The final installments of the spring series of the University of Illinois Extension’s Four Seasons Gardening Program, which focuses on environmental stewardship, home gardening, and backyard food production, will be offered the last few weeks of May. To meet the current demand for online horticultural programming, the State Horticulture Team expanded the Spring Series to run weekly from April 7th until May 26th, in addition to the traditional three webinar options. These additional offerings are focused on extending the beauty and productivity of this year's garden. The following webinars start at 1:30 p.m. each Tuesday and are free to the public. The final webinars being offered are as follows:

•  “Creating a Pollinator Garden for Small Spaces” with Horticulture Educator Jennifer Fishburn on May 19th
• “Illinois Monarch Action Plan” with University of Illinois Extension State IPM Specialist Maria Turner on May 26th

Webinars are available for viewing from wherever you have internet access by pre-registering at go.illinois.edu/fourseasons. Recorded videos of these sessions can be viewed following the program at go.illinois.edu/fourseasonsrecordings. Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all local county offices are closed and are unable to offer viewing options at those locations.

Each session is free to the public. Advance registration is needed. You may call the Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam County University of Illinois Extension Unit office for more details at 815-224-0889, or you may email Extension Program Coordinator Meg Overocker at meo@illinois.edu.