Master Gardeners in Carroll, Lee, and Whiteside Counties will spend the summer attending local farmers’ markets, to share their knowledge about tomato diseases, growing herbs, general care of berries, planting garlic, pruning fruit trees, and much more. They will have plenty of great recipes to hand out to patrons and
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Join University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists, at Andresen Nature Center, 409 N. 4th Street, Fulton, IL, on Friday, July 29, 2016. The Nature Center is next door to Heritage Canyon. Explore the world of herbs from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Participants will learn about chives, basil,
Join us for another adult education class at Nahant Marsh on Saturday, July 16, 2016, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The class will be held at Nahant Marsh Education Center, 4220 Wapello Avenue, Davenport, IA. Scott County, IA, Master Gardener Dan Mays will show you tips and tricks to design your
Have you always wanted to make your own potpourri? Find out how to start. Learn what fragrant flowers are best for producing your own mixture. See which plants you should grow in your own gadern. Class will take place on Friday, June 24, 2016, from 9:00 till 11:00 a.m. Andresen
I’m writing with great news: as an extension of its new PowerPlanting<https://www.comed.com/newsroom/pages/newsroomreleases_04232015.pdf?FileTracked=true>program, ComEd will be giving away an additional 2,700 low-growing trees tocustomers in northern Illinois. The program, in partnership with the Arbor DayFoundation, is part of ComEd’s ongoing efforts to enhance reliability and promoteenvironmental stewardship. Residents interested in receiving
University of Illinois Extension Whiteside County invites you to a Living Soils and Composting Workshop taking place on Thursday, February 12, 2015, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., at the Whiteside Extension Office,100 E. Knox Street, in Morrison, IL. Presenting at the workshop will be Sharon Hartzold, USDA-NRCS, Area Resource Conservationist,
Remember last year’s summer and fall drought? Remember grumbling about the long, cold winter we experienced after? Have you noticed there are very few Japanese beetles ravaging your 2014 growing things? The two are connected. University of Illinois Entomologist Phil Nixon predicted this would occur. He estimated 2/3 of the