Learn about using annuals plants in your garden from experts on all things green. The free Garden Learning Series continues online on May 8 at 6pm. Advance registration required.
LRS Earth Day Community Open House and Tour
Curious where the stuff you put into your recycling bin goes? Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS, Highland Park’s recycling hauler) is hosting an open house and tour at their state-of-the-art Exchange Material Recovery Facility in the New City neighborhood of Chicago. Peak behind the scenes of the recycling process and …
“Landscaping with Native Plants” on April 10
Learn to design native habitats. Illinois Extension partners with Lake County Forest Preserves and SWALCO in free online Garden Learning Series. Next: April 10
Native Seed Exchange at Heller Nature Center
Sunday, April 14-10:00 am-12:00 pm Offered by PDHP at Heller Nature Center Spring is the perfect season to start your wildflower garden. Exchange native seeds to bring home and to sow your very own native garden. Pre-registration required. Children under two are free. All other ...
Get Ready For Spring With These Over/After Winter Tips from NWF
Amy McCullough writes: “….Let’s assume you’ve wisely subscribed to the “leave the leaves” mantra—the recommendation to avoid excessive raking, pruning and tidying in fall and winter gardens. Leslie Uppinghouse, a lead horticulturist at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, says blowing or …