Articles filed under Gardening
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Area Girl Scouts, Rose Pest Solutions restore butterfly garden in NapervilleMay 21, 2024 4:43 pm - Two hundred Girl Scouts and volunteers with the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana and Rose Pest Solutions came together on Saturday, May 18, to restor...
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Spend summer days growing, supporting gardens with Extension’s ‘Four Seasons’ webinar seriesMay 21, 2024 2:09 pm - Get ready to spend summer days outdoors gardening, exploring, and enjoying the growing season by adding in “Four Seasons Gardening” webinars beginning June 11. Universi...
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West Chicago Blooming Fest returns this weekendMay 16, 2024 5:37 pm - West Chicago’s annual Blooming Fest has grown into a gardener’s playground. It’s the main event of a downtown spring festival celebrating the start of the growing season.
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How to turn a supermarket bouquet into a lusher, more personalized flower arrangementMay 16, 2024 6:00 am - With a bit of imagination and creativity, you can transform a simple, low-cost bouquet into a stunning floral arrangement.
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Gardening in gravel? Here’s why you’ll be glad you tried itMay 16, 2024 6:00 am - A gravel garden can save you time and water, even doing away with pesky weeds if installed properly.
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Learn about effects of insects on ecosystems, food at MCC programMay 08, 2024 12:37 pm - Insects bite, sting, irritate, and can transmit disease — but they also pollinate flowers, contributing significantly to food production. Are they friends or foes?
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Aurora church concludes Wednesday Night Gatherings series May 15 with cookout, gamesMay 08, 2024 12:21 pm - AURORA, Ill., May 5, 2024--Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May st. in Aurora, will conclude its 2023-2024 Wednesday Night Gathering series on Wednesday, May 15. T...
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Wild Ones Kane County to host Native Plant Sale at Gray Willows FarmMay 03, 2024 10:03 pm - Wild Ones of Greater Kane County is partnering with Campton Township Parks and Open Space for the 12th annual native plant sale on Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. ...
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‘A lot of purple’: May means Lilac Time in LombardMay 03, 2024 11:51 am - The history of how Lombard became a town of lilac lovers is as colorful as the park grounds during Lilac Time, a nearly monthlong celebration starting Saturday.
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The GardenWorks Project hosts annual spring seedling saleMay 01, 2024 4:55 pm - Looking to purchase locally grown, organic vegetable and herb seedlings this spring? Shop at the 2024 GardenWorks Project Spring Seedling Sale, and you’ll also support th...