18142 4H Park Road, Pontiac, IL
An annual theme fills the garden pots located throughout 4-H Park. Plants for Pollinators is a recent and popular theme. Plants are always picked based on the conditions of each pots location (sun vs. shade)
A native plant garden showcasing the beauty of native native plants in the landscape. Each native plant was selected to create a continuous display of color throughout the season. Additional special features include the garden's designation as a Monarch Waystation and Pollinator Pocket.
Visitors learn about using native plants in the home landscape when visiting the garden which participates in I-Pollinate and is designed as a Pollinator Pocket. Garden selections bloom spring through autumn, offering habitat and pollen all season; planting them in clumps helps foraging insects and birds find food.
Container garden and pollinator plantings are located at the library and the park to enjoy while out or to replicate at home. Master Gardeners design the plantings and resource Flanagan School FFA to grow the plants from seed. At Flanagan Library, Master Gardeners installed a registered Monarch Waystation and a Pollinator Pocket. At Artesian Park, Master Gardeners design and plant six raised beds which they designed and built with the community.
202 E Falcon Hwy, Flanagan, IL
Each spring and fall, students of all ages plant and visit the garden beds of Flanagan School Garden. In spring, emerging tulips and daffodils reinvigorate student excitement for gardening. As the weather warms, classes explore the garden beds finding spaces for story time, and a few many-legged reading mate. The space includes a butterfly garden, a native prairie plant bed, a flowering perennial bed, a raised vegetable garden bed, and a sunflower house; every square inch is loved by students and staff. The garden is registered in I-Pollinate, as a Pollinator Pocket, and as a Monarch Waystation.
298 W Water St, Pontiac, IL 61764
A cottage-style garden with historically relevant plants is sited on the grounds of the historical Catherine V. Yost House, a Queen Anne-style Victorian home. Master Gardeners host educational workshops on the uses of garden plants during the summer house touring season. A variety of spring bulbs and a mix of natives and perennials act as host to pollinators at this site that is registered as a Pollinator Pocket.
A morning filled with gardening education, hosted in spring just in time to help gardeners find inspiration on their own gardening projects. There is always a make-and-take component and time to gather with other gardeners. This program sells out every spring as it is loved by gardeners in the community.