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 Seed Starting: 1:30 p.m., April 7
Looking for new and unusual annuals or perennials for your garden?
Looking for a winter hobby? Why not start your own plants from seed
this year. You can achieve great satisfaction watching your plants
grow and stretch your gardening dollar. Martha Smith, Illinois
Extension, horticulture educator will walk you through the entire
process. Don’t just settle for marigolds… try something different!
Gardening 101: 1:30 p.m., April 21
Gardening can be a fun and rewarding activity. If you are starting
your first garden or just need a refresher, join Illinois Extension
Horticulture Educator Ken Johnson as he covers the basics of
gardening from where to place your garden, how to prepare and lay it
out, and plant selection.
Colorful Vegetables: 1:30 p.m., April 28
Extension Horticulture Educator Bruce Black will discuss plant
characteristics that cause changes in popular and new cultivars of
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New Perennial Garden Theory: 1:30 p.m., May 12
Would you like to install a garden of perennials and bulbs that could actually
become sustainable? Roy Diblik, perennial plant expert and author of The Know
Maintenance Perennial Garden, has a fresh perspective on perennial gardening by
outlining specifics on bed preparation, plant selection, garden designs,
watering, and weed maintenance that allow the clients to have an easy to care
for garden by year three. Join Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Kelly
Allsup as she describes some of these techniques highlighted in the book and how
they can work for you.
Creating a Pollinator Garden for Small Spaces: 1:30 p.m., May 19
Proper plant selection can give gardeners a beautiful and fruitful space that
can play an important role in creating habitat for pollinators. Jennifer
Fishburn, Illinois Extension horticulture educator, will discuss pollinator
plant options for small spaces.
[Anita Wilkinson
Communications Program Coordinator
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION
Fulton-Mason-Peoria-Tazewell Unit] |
