THANK YOU for joining us Saturday March 1st, 2025 for our first Spring Yard & Garden Expo!

If you were able to attend, please fill out this short survey to help us improve for next year. 2025 Survey

Also - we want to give a big shout out and THANKS to all of our 2025 Volunteers and Exhibitors! 

2026 tentative date: April11, 2026

 

Hosted by: Project Ardan

Contact: Hello@projectardan.org

 

2025 Expo Exhibitors

Mounds View Community
Garden - Seed Swap

  • Community Garden Group
  • Seed Swap (leftover seeds will be donated to the MV seed library)
  • Bring Seeds to Swap!

Rice Creek Watershed District

  • Rain Gardens 
  • Rain Barrels
  • Stormwater Management
  • Native Plants

Backyard Chickens

  • Backyard Chicken Keeping with the Hedstrom Family
  • Mounds View Application and Code

U of M Extension - 
Ramsey County Master Gardener Program

  • Ask a Master Gardener
  • Kids Activity Table
  • Planting guides: compassion planting, seasonal perennial garden, veggie garden rotation

MYBirdClub

  • Loving the Unlovable - Appreciating the birds we love to hate
  • MYBirdClub - Nonprofit birdwatching club for kids

Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota
 

  • What to Do in Common Backyard Wildlife Encounters and Emergencies

Beisswenger's Lawn & Garden Specialist - Mark Armstead

  • Bee Lawn
  • Growing turf in the shade
  • Changing to an Organic Lawn Maintenance Program

MN Water Stewards

  • Rain gardens
  • Rain Barrels
  • Cisterns
  • Bioswales

Local Native Gardening for Nature 

  • Native gardening in Mounds View soil with identifying common native/non-native weeds
  • How gardening impacts nature (bugs, birds, etc)

Rainbow Tree Care

  • Tree Care Specialists
  • Urban Canopy - lean into the Power of Leaves messages
  • Mounds View Oak Canopy

Bee Keeping

  • Backyard Bees in Mounds View
  • Ask a Beekeeper

Shoreview Community Garden Club (SCGC)

  • Garden Club

Houseplants

  • General Plant Care
  • Propagation 
  • Benefits of Having Houseplants 
  • Easy Plants for New Houseplant Folk

Backyard Foraging

  • Edible & Medicinal Plants
  • Seasonal Backyard Foraging

Soil and Sunshine 
Garden Club

  • Information about our garden club and activities

Kids Activities 

  • Interactive Scavenger Hunt
  • Flower & Plant Activity Sheets
  • Make a Seed Bomb
  • Seed Planting

Seed Starting

  • Start up to 12 seeds per Family from our seed library

Backyard Herbal Teas

  • Foraging Backyard Herbs & Tea
  • Foraging Walks

MV Festival in the Park - Spring Plant Fundraiser

  • Gertens Plants & Perennials Spring Fundraising Online Sale - No plants will be at the Expo
  • Festival earns 30% on Plant Sales and 15% on Plant Cards
  • Plants ordered through fundraising link will be available for pickup in Mounds View on May 6th, 2025
  • Store #714

City of Mounds View
Public Works

  • Arden Park Storm Water Pond Project 
  • 2025 Spring Tree Sale Info
  • Infiltration/Rain Garden Do's and Dont's

Ramsey County -Environmental Health

  • Recycling
  • Composting
  • Reuse
  • Waste Reduction

Pollinator Seed Bombs

  • Create a Pollinator friendly seed bomb with the help of our local Scouts

Family Tree Care

  • Tree Care
  • Tree Health and Safety

Food & Beverages by Kusina Kitchen

  • Local favorite Kusina Restaurant will be on site selling food and beverages

Join us next year!
Exhibitor Interest form for our 2026 Expo Here

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