Articles filed under Gardening
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Downtown Naperville Alliance holding annual tulip pickup FridayMay 18, 2022 1:00 am - The Downtown Naperville Alliance's annual tulip pickup will be held Friday. While supplies last, the free tulips can be picked up between 8 and 10 a.m. at 55 S. Main St....
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Blooming Fest blossoms in West Chicago May 21May 16, 2022 11:00 pm - One of West Chicago's favorite traditions, Blooming Fest, returns on Saturday, May 21, after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The annual garden festival is held f...
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Water Street Naperville to host May 21-22 plant sale to benefit We Grow Dreams special needsMay 15, 2022 11:00 pm - Water Street in Downtown Naperville will host a plant sale featuring flowering plants, hanging baskets mixed pots and porch planters from We Grow Dreams in West Chicago....
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Even backyard gardeners must rotate their cropsMay 15, 2022 7:00 am - Rotate the crops in your vegetable garden to control pest problems. This is the easiest way to practice organic, integrated pest management gardening. Many insects and d...
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Sunflowers: Native and, for some, newly meaningfulMay 15, 2022 7:00 am - The annual sunflower (Helianthus annus) has a long history in North America, with evidence of its cultivation for food, ceremonial and medical use by Native Americans da...
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Native alternatives to invasive plantsMay 15, 2022 7:00 am - When my family moved into a new home in the spring of 2005, the only plants growing in the garden were a rhododendron by the front door and a few scattered daffodils and...
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Get your garden ready: Here's a list of upcoming plant sales throughout the suburbsMay 12, 2022 6:01 am - Gardeners can get the growing season off to a good start with upcoming plant sales featuring perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants. It is also a good way to ...
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Learn about plans for Naperville garden plots at May 18 open houseMay 11, 2022 11:00 pm - Naperville Park District invites the community to a second public open house on Wednesday, May 18, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots, 811 S. West St...
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Go native in your garden with annual plant sale May 13-14May 10, 2022 11:00 pm - Gardeners are invited to think global and plant local by buying native plants at the DuPage Forest Preserve District's popular Native Plant Sale from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. F...
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St. Charles Park District hosts native plant sale June 4May 10, 2022 11:00 pm - St. Charles Park District is hosting its annual Native Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills Road, St...