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O you who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice, let me hear it. Song of Songs 8:13 (NRSV) The garden is in full bloom, a riot of color, as someone once said. The pollinators have found the garden and are busy searching for nectar and inadvertently moving pollen. I saw…

For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers, and as a garden cascades with blossoms, So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom and puts praise on display before the nations. Isaiah 61:11 (The Message) The stunning change from last week is that the Bee Balm, Menarda, is in blossom. To the eye, Raspberry…

Their life shall become like a watered garden, and they shall never languish again. Jeremiah 31:12b (NRSV) On June 6, Master Gardener Julie Dahl led a tour of the pollinator garden and answered questions about gardening. The weather was cloudy, cool, and windy, but that did not diminish the enthusiasm for the pollinator garden tour.…

Awake, O north wind, Come, O south wind! Blow upon my garden, That its perfume may spread. Let my beloved come to his garden and enjoy its luscious fruits! - Song of Songs 4:16 Tanakh (NJPS) Wind, rain and warmth are continuing to affect the plants in the garden. The storms of the past week…

On Tuesday, April 23, three Saint Markans and three Hennepin County Master Gardeners cleaned up the pollinator gardens, weeded early weeds and spread mulch on the gardens. The daffodils and prairie smoke are in bloom. Other pollinator plants are just starting to sprout. The next garden work day will be Sunday, June 9, at noon.…

On Tuesday, April 23, three Saint Markans and three Hennepin County Master Gardeners cleaned up the pollinator gardens, weeded early weeds and spread mulch on the gardens. The daffodils and prairie smoke are in bloom. Other pollinator plants are just starting to sprout. The next garden work day will be Tuesday, May 21, 1 to…