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Natives Walk with Erin Garret | Kankakee County
Fri, 07/15/2022 - 12:00
Aroma Land and Water Reserve
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Blog Posts
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Add some fireworks to your garden this Fourth of July
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What’s growing? A look at Gama Grass
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Native hydrangea trial evaluates pollinator value and landscape attributes
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Native wildflowers support pollinators but may be declining at the state-level
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Delay garden spring cleanup, encourage native insects
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Illinois' Only Native Bamboo Species
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New Research Assesses the Value of Urban Pollinator Gardens
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How accurate are photo-based plant identification apps?
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2022 gardening trends and emotional resilience
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Deicing Salts and Plant Damage
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Communing with Nature Boost Emotional Health
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Hazelnuts: A native plant is a new crop for Illinois
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Pokeweed teaches us to ask questions about the natural world
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Fall Flowering Asters
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Native Shrubs for Fall
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Pawpaws are a native fall fruit that taste delightful
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Using natives in a home landscape
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Pollinators and Roadways
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Aster Yellows on Coneflower
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Aphids on Milkweed
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Thank an Ant for Spreading Your Dutchman's Breeches - April 2021
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The wonderful wild pawpaw: America's largest, least-known tree fruit
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Factors to consider when choosing tree species
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Celebrate Pollinator Week by Growing Native Plants
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Adding purple shade trees to your landscape
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Adding more blooms to your garden invites more birds
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Wild columbine attracts both beneficial pollinators and non-native pests
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The top four spring-flowering trees to plant
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9 native Illinois shrubs for sun and shade
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Spring brings spring beauties to the landscape
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Tread lightly as the hunt begins for morel mushrooms
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Edible wild mushrooms are more than just your next meal
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Spring Garden Cleanup
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River Birch
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Species Profile - Harbinger-of-Spring
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Eliminating the Competition...Allelopathy in Plants
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Angiosperms vs Gymnosperms
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What's in a Name?
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Natives and Landscape Plant Selection
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Fall evokes the five basic senses - November, 2020
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Sticky seed dispersal and plants with eye-catching leaves - July, 2020
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Winter Protection for Newly Planted Trees and Shrubs
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Top Four Spookiest Native Trees
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More spooky and scary plants
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Burning Bush
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Master Naturalists at Meadowbrook
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Sunflowers
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Buttonbush
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Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid
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Native Plants and Biodiversity
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Climate Change and USDA Plant Hardiness Zones Part Three
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Bird Migration and Native Shrubs
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Fall Color in Native Grasses and Their Ornamental Uses
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American Ginseng
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The Headwaters Invasive Plants Partnership
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Gardening with Natives
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Goldenrods for Landscaping
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How Native is Native?
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Take your butterfly garden to the next level
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Advanced butterfly gardening
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Favorite Perennials For the Sun
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Early History of Pollinators and Plants
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Landscaping with native grasses
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Poison Ivy
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Sycamores and Anthracnose
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Get Out on the Trails
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Recommended Replacements for Problem Trees
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Invasive Species
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Virginia Bluebells
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The basics of tree identification: branches, buds, and fruit
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Harbinger of Spring
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Illinois has an Abundance of Milkweeds
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Witch Hazel
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Mysterious Orchids
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Walks of Discovery
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Native vs. "nativar" - do cultivars of native plants have the same benefits?
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Cranberries
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Spooky and Scary Plants
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Purslane - Weed It Or Eat It?
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News Releases
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7 ways to reduce your lawn's dependence on chemicals, water, and mowing
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Paddle Devil’s Kitchen Lake during Kayak Botany Tour
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Four Seasons Gardening Series will answer homeowners' common questions
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Native prairie grasses create distinct, breezy aesthetic in home landscape
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Start your growing season with the annual Kendall County Master Gardener plant sale May 21
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Every bloom matters when it comes to helping pollinators
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Kendall Master Gardeners host annual plant sale May 21
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McHenry County 4-H Members Plant Oak Trees
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Native Trees in Illinois
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Visit the Master Gardener Plant Sale for quality you can trust
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Why plant natives?
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Beautify your landscape with plants from the annual Master Gardener Plant Sale
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Early blooming spring ephemerals flowers welcome warmer weather
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Celebrate native plants
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McHenry County Gardenfest Brings Spring on April 9
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Be inspired for a great growing season at April in Paris gardening seminar
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Attract more butterflies to your garden with tips from an expert
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Dig in to gardening at Piatt County Master Gardeners’ educational day
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Should you make your garden tidy in the fall or spring?
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Extension Master Gardeners create native landscaping demonstration at Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon
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Spruce and Callery pear can be problematic for your midwestern landscape
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Master Naturalist Native Tree and Shrub Sale 2021
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Summer blooms simplify warm-season grass identification
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Learn about heirloom gardening and native plants at free garden tour
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Create a bird-friendly yard
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Get to know the incredible Illinois milkweed
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Tour some of the best gardens with the McHenry County Extension Master Gardeners’ and MCC’s Garden Walk 2021 on July 10
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Native plant education aids natural habitat preservation
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Extension Master Gardeners Educate the community about native plants at Morton Public Library
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Kendall Master Gardeners host plant sale May 15
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It's wild out there! Learn about nature at Master Naturalist education day
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Log on to the McHenry County Virtual Gardenfest on April 10
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Lake County Extension Master Gardener Spring Plant Sale June 12
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Environmental webinars explore owls, native shade gardens
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Planning, designing a native garden
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Small-space containers big with new gardeners
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Heirloom flowers provide fragrance, beauty, pollinator support
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Spruce, Callery pear have no home in Illinois landscapes
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Birds, bees need growers' help to keep pollinating
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Become a U of I Extension Master Gardener
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Red Oak Rain Garden nears completion with award of grants
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Taking a deep dive into aquatic plant identification
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Learn how to tell which grass is which
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Conservation virtual workshop provides best practices for landowners and managers
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Plant native perennials in the fall for healthy spring growth
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Discover summer plants of Illinois during Walk and Talk Webinar
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Create a caterpillar cafe out of your butterfly garden
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Use native prairie plants in the home landscape
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Communities Join in Master Gardeners' Annual Seed Swap
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‘Think Spring!’ Learning Series Underway with Kane County Master Gardeners
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Winter Seed Sowing
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Extension to Host Seed Collecting Workshop
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Extension Shares Information on Native Plants
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Extension to Host Native Plant Workshop
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Staff
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Christopher Enroth
Horticulture Educator
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Abigail Garofalo
Natural Resources, Environment, and Energy Educator
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Douglas B. Gucker
Local Food Systems and Small Farms Educator
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Andrew Holsinger
Horticulture Educator
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Beth Miglin
Horticulture Program Coordinator
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