Articles filed under Gardening
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Growing plants from seed allows you more choiceFeb 27, 2022 6:00 am - It is time to start annuals from seed that are slow to start and develop, such as pansies, violas, petunias, snapdragons and lobelia. While garden centers offer many fav...
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Black innovators who reshaped American gardening, farmingFeb 27, 2022 6:00 am - The achievements of George Washington Carver, the 19th century scientist credited with hundreds of inventions, including 300 uses for peanuts, have landed him in America...
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Expert teaches antique apple tree grafting seminar March 13 at Garfield Farm MuseumFeb 22, 2022 10:00 pm - Learn how to grow antique apple trees at Garfield Farm Museum's 34th Antique Apple Tree Grafting Seminar at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 13. For $35, participants make three ...
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Orders due by March 1 for Wheaton Garden Club plant saleFeb 20, 2022 10:00 pm - What better way to spend a cold February day than to look at flowers and dream of summer gardens. Well, it's that time again! The Wheaton Garden Club's annual plant sa...
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A look at houseplant trends for 2022Feb 20, 2022 6:00 am - After the houseplant heyday of the 1970s, the penchant for potted green companions faded with all but the most dedicated plant parents. But over the past decade, as many...
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Deadline nears to order for eighth annual Organic Vegetable & Herb Seedlings SaleFeb 15, 2022 10:00 pm - The First Congregational United Church of Christ in Elmhurst has launched their eighth annual Organic Vegetable and Herb Seedlings Sale early this year. Because their ...
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Showy amaryllis makes a perfect Valentine's plant or giftFeb 13, 2022 6:00 am - Easter has lilies. Thanksgiving has gourds. Christmas has poinsettias. And Valentine's Day should have amaryllis. For the uninitiated, amaryllises are big bulbs that can...
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Enjoy this flowering houseplant as snow falls outsideFeb 13, 2022 6:00 am - Kalanchoes are small bright flowering plants that are commercially propagated so their bloom coincides with the colder months. They have a wide range of flower colors, i...
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Illinois Extension: Trim trees, shrubs in the dormant season for stronger, healthier plantsFeb 09, 2022 10:00 pm - Throughout the growing season, gardeners and arborists talk about the benefits of pruning woody ornamentals while they are dormant, and that time is almost here. "Prunin...
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Learn about native plants for small gardens at West Chicago Garden Club meeting Feb. 24Feb 08, 2022 10:00 pm - The West Chicago Garden Club invites you to attend the February meeting with a program on "Gardening with Native Plants Through the Seasons." The speaker will be Denise ...