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Take advantage of preparation timeFeb 17, 2019 6:00 AM - Q. What are some ways that I can get ready for spring gardening now?
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Enter the wide, wonderful world of winter snowdrops
Feb 17, 2019 6:00 AM - The exquisite beauty and variety of show-quality daffodils is evident to the casual observer, but the traits that distinguish one snowdrop from another are harder to understand. So is the passion for them, which can induce some fanciers to part with hundreds of dollars for a single, plain-looking bulb. -
When managing feeders, think bird health and safety
Feb 17, 2019 7:00 AM - Feeding birds in winter is one of the nation's most popular wildlife-watching activities, yet many ornithologists say it's often more rewarding for people than for birds. And it might even put wild birds at risk. -
Stachys Hummelo is chosen Perennial Plant of the Year
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 AM - Hummelo looks nothing like some of the other members of the Stachys family that includes plants like lamb's ears, known for its fuzzy, silvery gray leaves. Instead, Hummelo grows in rosettes of glossy, crinkled, long and narrow, dark green foliage. -
Help your cut flowers last much longer than a day
Feb 14, 2019 6:50 AM - To keep Valentine's Day flowers fresh, protect them from freezing temperatures in transit and place them in room-temperature water as soon as possible. -
New annuals will get you excited about 2019
Feb 10, 2019 7:00 AM - Every year promises new annuals for gardens and containers, and there are several this year that are making my green thumbs itch while I wait impatiently for spring. -
Consider color now in planning your summer garden
Feb 10, 2019 6:00 AM - Color is a common design element in the home garden to consider as you plan for the 2019 growing season. -
The ground may be cold, but the seed market is open for business
Feb 10, 2019 5:00 AM - It's too early to start seeds for the spring garden, unless you are into such things as artichokes and celery, but seed packets are showing up in all the usual places. -
'Caring for Life That Sustains Us': Introduction to native plants, their care and management
Feb 11, 2019 9:07 PM - On Saturday, Feb. 16, Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills will hold a series of discussions on the basics of preserving and raising native plants of northern Illinois woods and prairie for the backyard be it city lot or rural field. -
The Land Conservancy of McHenry County opens amateur nature photography contest
Feb 4, 2019 9:25 PM - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is accepting photographers for the 2019 Art of the Land Amateur Photography Contest.
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