Master Gardener Sue Morris: Serviceberry Is One of Kandiyohi County Fair Giveaway Plants

Master Gardener Sue Morris: Serviceberry is one of Kandiyohi County Fair giveaway plants

Two of the giveaway perennial plants at the Master Gardener booth at the 2025 Kandiyohi County Fair this year will be serviceberry and wild indigo. The Kandiyohi Soil and Water Conservation District donated 25 of each to us this spring to highlight erosion and shoreline plants at the fair. Two Master Gardeners potted them up and have been growing them this summer. These plants coordinate with our theme of “Clean Water” this year. Six of each var…

Lily and I went serviceberry picking several times. There were plenty of ripe berries, but usually plenty of mosquitoes, too.

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