Wright County Horticutural Society
This site is managed by
member volunteers
Wright County Horticutural Society
This site is managed by
member volunteers
The Minnesota State FLOWER, Showy Pink Lady’s SLIPPER aka Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae). These Beauties will be blooming soon, Maybe in a place near you.
Check them out at the Minnesota Arboretum, along the Lake Wobegon bike trail, northern State Parks, and maybe in a public garden near you. The Showy Pink Lady’s Slipper is 1 of 48 orchids native to Minnesota. Below is a link from the University of Minnesota study happening at the Arboretum working to protect the genetics of our state's orchids.
https://youtu.be/12Z7Lxtumucsi=hvXBAlVWMeK5DSw
Please take pictures, but leave the plants. Laws and regulations protect these plants from being harvested or collected. Besides the fact that it is unlawful to harvest our orchids they are highly specific to the habitat and the delicate underground fungal partnership to survive. Lady Slipper seeds have minimal food storage and require very specific microscopic soil fungus to germinate and survive.
Gather up some friends, pack some trail snacks and see what you can find. The state parks are helpful in finding the locations of their orchids within the park.
Happy Hiking
About Our Garden Club
We Are A Garden Club
The Wright County Horticultural Society is a garden club based in Buffalo, Minnesota, established in 1978. The club is dedicated to sharing knowledge of horticulture and new gardening techniques. We unite gardening enthusiasts of all ages who are passionate about nurturing plants and enhancing horticulture within our community through monthly meetings and knowledgeable speakers.
Garden Club Meetings
We meet monthly from March to December. In the spring and fall (March-April, August-November), we host experienced speakers at our meetings and the public is welcome to attend. These presentations are on the second Monday of the month, at 6:30 pm at Buffalo Covenant Church, located at 1601 Hwy 25 N, Buffalo, Minnesota. (We meet at a church even though we are not a religious organization.) After the speaker, we have a business meeting with snacks.
During the summer, June & July, we meet at a private or public garden for a tour. You must be a member to attend. Please contact us to join, and get the address and date.
In December, we meet on the second Monday of the month for a private holiday party with a potluck. You must be a member to attend. Please contact us to join.
Speakers on Horticulture
At our garden club, we host experienced and knowledgeable speakers to share the latest techniques in gardening and provide valuable horticulture advice. Our sessions have covered a variety of topics for gardening enthusiasts, including effective techniques to preserve your fall harvest by drying and canning vegetables, growing plants in straw bale gardens with Joel Karsten, bee keeping with Gregg Hermerding and John Jarvela (pictured here), maple syrup production by St. Johns University, grass-fed beef farming from Thousand Hills, and animal biology presented by naturalist Stan Tekiela (see more on Past Events). If you would like to suggest a speaker or offer a presentation to our club, please Contact Us.
Plant Sale on Saturday, 5/16/26 in Buffalo, Minnesota
Big THANK YOU to all of our loyal patrons that showed up to support our 48th annual plant sale!
Because of your support we are able to provide great speakers that share a wealth of knowledge that maximizes the benefits of our gardens.
If its food for our families,
for the pollinators or the curb appeal landscaping,
good gardeners make our community
a better place to live.
HAPPY GARDENING!
MN DOT WEED-EM OUT
- The importance of early detection and rapid response to target invasive and noxious weeds that threaten Minnesota's roadsides, forest, and agriculture lands.
- Let's be role models in our community!
Look alike Distinctions
Skills to tell native look-a-likesapart from invasives
Minnesota Noxious Weed List | Minnesota Department of Agriculture