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 There were annual and perennial vegetables and
flowers, ornamental grasses and prairie plants, some shrubs and a
few house plants, all grown with care by members and reasonably
priced. The group also hosts a morning
gardeners conference each Spring, the Russel Allen Garden Day, that
features guest speakers and product displays.
The fundraisers provide a source of revenue for Master Garden
program, which designs, installs and maintains beautiful displays
through out Lincoln. You can see their show garden surrounding the
Extension Office, and enjoy their works spread throughout the Logan
County Fairgrounds.
The group also designed and maintains landscape and gardens at the
Oasis Senior Center, and in the downtown Scully Park.
Horticulture Educator for the University of Illinois Extension
Logan-Menard-Sangamon, Jennifer Fishburn, oversees the Master
Gardeners program. She said that this year the group is focusing on
new shrubberies on the west side of the fairgrounds. There will also
be a pruning display.
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The Extension also offers training in a newer program, the Master
Naturalist. Volunteers in this program have been busy restoring
habitats at Kickapoo Creek Park and Lincoln College's Creekside
Environmental Outdoor Learning Center, and other areas.
Both programs offer education, training and require volunteer hours.
For more information on these and other Extension programs you can
call the University of Illinois Logan County Extension office at
217-732-8289.
[Jan Youngquist] |
