Articles filed under Gardening
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McHenry County College adds new solar array to power campus high tunnel
Aug 24, 2021 2:56 PM - McHenry County College in Crystal Lake has incorporated a solar array that will power one of the high tunnels that students use to grow a variety of crops year-round. -
Wasps are a beneficial nuisance
Aug 22, 2021 7:00 AM - Populations of yellow jackets build up in summer. They are unwelcome visitors to picnics and are particularly attracted to sweet things like soda. These are beneficial insects, so control them only if they pose a safety hazard. -
Good News Sunday: Chicago-area time capsule allows kids to share pandemic experiences
Aug 22, 2021 7:30 AM - The contents of a single cylindrical canister offer a glimpse into the world of 8-year-old Ellie Landa and her younger sister, Calista, as they navigated the isolation and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Wild Ones of Greater Kane County to hold garden tour Aug. 28
Aug 19, 2021 10:19 PM - The Wild Ones of Greater Kane County invites the community to a garden tour on Saturday, Aug. 28, at a home in Wayne. -
Schools find ways to keep gardening lessons blooming
Aug 20, 2021 12:44 PM - Like gardening in general, school gardening has become hugely popular during the pandemic, with families and teachers saying its hands-on lessons can be applied to many subjects. Finding the expertise, labor and funding to keep a school garden going can be tough. -
The Land Conservancy of McHenry County hosts Fall Native Plant Sale
Aug 19, 2021 12:46 AM - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County has native plants, shrubs and trees for preorder now through Aug. 31 during its Fall Sustainability Sale. -
'Spectacular blankets of color': Richardson Farm in McHenry County opens this weekend for first-ever sunflower fest
Aug 18, 2021 12:55 PM - Richardson Farm in Spring Grove will hold its first Sunflower Fest on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 21-22. -
Willow Creek's Care Center garden grows fresh produce for families in need
Aug 18, 2021 7:48 AM - Last year, volunteers at Willow Creek Care Center's garden harvested 6,500 pounds of vegetables, and this year they are hoping for 8,000 pounds. Everything they grow goes straight to Willow Creek Care Center's food pantry.
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Expect fewer bulbs to be found this fall
Aug 15, 2021 7:00 AM - It is time to plan for and order spring flowering bulbs for your garden. Our Chicago Botanic Garden bulb vendors are indicating there is high demand for bulbs, and that there may be shortages of bulbs this year. -
Extension educator on how to create a bird-friendly yard
Aug 12, 2021 3:24 PM - North America has lost 3 billion birds since 1970, according to a study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle, a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator, offers some simple things that you can do to make your yard bird-friendly.
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