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Livingston County Master Gardener Projects

the rim of a horse trough is just visible and it is filled with white petunias and a purple annual grass and seen against the green steel of a pole barn

Garden Pots at 4-H Park

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)

green hosta, chartreuse sweet potato vine, white elephant ear, dragon wing begonia

marigolds peek out from under green hostas in the foreground, the background is a carnival game

red flowers of portulaca, blue salvia, and a green vine

Extension Office Prairie and Pollinator Garden

1412 S Locust St, Pontiac, IL

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.

purple annual grass, portulaca, and a green succulent vine are planted together and a blurred brick building is seen in the background

Village of Flanagan

124 S Main St, Flanagan, IL

Artesian Park, Flanagan, IL

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.

a full view of the library, library sign, and garden bed

pink roses grow in the foreground of a garden bed filled with purple flowering sage that runs along a brick building

false sunflower fills a garden bed that is designated a monarch waystation and pollinator pocket

lantana, purple grass, and a green succulent fill a galvanized and wood planter

a concrete cast bench sits among black-eyed susans, lanatana, a purple annual grass, and a tall purple-flowered native plant

Flanagan School Garden

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.

prairie dock leaves pop out of a ground cover and purple black flowers sit above in a planter

flowering dill is in focus and nasturtiums and a black plastic basket of garlic are blurred in the background

large prairie dock leaves stand erect over mulch and vinca vine

a wide view of the garden through the sunflower house

a garden bed sits next to stones built as a retaining wall

Yost House Garden

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.

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Educational Outreach Programs

A Day in the Garden Patch

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.