Category: Sustainable Landscaping
Actions and initiatives that encourage sustainable landscaping, pollinator-friendly gardens, biodiversity through seed swapping, and planting resiliant Minnesota native plants.
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Native Plant Food Forest Grand Opening!
The Vadnais Heights Green Team is thrilled to announce the Native Plant Food Forest grand opening. This new community garden not only provides food to local residents, but also encourages community members to learn about healthy landscaping practices that support the ecosystem. Email us at vhgreenteam@gmail.com if you’d like to be a volunteer to help maintain… Read more
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3rd Annual Winter Seed Sowing Event
Join the Green Team at AFSA on 1/17 for our 3rd annual winter seed sowing event! You’ll get to sow native seeds in winter for use in your sustainable landscaping in the spring. Seeds and other materials will be provided. RSVP for the event here: https://bit.ly/seedsowingrsvp Read more
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Introducing the Little Green Library!
You can now visit the Little Green Library across from the compost drop-off at City Hall. The Little Green Library is a hub for all things sustainability-related in our community. It’s a partnership between the Green Team, the Vadnais Heights Lions Club, and the City of Vadnais Heights, and it includes: Read more
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2nd Annual Winter Seed Sowing Event
Join the 2nd Annual Vadnais Heights Green Team Winter Seed Sowing Event on Saturday, Jan 11, from 10-12, and learn how to sow native seeds in winter for your sustainable landscaping project! Many native plants require cold stratification, a period of exposure to cold temperatures, before they can germinate. Sowing seeds now gets them ready to… Read more