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Add two new Four Seasons Gardening webinars to summer plans | Serving Carroll, Lee and Whiteside Counties | Illinois Extension

Add two new Four Seasons Gardening webinars to summer plans | Serving Carroll, Lee and Whiteside Counties | Illinois Extension

Sophia Hughes05 mins

URBANA, Ill. — Take a break from summer garden care and watering for a conversation about native bees and crop rotation. Two new sessions from the Four Seasons Gardening series will have attendees exploring more about native bees and ways to implement crop rotation to strengthen any size garden.  University of Illinois Extension horticulture experts will present tips, how-to’s, and…

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Time to put those gardening plans into action

Time to put those gardening plans into action

Sophia Hughes08 mins

I often think of this time of year as a convergence of anticipation, of well-conceived plans unfolding, and of the seemingly boundless opportunities of a freshly verdant spring garden. Local community plant sales, farm stands, and garden centers are bursting with a dizzying bounty of vegetables, herbs, annuals, tender tropical plants alongside hardy perennials, grasses,…

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