Low-Cost and Accessible Gardening Resources

seedlings in containers ready to be planted

Do you know there are many resources available for free or at low cost? Some of them may be right in your neighborhood. Have a look below to find out where you can get trees, compost, mulch, and seeds — and to learn more about gardening. We’ll also add upcoming events occasionally.

Our Blue Thumb education program is a great place to start. Find DIY information about native plant gardens, protecting pollinators in your yard (including making your lawn more pollinator-friendly), rain gardens, plant lists for different yard conditions, and even a place to search plants. You’ll also find information on workshops, grant opportunities for your yard (including Lawns to Legumes grants to create pollinator habitat), and lots more. Blue Thumb has a statewide reach.

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Physical resources (Minneapolis-centric)

Free trees for residents of the Northside and Southside Green Zones in Minneapolis
Free mulch from City of Minneapolis
Community Garden Resources from City of Minneapolis
List of Minnesota Seed libraries
Hennepin County Libraries seed libraries

Learning, workshops, and more

Blue Thumb learning resources and workshops
National Gardening Association online free gardening courses
Minnesota State Horticultural Society resource hub
University of Minnesota Extension resources on yards and gardens
Metro Blooms Design+Build offers onsite yard consultations, at a cost of $150 for a one-hour consultation. For people who may have a hard time affording this, we offer a scholarship fund to help pay for one. Apply here.

Metro Blooms

Low-Cost and Accessible Gardening Resources

Do you know there are many resources available for free or at low cost? Some of them may be right in your neighborhood. Have a look below to find out where you can get trees, compost, mulch, and seeds — and to learn more about gardening. We’ll also add upcoming events occasionally.

Physical resources (Minneapolis-centric)

Learning, workshops, and more

Accessible Gardening

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