Articles filed under Gardening
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Local Realtors beautify Naperville's Commissioners Park with pollinator plants
Jul 29, 2021 5:49 PM - A group of Realtors from Century 21 Affiliated of Naperville gathered with a few friends from the service organization PEO (Philanthropic Education Association) to add pollinator-friendly plants to the landscape beds at the Commissioners Park playground on Tuesday, July 27. -
Growth industry: Libertyville man plants urban farm in old shipping container
Jul 26, 2021 8:02 AM - A Libertyville man has made his childhold passion for gardening into a business growing microgreens out of an old shipping container he found behind his home. The container got a recent facelift with a mural painted by his cousin. -
Orders for Glen Ellyn History Center's annual mum sale begin Aug. 3
Jul 28, 2021 4:42 PM - Beginning Sept. 8, the Glen Ellyn Historical Society's 2021 Mum Sale blooms for everyone who is ready to purchase beautiful chrysanthemums. -
Weeds aren't all bad, but do need to be controlled
Jul 25, 2021 7:00 AM - Eons ago, the first humans learned to drop seeds into the ground to grow plants for food, for beauty and for fiber. We've come a long way developing what plants we grow and how we grow them. And throughout all this time, weeds have tagged along. -
How to grow plate-size dahlias
Jul 24, 2021 7:00 AM - If you want to maximize the size of your dahlia flowers, keep the main stems free of side shoots, allowing only the terminal bud to develop. This will result in one flower per stem. -
Extension educator offers options for pest management plan
Jul 22, 2021 4:19 PM - Weeds can alter ecosystems and rob healthy plants of water, sunlight, and nutrients, hindering their growth. Woodlands, prairies, and even hedgerows in urban landscapes can be overtaken by invasive weeds which can look "all-natural." -
Alfresco dining? How to handle Japanese beetles, other pests chewing up garden greenery
Jul 20, 2021 5:30 AM - Worried about what's chomping away at your favorite plants? Wondering what turned your leaves to lace? Blame it on the mid-summer feasting of Japanese beetles and other critters.
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ECC students help food-insecure classmates with garden plot
Jul 19, 2021 5:43 PM - Elgin Community College students got a visit from state Sen. Christina Castro and Advocate Sherman Hospital president Sheri De Shazo as they harvested vegetables they've grown at the Advocate Sherman Natural Prairie and Community Garden. The Phi Theta Kappa honor society tends the garden and gives away the food they grow at the Spartan Pantry, which they operate at the school. -
Prune hedges and shrubs to maintain the perfect shape, size
Jul 18, 2021 7:00 AM - Prune shrubs that have put on a lot of growth this year. Prune them as needed to keep them in the proper scale for your garden. Growth will be mostly hardened off in early July so there should be minimal new growth when pruned at this time. -
See garden ideas come to life with the Kane County Master Gardeners
Jul 16, 2021 11:36 PM - Get offline and get outside to see inspirational gardens at the Kane County Master Gardener Idea Garden in St. Charles.
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