Marc Gardner plants flowers Tuesday morning outside the fence of the Whitney Street Community Garden in Auburn. “I’m planting milkweed for the pollinators.” Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Erika Gardner plants cabbage and other vegetables Tuesday morning at the Whitney Street Community Garden. She and her husband, Marc, have planted plots of flowers and vegetables the past seven years and done maintenance and cared for the exterior of the garden. It is one of numerous Lots to Gardens throughout the Twin Cities. “I’ve planted three types of tomatoes this year, but none of them are red,” she said. “We try different things every year. Some grow well and some don’t. That’s part of the fun, but either way we have healthy, fresh veggies all summer” she said. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Erika Gardner plants cabbage and other vegetables Tuesday morning at the Whitney Street Community Garden. She and her husband, Marc, have planted plots of flowers and vegetables the past seven years and done maintenance and cared for the exterior of the garden. It is one of numerous Lots to Gardens throughout the Twin Cities. “I’ve planted three types of tomatoes this year, but none of them are red,” she said. “We try different things every year. Some grow well and some don’t. That’s part of the fun, but either way we have healthy, fresh veggies all summer” she said. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A bumblebee flies toward a red horse chestnut tree Tuesday morning on the side of Little Street in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A bumblebee flies toward a red horse chestnut tree Tuesday morning on the side of Little Street in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Marc Gardner plants flowers Tuesday morning outside the Whitney Street Community Garden in Auburn. He and his wife, Erika, have three plots of flowers and vegetables in the garden. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The bud of a flame azalea is ready to blossom Tuesday morning in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A tiger fly pauses Tuesday morning on a wet leaf in a garden on Mountain Avenue in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Erika Gardner waters one of her plots Tuesday morning at the Whitney Street Community Garden in Auburn. For the past seven years she and her husband, Marc, have planted three plots of flowers and vegetables. They also take care of the exterior of the garden and do other maintenance in one of the numerous Lots to Gardens throughout the Twin Cities. “I’ve planted three types of tomatoes this year, but none of them are red. We try different things every year. Some grow well and some don’t. That’s part of the fun, but either way we have healthy, fresh veggies all summer,” she said. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

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