Registration open for Blue Thumb classes

Learn about resilient yards and shorelines, pollinator plantings and pollinator lawns from Blue Thumb, coordinated by Metro Blooms. Resilient yards workshops give participants the skills to create their own rain gardens, native plantings, pollinator habitat and more. They offer a free online learning series and live virtual workshops. Live virtual workshops, $15. Scholarships are available upon request, no questions asked. Visit bluethumb.org/events/ or call ​651-699-2426​. New this year, all registrants who sign up for a free online learning series or live workshop will be entered to receive a $350 Lawns to Legumes grant, supported by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources. Workshops in February.