Orono Community Education

If you want to learn how to create beautiful, healthy and colorful container gardens, this discussion class is for you! Professional photographer and gardener, Michelle Mero Riedel, will help you discover fast growing, vigorous, nursery-quality plants with season long color. She’ll intersperse her discussions with image after image of beautiful combinations that are easily created. A detailed color handout of each container design recipe will be available and there’s plenty of time for questions. This is the perfect antidote to a long winter. Ask your favorite garden buddy to join you for this online discussion class and you can share the excitement and fun as you begin to plan your spring containers!

Patric Richardson, the ‘Laundry Evangelist’, is a household name! Enjoy his vivid storytelling and southern drawl as you learn things you thought you always knew about laundry but really didn’t. Patric will reveal his secrets in stages, and then give out tips of the trade. Sort, wash, and care for your clothes with confidence. Wash the unwashable and care for textiles and clothes at home. Learn how to save money and toss those chemicals. You will never look at laundry the same again! Patric’s book will be available for purchase (credit card only).

Join us for an enriching bus tour led by local historian, Bob Gasch! Immerse yourself in captivating stories of early Native Americans, discover how the Orono district began, uncover the secrets of Noerenberg Gardens, and more! The tour includes short walks in between stops, so please wear comfortable walking shoes. Meet at the Western Hennepin History Center for this unique journey through local history

Join historian Bob Gasch for an engaging museum history tour, where you’ll explore a rich tapestry of the past through local artifacts. Delve into more than 150 years of area history, featuring the oldest watercraft in Minnesota, an impressive fully furnished dollhouse, a beautiful historic quilt collection, and Long Lake’s very own sea monster! Meet us at the Western Hennepin History Center.