Welcome Garden Tours

09/03/2019

Want to make sure your seeds are viable? Try the "rag doll" seed starting method. It's a great thing to do with kids--and they can easily see results. UMN Ex...

04/01/2019

Thousands of Americans are Turning to Home Gardens

06/10/2018

Wanna avoid fall color FOMO? Check out our weekly updates for the best places to check out autumnal foliage.

12/09/2018

Guess what it is?

12/09/2018

08/08/2018

"Take time to smell the fowers" -Elizabeth W.

07/08/2018

A Welcome, Minnesota garden in the evening; located on their business street. (August 6, 2018)

30/06/2018

Interesting ideas for garden lovers.

01/05/2018

I came out this morning to see these up and in bloom.

11/08/2017

Thursday's blessing carried over. Blessed Friday!

11/08/2017

In The Garden

04/04/2017

The City of Lakes Garden Club participated in the Fabulous Friday Fun Night held at Fairmont Area Schools.
"We had a good time", reports member, Jean Nimz. "It was a successful event."
A few members of the garden club had students decorate their own Daisy Bookmarks with self-adhesive daisies of different colors.
A drawing for a book by Dr. Seuss, "Daisy-Head Mayzie" provided a winner. The winner of the drawing is Hope Klanderud, daughter to Corey and Lanelle Klanderud of Fairmont.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the City of Lakes Garden Club or have questions contact Myrtle Heifner at 507-235-8535.

10/02/2017

Let your love GROW! Sweets and cut flowers are temporary, but seeds are a gift that keeps giving. Valentines with green thumbs are sure to appreciate these creative and thoughtful gifts. 1) A Valen...

13/01/2017

A gardeners delight!

22/11/2016

New at El Agave in Fairmont, Minnesota

06/10/2016

October, 2016 City Of Lakes Garden Club Centerpiece.

29/05/2015

One of my favorite things to do is to save seeds. Here is a good resource to saving your seeds.

The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Seed Saving provides straightforward instruction on collecting and saving seed from your favorite heirloom and open-pollinated plants.

27/05/2015

A beautiful idea.

Oh, look at all those beautiful zinnias! But wait, what do you mean they are actually pine cones?? Yes yes, it's true. These are pine cones pretending to be zinnias. Pine cone bottoms that is! You see, these came about...

26/05/2015

Check these plants out for your homes.

Chemicals are all around your home – from the building materials to your air fresheners to your furniture. These chemicals can make your home toxic. Thankfully,

20/05/2015

12/05/2015

My home is filled with the fragrance of these beautiful flowers. Thank you, Esther Angelyn and Hadassah Moriah.

03/05/2015

A day with the Mennonite greenhouses with the Ed Hiley Mennonite Greenhouse Tour; May, 2, 2015.

30/04/2015

Fairmont, Minnesota is in bloom.

25/04/2015

City Forester, Chad Striemer, instructed the help of the Saint John Vianney's Fourth Grade Students.