Our most highly anticipated event of the year... you won't want to miss this!
Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024 // 4 PM—8 PM
Location: WCROC Horticulture Display Garden/ 46352 State Hwy. 329, Morris, MN 56267
Cost: Free to Attend! Register upon arrival to be entered into our raffle.
Activities: Food booths, vendor booths, keynote presentation at 6pm, live music @ 7pm, WCROC Farm Tours at 5 and 7pm, and raffle drawing for a wheeled Yeti cooler at 7:30pm.
Presentations:
- Raised bed and container gardening
- Home garden remedies
- Perennial flax for gardens
- Healthy soils (demonstration)
- Creating a native pollinator habitat (walking tour)
- Up-and-coming plants to watch for (walking tour)
- Keynote presentation of "Micro-Ecosystems: Redefining the Home Garden"
Presentations made possible by the Edna Johnson Garden Education Fund.
Derek Carwood from the UMN Arboretum @ 6:00pm in the Display Garden
"Micro-Ecosystems: Redefining the Home Garden": Ecosystems are often imagined as vast, untouched landscapes far from the reaches of humanity. But in reality, even smaller plots of land like our home gardens can function as hotbeds for biological diversity. Join Derek Carwood as he shares his thoughts on creating naturalistic plantings and creating your own micro-ecosystem. He will cover how to design, manage, and maintain beautiful landscapes great for people and wildlife alike.
Derek Carwood is the Manager of Adult Education at the Arboretum and has been involved in horticulture for over 30 years. He has a master's degree in Sustainability Education and experience working in the United States and abroad, including North, Central, and South America, Europe, and Asia. In his free time, Derek enjoys spending time outdoors or traveling with his family.