Plants, pollinators and pints: Native plant gardening with nature educator Angie Hong

Bring on the butterflies while you enjoy a pint at Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative! Your yard can help to support songbirds, pollinators, wildlife — AND look beautiful. During this happy-hour workshop with nature educator Angie Hong, we'll talk about what to plant, how to get started, where to buy native plants in Minnesota and western Wisconsin and where to find additional support for planting projects. Choose from one of two dates and learn about native gardens, bee lawns, prairies and flowering trees and shrubs.

Event partners Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, Blue Thumb and Metro Blooms also will share information with participants about gardening workshops, online learning opportunities, grants for gardeners, ways to be a good water steward and more!

Whether you have a small urban lot or a large farm in the country, you can help to create pockets of habitat and connected corridors for pollinators and other wildlife in our community and do your part to improve water quality. 

Presenter Angie Hong is the coordinator for Minnesota’s East Metro Water Education Program and manages the popular @mnnature_awesomeness account on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. Read her tips and tales about keeping water clean at eastmetrowater.org.

Beverages will be available for purchase and food will also be available for purchase from Unidos Food Co. Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative offers both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage options. People of all ages are welcome!