MetroParks Gardens
Grow your own with a victory garden this summer
Updated March 14, 2025
Whether you have some extra time at home and are looking for a new hobby or need to supplement your pantry out of necessity, gardening is a great way to stay physically active, enjoy the outdoors and reward yourself with healthy produce. For nearly 80 years, Americans have been gardening during challenging times. During World […]
Be aware of red flags when sourcing seeds this spring
Published February 26, 2025
MetroParks’ gardening pros are raising a red flag when it comes to AI-generated and retouched photos of plants that online stores and marketplaces may be promoting – such as purple watermelon and tie-dyed sunflowers. While many plants are catchy and colorful, shoppers can be easily tricked into buying seeds that don’t yield promised results. For […]
Keep on growing: Second season in the garden
Updated August 15, 2024
Hot weather crops, such as peppers and tomatoes, are getting ripe and popping up left and right in your garden. In case you were thinking about winding down, think again: You can keep the gardening fun going into fall with cooler-season vegetables and herbs.
April Gardening: Native Plant Sales, Aullwood Garden 100th Anniversary, and more
Updated April 21, 2023
Spring is here and what a spring it is! Plants emerging and/or blooming long before their normal time, extreme temperature fluctuation, and bright sunny days that tease us to go outside and start gardening now! The “new normal” of our changing climate also has implications for when to plant and how quickly plants will grow […]
Winter Updates at Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark
Published January 13, 2023
Wegerzyn Gardens MetroPark has a new horticulturist, Allison Bush. Allison joined Five Rivers MetroParks in 2019 as the Urban Zone Horticulturist. She holds a degree in horticulture and is an International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist. Allison has worked in both the private and public sectors of the Green Industry for over 20 years. She […]
Autumn in Your MetroParks’ Gardens
Updated October 20, 2022
Winding down, cleaning up, getting ready. Gardening season isn’t over yet! Fall is the time to begin preparing for winter and spring in the garden, but there’s still so much beauty to enjoy. Some annual blossoms are fading, while others like geranium, marigolds and begonias still look fantastic. Don’t forget to save some marigold seed […]
Summer in Your MetroParks’ Gardens
Updated June 22, 2022
It has been a hot, steamy June so far, but the gardens in your MetroParks are growing strong. Like many of you we’ve been enjoying the lush foliage and abundance of blooms that are the result of the recent rains. It’s been especially nice to seek out cooler feeling spaces. Whether in the shade garden […]
