Keeping it 'Green' with The Growing Place March 19
The Growing Place Garden Center will host some "green" guests for a seminar packed full of helpful tips to make your yard an oasis for you and the natural world on Saturday, March 19.
The day includes talks to inspire and engage gardeners for success in the garden using native plants and sustainable practices. The seminar will help homeowners create a beautiful landscape that incorporate native and nonnative plants.
"We are excited to have Mavis Bates and Trish Beckjord with us to share their knowledge on sustainable practices," said Carol Massat, co-owner of The Growing Place.
Bates is the first person that Waubonsee Community College tapped to teach their new course "Sustainability 101" because of her integral role in developing the Aurora Greenfest. Beckjord, native plant specialist at Midwest Groundcovers, is an expert in sustainable planting and site design, particularly the integration of native species into landscapes.
"Both Bates and Beckjord will share insights that you can put to good use at your home," says Massat.
In addition, The Conservation Foundation will share information on all the excellent resources they can offer homeowners, including their conservation@home program and attendees can order rain barrels to be shipped directly to their homes.
The $30 registration fee includes all three programs and noon lunch. The Sustainability Seminar will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Bringing Green Home with Mavis Bates from Waubonsee Community College at 10 a.m. As the instructor for the Sustainability 101, Mavis has a wealth of information on all sorts of ways to make your home and garden green.
• A Community of Green with The Conservation Foundation at 11:15 a.m. Learn about the conservation@home program, rain barrels, and all the great resources The Conservation Foundation has to offer.
• Creating Beautiful, Sustainable Landscapes with Trish Beckjord from Midwest Groundcovers at 1 p.m. In the first part of this interactive talk, she will cover best practices on how to incorporate natives and sustainable practices into your landscapes in a way that is pleasing to your eye. In the second part, get hands on and start planning your yard. Beckjord is a certified landscape architect in Illinois and Michigan.
In 2016, The Growing Place celebrates 80 years. The Aurora store is located at 2000 Montgomery Road, just north of Ogden Avenue and Copley Hospital and is about a 10 minute drive west of Fox Valley Mall via Ogden Avenue. If traveling from the west it is located about five minutes east of the Route 30/Route 34 intersection. Call (630) 355-4000 to register.