What Events and Educational Programs Does Hennepin County Master Gardeners Offer?

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Hennepin County Master Gardeners (HCMG) runs public events and educational programs alongside its gardening hotline, and the clearest way to see what's coming up is the Upcoming Events section of hennepinmastergardeners.org. The site also publishes a blog, Gardening Tales, that shares horticultural knowledge and volunteer experiences. If you want to attend something, check the events page for the date, time, and participation details, since the homepage only shows a sample of what's scheduled.

Upcoming Events

The homepage features an Upcoming Events block with a "View All Events" link, which is where the full calendar lives. The featured listing at the time of this snapshot was:

Event Date and time
Grow Yourself Inside: Indoor Gardening Academy and Houseplant Sale October 3, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

The homepage does not state the venue or registration process for this event, so use the events page to confirm location and how to take part.

Grow Yourself Inside: Indoor Gardening Academy and Houseplant Sale

This is a combined educational program and plant sale. The academy portion is indoor-gardening focused, and the sale ties into the blog content described below — for example, the site notes you can "pick up your own slice of history" (an Oval Office Ivy plant) at the Houseplant Sale on October 3, 2026. That makes this event useful if you want both instruction on houseplants and the chance to buy one.

Gardening Tales Blog

Gardening Tales is HCMG's blog and functions as an ongoing educational channel between events. Recent posts shown on the homepage include:

  • Oval Office Ivy — how this easy-to-grow plant traveled from the White House to the Hennepin Master Gardeners, with the plant available at the October 3, 2026 Houseplant Sale.
  • Squiggle the Spider Plant — following a spider plant's annual move from an outdoor window box back inside for winter, plus tips on keeping houseplants pest-free.
  • Intern Microblogging Project – July — a recurring series following the 2026 HCMG intern class through the growing season.

A "View All Blog Posts" link leads to the full archive. The blog is the better choice if you want seasonal, practical guidance rather than a scheduled class.

Educational Activities and Volunteering

Beyond events and the blog, HCMG describes its mission as bringing research-based horticultural information to the Hennepin County community through adult and youth educational activities. The site also has a Become a Master Gardener Volunteer section, which states it is looking for volunteers with a variety of gardening experiences, good communication skills, and an interest in sharing knowledge. Volunteering is itself a path into the organization's educational work, though the homepage does not detail training requirements or timelines.

How to Find Dates, Locations, and Participation Details

  1. Go to hennepinmastergardeners.org.
  2. Open the Upcoming Events section and select View All Events for the complete schedule.
  3. For written guidance instead of a scheduled program, browse Gardening Tales via View All Blog Posts.
  4. If you want to get involved rather than just attend, use the Become a Master Gardener Volunteer page.

One caveat: the homepage excerpt shows only one event with a date, and it does not include venue, cost, or registration information. Treat the events page as the authoritative source before planning to attend.