Articles filed under Gardening
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Lombard Lilac Sale celebrating 50 yearsApr 05, 2019 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, March 13, 10 members of the Lombard Garden Club's 50th Anniversary Lilac Bush Sale met to tag the 450 Lilac bushes for sale on Thursday to Saturday, May 9-...
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Learn about spring ephemerals in Long GroveApr 05, 2019 1:00 am - Daily Herald report The Long Grove-Kildeer Garden Club is hosting a free seminar on spring ephemerals at 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 8, at Reed Turner Woodland Nature Center...
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Nature has a way of indicating time for certain tasksApr 04, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. Is it true you should prune your roses when the forsythia blooms? Are there any other “signals” in nature to let us know the best time to do garden maintenance? A. Mo...
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Enjoy these spring wildflowers while they lastApr 04, 2019 11:00 pm - Perennials find different ways to adapt to their environments. The fuzzy foliage of lamb's ears reduces the amount of water the plant loses through its leaves and makes ...
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Start your containers now by growing coleus from cuttingsApr 03, 2019 11:00 pm - If you kept a coleus from last year's garden as a houseplant, you can still start cuttings for transplanting outside if you would like to increase the numbers of plants....
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West Chicago receives a CN EcoConnexions From the Ground Up grant through America in Bloom for parkway tree programApr 02, 2019 11:00 pm - As the frozen ground of another harsh Midwest winter begins to thaw, City of West Chicago Public Works staff gears up with plans for spring parkway tree planting, this y...
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Keeping cool: Sleeping plants fend off cold the bestMar 31, 2019 6:00 am - Each warm spell makes the next cold spell feel that much more frigid to me and — more importantly — to my trees and shrubs. These plants would be much better off if the ...
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Native tree and plant sale:Mar 31, 2019 1:00 am - Openlands will host a spring native tree and plant sale, offered online and through a pop-up shop in Lake County. Online orders will be accepted from April 5 through Apr...
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Kane County Master Gardener Help Desk now openMar 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Kane County Master Gardener Help Desk is open for business. Each growing season, trained University of Illinois Extension volunteers field community questions on trees,...
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Learn to use native plants at home through Fremont Library eventMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - Simple ways to include native plants in the home landscape is the topic of the next Wild Ones Lake to Prairie Chapter meeting, set for 7 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, a...