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Home Lawn Care Newsletter Issue #37 – March 16, 2026

Welcome to the latest issue of the Home Lawn Care Newsletter from  UMN Turfgrass Science! We provide up-to-date information to address all your lawn care tasks at the times when you need to know.

Registration is open for our UMN Turfgrass Lawn Care Field Day!

We will be at the Hennepin County Master Gardeners Learning Garden Tour on Saturday, July 12, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 on the day of the tour. 

Please stop by and see the educational displays on lawn care and irrigation best management practices. The Turfgrass Science team will be there to answer your questions regarding low-input lawn maintenance, how to manage your lawn water use or just about anything else relating to lawns. 

The Parks, Fields and Grounds Field Day originally scheduled for Wednesday, June 25, 2025 has been postponed until Wednesday, July 2, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Highlights include:

Registration is open for our UMN Turfgrass Parks, Fields and Grounds Field Day! The field day will be held on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Highlights include:

By Kristine Moncada

Interested in learning how to make a lawn more desirable to pollinators? This workshop will cover everything you need to know about growing and maintaining a bee lawn.

Interested in having a lawn that requires less maintenance? Join Extension Educator Jon Trappe for an introductory workshop on lawn care basics on Saturday, March 22, 2025, 1:00-3:30 p.m. Attendees can register to attend in-person at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum or join via Zoom online. The fee is $45 for members of the Arboretum or $65 for non-members, and includes Arboretum admission and all supplies. For more information and to register, visit the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum course webpage. 

Registration is open for our UMN Turfgrass Lawn Care Field Day!