Local Gardening Resources
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Whether this is your first time planting a kitchen garden or you’re a seasoned gardener who’s looking for some additional motivation, cultivate your green thumb with help from these local gardening resources.
Door County Seed Library
The Door County Seed Library offers open-pollinated vegetable, herb, flower and native seeds that people can check out for free to plant and grow at home. Check out seeds at these library locations:
Baileys Harbor, 920.839.2210
Egg Harbor, 920.868.2664
Ephraim, 920.854.2014
Fish Creek, 920.868.3471
Forestville, 920.856.6886
Sister Bay-Liberty Grove, 920.854.2721
Sturgeon Bay, 920.746.7121
Washington Island, 920.847.2323
The raised-bed gardens are located in the back left corner of The Garden Door, redesigned in 2015. They have been used to grow a variety of vegetables over the years – including beans, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, summer squash and more – and the selection changes seasonally, depending on what crops are of interest to the committee that oversees and maintains the beds. Photo courtesy of the Door County Master Gardeners Association.
Door County Master Gardeners Association
Together with the Door County Seed Library, the Door County Master Gardeners Association offers a free handout with a list of veggies and flowers that are easy for new gardeners to grow. Download it at dcmga.org/hands-on-gardening.html.
You can also see various raised bed gardens and the plants – both veggies and flowers – that fill them at The Garden Door, located at the Peninsular Agricultural Research Station, 4312 Hwy 42, a few miles north of Sturgeon Bay. While you’re there, stroll around the rest of the grounds to learn more about several other types of gardens, all maintained by Door County Master Gardeners Association volunteers.
