One of the great parts about offer in the MSHS booth at the Minnesota State Fair is the chance to see so many fellow gardener as they stop by to renew their rank or join the gardening fellowship for the first fourth dimension . Here are the top 10 reasons to link MSHS at the country sightly .

1)$5 off!Who does n’t wish a discount ! During the fair the Northern Gardenermembershipis discounted $ 5 .

2)Freebies!Everyone who joins MSHS at the Minnesota State Fair gets a free re - useable tote purse take with information about pollinator , fertilizer sampling and other gifts .

Our friendly volunteers are happy to help you join or renew your membership.

Our friendly volunteers are happy to help you join or renew your membership.

3)More freebies!If you are a new member of MSHS , you also get a $ 25 credit at theWhite Flower Farmmail order baby’s room . We ’ll include a catalog from White Flower Farm in your tote bag .

4)A rebate right off . If you join or reincarnate at the fair , you will get an automatic 15 percentage discount on any merchandise you purchase at the MSHS booth . We have a great selection of garden books , the best garden gloves around , tools , fine art work and stack of garden - themed T - shirts . ( For some reason , the“Winter Sucks ” T - shirtis specially democratic this year . )

5)A discount later . One of the peachy benefits of membership is access to bank discount at our more than100 bank discount partner nurseries and stores . The discount partner admit some swelled names in garden nerve center as well as specialty glasshouse , and even theFriends School Plant Sale . price reduction partners are turn up all around Minnesota as well as in Iowa and Wisconsin .

We’ve got lots of unusual garden art and decor for sale at the booth.

We’ve got lots of unusual garden art and decor for sale at the booth.

6)Something to do this winter . Those who connect MSHS at the Northern Gardener point or above get two spare tickets to both theMinnesota Home and Patio Showand theMinneapolis Home and Garden Show . You know that come February and March , you ’re going to necessitate a small weekend activity .

7)Northern Gardener!It ’s Minnesota ’s ONLY rest home - growngardening imagination . The award - winning MSHS issue provides essential information and plant recommendations for gardeners inUSDA zone 3 and 4 . If it ’s cold where you go , you need Northern Gardener .

8)Your picture with a giant tomato . You’re at the middling , so go for it . correctly near the stall is our mascot , Tomato Guy . Go over and take a selfie . Your friend will be amazed and amused .

Everyone wants a selfie with a giant tomato!

Everyone wants a selfie with a giant tomato!

9)A experience - skillful intuitive feeling . MSHS is all about propagate the erotic love of gardening and it happens in so many style — year and event , ourGarden - in - a - Box programthat supplies garden boxes , plants and dirt to community of interests radical do low-down - income people and child and theMinnesota Greenprogram . Help us encourage the next propagation of gardeners !

10)Directions to the Honey Booth . Yea , they are mightily behind us . ( We get asked this doubt a pile ! )

Stop by , we ’d love to chew the fat with you about MSHS ! We ’re in the Horticulture / Agriculture construction flop near The Dirt stage .