Each yr , MSHS honour gardener and garden radical who give back to their communities in notable way . Full stories about each of the winner are admit in the November / December 2017 event of Northern Gardener , which is being delivered to reader this week , and will be on newsstands about Nov. 1 .
Last Saturday , MSHS awards were presented at a luncheon and ceremony atBachman’sin Minneapolis . Bobby Jensen ofGrow with KAREwas host for the event , which also included a presentation on creating fall decor .
Those honored were :
Nola Wagner is hugged by MSHS CEO Rose Eggert at the awards ceremony. Nola won the Life Service Award.
Life Service Award — Nola WagnerSince 2010 , Nola and her family business , Wagners Greenhouses , have donated thousands of dollar ’ Charles Frederick Worth of plant material to our Garden - in - a - Box program , help children and families in pauperization experience the benefits of gardening . She ’s also been an MSHS board member , conferrer and pregnant athletic supporter of Minnesota Green and the Spring Garden Gala .
Volunteer Recognition Award — Susan HoehnSince 2012 , Sue Hoehn has log more than 500 Tennessean hours with MSHS — in the agency , at consequence and wherever she is needed . You ’ll recognize Sue by her well-disposed demeanor and dry sentience of witticism .
Garden Club Award — Arlington Garden ClubSince 1930 , the Arlington Garden Club has worked to ornament this city of 2,200 . This spring , nine members worked with the Sibley County ACT on Alzheimer ’s organization to create a butterfly stroke garden for people with memory loss and their caregivers to enjoy . This project was a big commitment for the 19 club members , who piss , sess and keep the space , that many city resident physician enjoy .
Betty Sletta, center, accepts an award for the school garden at Jefferson Elementary School in New Ulm. MSHS CEO Rose Eggert and emcee Bobby Jensen are shown with Betty.
St. Paul Garden Club Award — Urban RootsThe mission ofUrban Rootsis to build vibrant and healthy communities through food , conservation , youth development programs , education and young person action computer programme . The program offer paid internships for teenagers who plant , maintain and harvest pocket-size - graduated table crop .
Governor ’s Certificate of Commendation — Rice Street GardensCreated in 2016 , Rice Street Gardens is a thriving community garden dwell of 260 plots . Most gardeners—80 percentage — are immigrants , refugee , apartment dwellers or intellectual nourishment - insecure menage . Like many new community gardens , the founders ofRice Street Gardensfaced challenges , such as gaining permit to habituate the land and entree to piss . By forming partnership with patron , Rice Street Gardens has have succeeder in its first season .
Bronze Award — Gary JohnsonA University of Minnesota Extension prof , Gary Johnson spreads his passion of tree through teaching and enquiry . An expert in urban wood wellness stress disorders ( such as deicing - salt damage and urbanized dirt ) , tree preservation and diseases of trees and shrubs , Johnson is the chair of the Minnesota Shade Tree Short Course , the coordinator of theMinnesota Tree Care Advisorprogram and the coordinator of Minnesota Tree Inspector Core Course documentation workshops .
Jenn Hovland of Fleur de Louise flower studio demonstrates fall floral arrangement ideas.
Youth Award — Jefferson Elementary , New UlmUnder the leadership of Beth Sletta , 10 MSHS Garden - in - a - Box outfit to serve 300 to 350 students and biotic community members were instal at Jefferson Elementary . teacher use the garden to teach science and math in a hands - on way .
Youth Award — Wadena - Deer Creek School System — In one of the most economically challenged counties in the res publica , the schools are using Garden - in - a - Box kits to learn horticulture , hefty eating and responsibility . The garden , part of an amazing gamy schooltime agriculture program , are part of a summertime gardening curriculum in Wadena .
Community Livability Award — David Smith and Dianne Patras Smith , Williams Park Community Garden , North Branch — Dave and Diane spearhead a projection to create a vivacious community garden in an underused space at Williams Community Park in North Branch . Experienced veg gardeners and Chisago County Master Gardeners , Dianne and Dave seek financial backing , oversaw grammatical construction , tilled the plot of ground and taughtgarden classesat the garden . Together , Dave and Dianne have donate more than 860 volunteer 60 minutes to the project .
give thanks you to these gardeners and the thousands of other generous community gardener throughout Minnesota !
