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Helping You Learn to Grow…
May 24 & 31, 2025
Lee’s Summit Farmers Market
Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City will be at Lee’s Summit Farmers Market, with a P/R Table, presenting programs on pollinators and IPM/cultural controls. EMGs will also be promoting the 2025 Garden Tour and selling tickets.
May 24 and 31, 7:30 am – 12:00 pm
Free to the public, children under 16 welcome when accompanied by an adult
Public Parking Lot at corner of Second and Douglas Streets Lee’s Summit, Mo
May 23, 2025
Fourth Fridays Art Walk
Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street presents Fourth Fridays Art Walk. The Art Walk showcases local artists, live music performances, along with participating shops and restaurants. The theme for May is “Art Grows Here.” The Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City will provide a Children’s Activity called “Plant Parts” with vegetable art printing. The Gardens of Unity Village will provide the produce for this art activity. The Hotline and “Helping You Learn to Grow” brochures will be available for adults.
Free to the public. Children are welcome with adult supervision.
May 23, 5:00 pm- 8:00 pm
Downtown Lee’s Summit, near the intersection of Southwest Third St. and Southwest
Main St. Lee’s Summit, MO 64081
June 1, 2025
Fox Hollow Festival
Enjoy an afternoon filled with fun activities for all ages. Attendance is free with optional items for sale. Proceeds go to Friends of Fox Hollow for trail maintenance and improvements. To enhance your experience, you’re encouraged to bring a folding chair, hat, bug spray and a refillable cup. We will have free cold drinks. This is a dog friendly event. Dogs must be on a leash and are not permitted inside the building.
Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City Children’s Programs will be presenting “Pollinators: Not Just Bees and Butterflies.” Children can learn about other living and non-living ways plants are pollinated, and discover these pollinators work by day and night. There will be an experiment using an insect to pollinate paper flowers and learn ways to help pollinators in their own home and community. MGGKC activities will be from 12 pm to 2:30 pm. From 2:30 - 5:00 pm, enjoy festival activities such as food trucks, live music, and adult beverages.
For more information visit Fox Hollow Fest
June 1, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm (12:00 pm – 2:30 for MGGKC activities)
Lakeside Nature Center
4701 East Gregory Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64132
June 6 & 7, 2025
MGGKC Garden Tour
Join MU Extension Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City (MGGKC) for our 2025 Garden Tour on June 6 and 7 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. We are featuring seven beautiful gardens in Lee’s Summit. The gardens - Viva Vegetables, Naturally Natives, Tree Tales, Cul-de-Sac Creations, Suburban Sanctuary, Lakeside Lessons, and Artistic Designs, provide unique experiences to delight both experienced and novice gardeners . Visitors will be inspired by the blending of art, native plants, vegetables mingled with traditional plantings, environmentally friendly gardening practices, secluded spaces, and plant specimens not always seen in residential settings.
Tickets are $20 per person (children 12 and under attend free of charge) and can be bought online, in person, and at select retailers starting April 1st.
Please visit mggkc.org/our-projects/garden-tour/ for complete details.
June 14, 2025
Produce Market at The Gardens at Unity Village
Step into a century of history and nostalgia at The Gardens at Unity Village Produce Market. Nestled behind the iconic three-story barn, three cultivated acres yield a bounty of freshly harvested fruits and vegetables. Extension Master Gardeners from Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City will be on hand to share expert, research-based gardening knowledge with the community. Children can take part in a hands-on educational activity, discovering the wonders of gardening and plant life.
This free event welcomes all ages, and no registration is required.
June 14, 8:00 am – 11:30 am
Unity Village
150B Northwest Colbern Road
Lee’s Summit, MO 64086
June 14, 2025
George Owens Nature Park Native Plant Academy - Class 3
This 9-month course will deepen your knowledge about the native plants of Missouri as you network with other gardening enthusiasts through class and field work. Class work includes lectures, readings and a research project. Field work involves the creation of a community native plant garden and educational materials that will be used in the park.
All classes are on Saturdays, 1 pm – 3 pm and designed for gardeners and naturalists 16 years and older.
Limited to 35 seats.
Cost: Pre-registration cost: $23.00 per class
Late registration: $ 50.00 per class
Price Includes all materials.
June 14- Class 3: Native Flowers and Prairie Ecosystems
How to register: Follow the link below or call the George Owens Nature Park front desk at 816-325-7115 Tuesday – Saturday 9 am – 5 pm. Credit/ Debit card only.
Native Plant Academy - Click on 'Sections' for individual class selection.