Join University of Illinois Extension Jo Daviess County Master Gardener, Madelynn Wilharm, for this program on “Low Maintenance Landscaping” as part of the Spring Break Gardening Series. The program will be held on Thursday, April 16 at 1:30 p.m. at the Jo Daviess County Extension Office, 204 N. Vine Street, Elizabeth, IL. There will be a $5 fee to attend and pre-registration is requested. To register or for more information please call the Extension Office at 815-858-2273 or visit us online at go.illinois.edu/jsw.
Whether you find yourself wanting to garden but don’t have a lot of time or have a brown thumb, want to add low maintenance plant options to your landscape, or are realizing that you can’t do it all like you used too, then this program is for you!
Madelynn will talk about plant options, tools, garden design, and other considerations that all lead to having a low maintenance landscape in your yard or on your acreage.
Other programs in the series include Spring Centerpieces on April 2, Creative Container Gardens on April 30, Trees in Your Landscape: Benefits and Functions on May 7 and Tomatoes on May 14 with more to come. For more information or to register for any of these programs call the Extension Office at 815-858-2273 or call us online at go.illinois.edu/jsw.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to attend this program please contact the Extension Office at 815-858-2273. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your needs.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 500 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through five program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, health and community wellness, and natural resources, environment, and energy.