride from garden to garden, with a knowledgeable Auxiliary tour leader sharing insights along the way. Experience three, local private gardens—each with its own history […]
Drop-in between 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on July 19 to learn more about Kernza at the Farm at the Arb. Activities will include: Taste the Future: Harvest Kernza in the Crop Plot! Kernza is a delicious perennial grain that’s a sustainable alternative to annual wheat because it reduces the need for tilling, fertilizer and pesticides, and […]
Drop-in between 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on July 26 to learn more about harvesting vegetables at the Farm at the Arb. Join our apprentices’ harvest, watch a Carver County 4-H demonstration of how to show your vegetables at the County Fair, taste the harvest in the Myers Education Center kitchen, play lawn games and enjoy the […]
Drop-in between 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on August 23, to learn more about canning at the Farm at the Arb. Did you know Minnesota is third in dry edible bean production? Come to the Navy Bean Field to learn from Minnesota producers, then taste them in the Myers Center Kitchen along with tomato tastings in the […]
Drop-in between 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on August 16, to be transported to the world of Minnesota potatoes. Help harvest the potato crop, enjoy hands-on activities and learn more about potatoes from farm guides, enter the main gate and drive up to the Farm at the Arb. Watch the first Seed to Grow Harvest, enjoy the […]
Drop-in between 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on August 30, to learn more about corn at the Farm at the Arb. Who doesn’t like popcorn? Popcorn Day will immerse guests in our very own popcorn field. Learn about the emerging market and the producers who are growing Minnesota popcorn. Visitors can also catch the Now Playing: Nate […]
The Arboretum’s annual Spring Flower Show is back. Get an early taste of spring with thousands of plants, including orchids, spring bulbs and tropicals, on display in the Oswald Visitor Center and Snyder Building. This year’s show explores the theme of “water,” drawing inspiration from Minnesota’s lakes, rivers and wetlands and the life they support. […]
Get inspired at the Spring Flower Show and then make your own fairy garden terrarium to take home. Basic materials, including a garden base, dirt, pebbles, moss, two plants, one fairy and one small structure piece are included. Additional fairy garden pieces will be available for purchase in the Gift & Garden Store.
Get inspired at the Spring Flower Show and then make your own fairy garden terrarium to take home. Basic materials, including a garden base, dirt, pebbles, moss, two plants, one fairy and one small structure piece are included. Additional fairy garden pieces will be available for purchase in the Gift & Garden Store.
Make a night of it with your special someone or best friends and enjoy the Spring Flower Show after hours during this fun experience with live music, games, lectures and entertainment. Rockabilly and Water Mill City Trio The trio of Dick Danaher (accordion, sax, clarinet), Will Danaher (trombone) and Nick Jordan (guitar, foot percussion) play […]
Get inspired at the Spring Flower Show and then make your own fairy garden terrarium to take home. Basic materials, including a garden base, dirt, pebbles, moss, two plants, one fairy and one small structure piece are included. Additional fairy garden pieces will be available for purchase in the Gift & Garden Store.
Make a night of it with your special someone or best friends and enjoy the Spring Flower Show after hours during this fun experience with live music, games, lectures and entertainment. Woodwinds and Water Chuck Linderkamp Chuck Linderkamp has been a performer and instructor of woodwind instruments for over 45 years. He is a member of […]
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