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Putting Your Garden Beds to Bed

Putting Your Garden Beds to Bed

By Francesca Kelly for Go Green Highland Park After an abundant and verdant season for gardeners in our area, many of us are eager to do “clean-up” before the winter.Be careful, though; when it comes to preparing gardens for the winter, less is more — ...

Illinois Solar Tour 2022

Illinois Solar Tour 2022

We enjoyed a successful HP Community Tour which 10 featured arrays: 8 residential installations, 1 park district property and 1 virtual tour of a local middle school rooftop! We also answered questions about community solar, EVs, Habitat gardens and more. Thank you City of Highland …

The Healing Power of Nature

The Healing Power of Nature

By Francesca Kelly for Go Green Highland Park On Pleasant Avenue, just north of Roger Williams, stands an oak tree that is more than 200 years old. Its trunk is gnarled and thick; its branches spread wide and high, as if to welcome all to …

September Book Discussion

Join GGHP and HPPL Thursday, September 8, 1:30-3:00 to discuss Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman. This delightful read follows the small beginnings of a community garden through the first year as it grows food and community. Goodreads writes "Newbery-winning author Paul Fleischman uses thirteen speakers to ...