Explore all that the Horticulture Display Garden has to offer during our 53rd annual Horticulture Night at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC), Morris. Experience beautiful flower gardens, meandering paths and creative landscape ideas while taking in a variety of horticultural presentations and hands-on gardening demonstrations.

Horticulture Night is scheduled for Thursday, July 27, 2023 from 4-8 p.m.   

Keynote presentation “Sustainable Gardening for Minnesota” begins at 6 p.m. by Gail Hudson, journalist, garden photographer and video producer.

Enjoy a horticultural presentation during one of our scheduled talks:  

• Woody Ornamentals for Minnesota Gardens with Ginny Squires, Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc. (4 & 6 p.m.)

• Low Input Lawn Care with Jon Trappe, Turfgrass Extension Educator with U of MN. (5 & 7 p.m.)

• Home Garden Diseases with Marissa Schuh, Horticulture Integrated Pest Management Extension Educator with U of MN. (4 & 6 p.m.)

• Tropical Treasures with Suzette Nordstrom, Monrovia. (5 & 7 p.m.)

• A Walk in the Garden with Hostas with Jackie Froemming, State Leadership Team with the U of MN Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program. (tours at 4 & 6 p.m.)

• The Meat We Eat presented by Ryan Cox, U of MN Dept. of Animal Science. (5 p.m.

Several other activities will take place throughout the Horticulture Display Garden:  

• Paper Making with Plant Fibers with Don Sherman, EcoArts Studio.

• Children’s Garden Activities led by Stevens County 4H.

• Vendor and educational booths

• WCROC Farm Tours

• Food booths

• Live music

• Cow milking demonstration

• Golf cart garden tours

The WCROC Horticulture Display Garden expands nearly four acres and includes plantings from several plant breeding companies from around the world. All flowers are labeled, allowing visitors to take note of top performing cultivars under regional conditions.  Plant materials include annual flowers, perennials, trees, shrubs, vegetables, natives, aquatic and tropicals.

The WCROC is located at 46352 State Hwy 329, Morris (one mile east of University of Minnesota Morris campus).  Look for the wind turbines to guide you. Horticulture Night is free and open to the public. Schedule subject to change. For further details, please visit http://wcroc.cfans.umn.edu