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New reading series launched focused on habitat gardens
Are you interested in learning how to take steps to create a home landscape that is not only beautiful, but also provides ecological benefits for the...
Bringing winter blooms to your home: How to grow and care for paperwhites. White paperwhite flowers.
Bringing winter blooms to your home: How to grow and care for paperwhites
During the holiday season, plants often play a central role in our decorations. While...
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Mum's the word
Certain things just say “fall” to me—changing leaves, apple cider, pumpkins, and of course, mums!  This is the time of year every garden store...
How to overwinter geraniums for next year's garden. Geranium plants in a row with pink, red and purple flowers.
How to overwinter geraniums for next year’s garden
Annual geraniums (Pelargonium) are among the most popular flowering plants grown in gardens. These easy-to-grow, low-maintenance plants...
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Five Vermilion County Master Gardener Volunteers posing for a picture.
Empowering veterans through gardening: the Master Gardeners and the VA
DANVILLE, Ill — As you approach the VA Greenhouse, the first thing that catches your eye are the vegetable gardens and the cart that holds the produce, asking visitors to take what they need. Nearby, the cutting garden bursts with colorful blooms. Stepping inside the greenhouse, you’re greeted...
Participants display their handpicked bouquets from Blessed Blooms following an on-site visit during the Southern Illinois Summer Twilight Series.
Flower business cultivates dreams into blooming reality in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD, Ill. - Combining their shared love for gardening and a desire to turn their hobby into a thriving enterprise, mother-daughter duo April Smith and Alyssa Short have transformed their family land into a vibrant oasis where rows of colorful blooms now flourish. Blessed Blooms brings...
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Themed Gardens: Design with Kids in Mind

 

Foster the love of gardening with the youth in your life by creating theme gardens. Join Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Brittnay Haag as she shares ideas and tips for creating a special place for your young, hands-on learner to grow, explore, and be creative. Whether it’...

Spring Ephemerals: Four Seasons Gardening

Restore healthy ephemerals. These bulbs get their name because of their quick appearance in the environment in the early spring, flowering even before leaves have fully grown on deciduous trees. Horticulture Educator Gemini Bhalsod guides you through the interesting diversity of spring...

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