Please join us on Tuesday, March 23rd at 6:30 p.m. for a virtual presentation titled “Container Gardening” hosted by the Magnolia Public Library and presented by University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Robbin Keenan and Amy Moore McKee.  Are you limited in space but still want to grow flowers and vegetables? Would you like to know the best practices for growing plants in containers? University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners will virtually present the how to’s of gardening in containers for both vegetable AND flower gardens. Join us online with the Magnolia Library in Putnam County, and get ready to grow! At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to ask questions via live-chat. 

This program is free, open to the public, and will be presented in an easy-to-use virtual format. Interested individuals can email Peggy Smith of the Putnam County Libraries at psmith@putnamcountylibrary.org for information, or you may visit their web page at https://putnamcountylibrary.org/ to access the Zoom link. You may also contact Meg E. Overocker, University of Illinois Extension Program Coordinator, at meo@illinois.edu if you have any questions, or call our University of Illinois County Extension LaSalle County Office at 815.433.0707.

The Mission of University of Illinois Extension is to provide practical education you can trust to help people, businesses and communities solve problems, develop skills and build a better future. University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. Visit our website at https://extension.illinois.edu/blmp

If you have questions or need more information, please call University of Illinois Extension- Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Unit Office at 815-224-0889. Extension offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa, Henry and in Oglesby on the IVCC campus.