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Coffee Break: National Gardening Week

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

June 02, 2025

Some hot pepper plants are housed inside the red barn at the Living Earth Center in Mankato.
Some hot pepper plants are housed inside the red barn at the Living Earth Center in Mankato.Hannah Yang | MPR News

The warmer weather means you might be spending time outside tending to your plants. That seems like perfect timing because the first week of June is National Gardening Week!

Whether you’re growing vegetables or cultivating a flower garden, today let’s show off our green thumbs with music!

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs about or related to gardening would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

Courtney Barnett- Avant Gardener
R.E.M.- Gardening at Night
Jamila Woods- Tiny Garden
Tears for Fears- Sowing the Seeds of Love
Simon & Garfunkel- Scarborough Fair
Phoebe Bridgers- Garden Song
Ricky Nelson- Garden Party

Coffee Break: National Gardening Week