FREE 2025 Garden Learning Series continues online Imagine tasting your own vegetables picked fresh from your garden… Build your success with research-based methods that promote healthy, productive plants. To get the most out of your garden, University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners will give you steps to plan and tend your garden. This will include …
The Park District of Highland Park is in the process of drafting a new Sustainability Plan and would like to hear from you! Please take this brief five-question survey and share what role you think the Park District can take to create a more sustainable Highland Park.
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Wednesday December 11th 2024 (last in series) Free 2024 GARDEN LEARNING SERIES concludes at 6:00pm-7:30pm CT – online only Propagation is easy, fun, and addicting! Extension Master Gardeners presenting will primarily focus on the various vegetative options to propagate your houseplants. We will cover tools, techniques, and methods to get you motivated to create new …
Free GARDEN LEARNING SERIES continues! When: Wednesday November 13th 2024 – 6:00pm-7:30pm CT – online onlyPresenter: Lake County Forest Preserve District Starting native plants from seed can be challenging until you know the tricks to sparking germination. Discover what it means to stratify and scarify seeds and which species need which treatment. Register for this …
The Lake to Prairie Chapter of Wild Ones2024 Native Landscaping Conference Saturday, November 16, 2024 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM Village of Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center 2007 N. Civic Center Way Round Lake Beach, IL 60073 Over the past 50 years human alteration of the Earth’s climate has accelerated rapidly. We need to get smarter about …
Free 2024 Garden Learning Series continues at 6:00pm CT online only on Wednesday, September 11 Gear up for autumn by joining our session where the Local Food Systems and Small Farms Educator, Sarah Farley will guide you through key strategies to nurture healthy soils. Explore topics like soil basics, fertility, and effective management strategies applicable …
presented by Wild Ones Lake-to-Prairie chapterTuesday – September 3, 2024 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Join Sandy Washburn, Master Gardener and President Lake-to-Prairie Wild Ones and Matt Tobin, knowledgable and active birder on the board of Lake County Audubon Society, to learn about the many apps and online resources to help the native gardener plan, manage …
Free 2024 Garden Learning Series continues at 6:00pm CT online only Wednesday August 14th 2024 Merleanne Rampale from SWALCO will share resources, tips and how-to information on ways to create a healthy yard, including information on the importance of healthy soil/compost/composting. Register for this FREE program from Illinois Extension, Lake County Forest Preserves and SWALCO. …
Do you want some practical tips on how to rid your property of invasive plant species such as buckthorn, honeysuckle, and garlic mustard? Join Wild Ones Lake-To-Prairie for an evening with Sarah Michehl, Community Ecologist with The Land Conservancy of McHenry County. She will share practical information on how to rid your property of these …
