'gardening'

Seed Starting Workshop

with Carrie Knutson (Agriculture & Natural Resources, Horticulture | NDSU Extension)

Thurs, Mar 12 @ 6:00 pm

Ready to start your vegetable or flower garden the sustainable way? Join us for a hands-on seed starting workshop focused on simple, eco-friendly methods you can use at home. Participants will create their own starter pots during the workshop and plant seeds to take home, everything you make goes with you! 

Essential Guide to Ecological Gardening

by the American Horticultural Society 

635 AMERICAN 2026 

Shares insight on the many ways gardeners can embrace nature for a healthier, more vibrant home landscape. How it is about making thoughtful decisions in your garden each and every day, knowing they impact the millions of plants and animals living there and the greater environment beyond.   

The Water-Smart Garden

by Noelle Johnson 

635.0486 JOHNSON 

As freshwater shortages increasingly strike regions around the globe, it’s more important than ever to employ water-conserving practices in the garden. Whether your landscape is filled with shrubs and perennials or fruits and vegetables, in The Water-Smart Garden, you’ll learn dozens of techniques to limit water use while growing a gorgeous and thriving garden. 

Microfarms

by Jean Martin Fortier 

631.584 FORTIER 2025 

A guide to setting up and running profitable small-scale vegetable farms using organic, low-tech, and highly intensive production methods grounded in ecological principles. 

Essential Guide to Perennial Gardening

by the American Horticultural Society   

635.932 AMERICAN 2025 

A comprehensive and modern guide to cultivating and caring for perennial plants, including many perennials native to North America. Whether you grow in full sun or a shady corner, in a small space or a large landscape, this insight and guidance will ensure you’ll have a thriving, bloom-filled garden.   

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Native Plants with DIY Seed Bombs

Tues, July 8 @ 6pm // Come and participate in a hands-on activity where you'll create a seed bomb using native seeds. Discover valuable tips and tricks for successfully growing native plants from seeds! 

A Seed Grows 

by Antoinette Portis 

E NF NATURE 

To understand how a seed becomes a sunflower, you have to peek beneath the soil and wait patiently as winding roots grow, a stalk inches out of the earth, and new seeds emerge among blooming petals. Leading up to a striking fold-out spread of a full-grown sunflower, the lively, bold illustrations in A Seed Grows offer a close-up view of each step of the growth cycle. Additional material in the back of the book explains the science of plant life cycles and goes into more detail on the ways in which flowers and seeds depend on other creatures. 

The Tiny Seed

by Eric Carle 

Easy CARLE 

In autumn, a strong wind blows flower seeds high in the air and carries them far across the land. One by one, many of the seeds are lost -- burned by the sun, fallen into the ocean, eaten by a bird. But some survive the long winter and, come spring, sprout into plants, facing new dangers -- trampled by playing children, picked as a gift for a friend. Soon only the tiniest seed remains, growing into a giant flower and, when autumn returns, sending its own seeds into the wind to start the process over again. 

Plant The Tiny Seed

by Christie Matheson 

Easy Board MATHESON 

Beautiful collage-and-watercolor art follows the seed through its entire life cycle, as it grows into a zinnia in a garden full of buzzing bees, curious hummingbirds, and colorful butterflies. Children engage with the book as they wiggle their fingers to water the seeds, clap to make the sunshine after rain, and shoo away a hungry snail. Appropriate for even the youngest child, Plant the Tiny Seed is never the same book twice, no matter how many times you read it! 

Busy in the Garden

by George Shannon 

Easy Poetry SHANNON 

"Busy in the Garden" is a collection of poems and riddles about planting, growing, dancing, and playing in the garden. Its whimsical illustrations and simple language make it very appealing to primary readers. The collection describes the many actions that accompany gardening - digging, planting, bending, picking, plucking, and tossing to name just a few. 

Find more books about seeds at the library--also bring seeds home with our free Seed Library!

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Bumblebees in the Garden

Tues, June 17 @ 5:30 pm

Bumblebees are excellent pollinators that support healthy ecosystems. Join Alyssa Jodock, NDSU Master Gardener, for a presentation on the benefits bumblebees can bring to your garden. 

The Backyard Beekeeper

An absolute beginner's guide to keeping bees in your yard and garden
by Kim Flottum  

638.1 FLOTTUM 

Experience the timeless joy of beekeeping, right in your backyard or on your urban rooftop, with this fully updated and accessible resource for beekeepers of all levels. More than just a how-to guide, The Backyard Beekeeper offers expert insights and practical advice on every aspect of caring for bees and harvesting their gifts. 

The Bee

A natural history
by Noah Wilson-Rich 

595.799 WILSON-RICH 

Bees pollinate more than 130 fruit, vegetable, and seed crops that we rely on to survive. Bees are also crucial to the reproduction and diversity of flowering plants, and the economic contributions of these irreplaceable insects measure in the tens of billions of dollars each year. Yet bees are dying at an alarming rate, threatening food supplies and ecosystems around the world. In this richly illustrated natural history of the bee, which includes more than 250 color photographs and illustrations, Noah Wilson-Rich and his team of bee experts provide a window into the vitally important role that bees play in the life of our planet. 

Let’s be Bees

by Shawn Harris 

Easy HARRIS 

Father and child become buzzing bees, rustling trees, and more in this delightful make-believe romp from Caldecott Honor winner Shawn Harris. The only thing better than playing make believe is playing make believe with your favorite grown-up! Especially when that grown-up’s imagination is as big as yours, and you both get to make all kinds of funny sounds. 

Sir Ladybug and the Queen Bee

by Corey Tabor 

Junior Graphic Novel TABOR 

Sir Ladybug, the duke of the dandelion patch, champion of truth and justice, is on a new quest! He and his herald, Pell, and his trusty squire, Sterling, will have to be extra-clever to outwit the mean Queen Bee. Woven seamlessly into this funny and surprising story are the themes of friendship, bravery, teamwork, creative thinking, and helping others. With warmth and heart, surprising and delightful asides, and a memorable cast of characters, this series will appeal to avid and reluctant readers alike. 

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