Give your garden a fresh start and support a greener Crystal at the annual Friends of Crystal Parks Plant Sale on Saturday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Becker Park Amphitheater (5530 Douglas Dr. N). All proceeds benefit improvements to Crystal’s parks and open spaces.

The City of Crystal city-wide Garage Sale is Thursday to Saturday, May 29 - 31, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Crystal residents wishing to participate can register their sale at go.crystalmn.gov/sale, by 4:30 p.m. on May 20 to be included on the city garage sale map.

Starting March 31, the recycling program in the City of Crystal will expand to include the curbside collection of organics. Organics consist of food scraps and non-recyclable paper such as napkins and paper towels, and it will be collected weekly on the same day as residents’ trash. To participate in curbside organics recycling, residents must register online.