Rain gardens and native plants incorporated into home and business landscapes can help to reduce localized flooding, improve local water quality, provide habitat for wildlife, and much more. Learn how to consider natural options to handle rain runoff and walk through the recent renovation of the...
Are they invasive? Not legally in the state of Illinois. (Yet!) But we are seeing Callery pear and burning bush escape from our yards into natural areas across the state. Today Ken and Chris talk about these two plants, give some background, and then what we can plant instead of these baddies!...
Invasive species, including Lespedeza cuneata, threaten the success of grassland restoration through their ability to alter species composition following invasion. Through exploring the mechanisms by which an invasive functions (above- and below-ground) and the response of native plants...
Join University of Illinois Extension and Dr. Nick Anderson of the School of Integrative Biology at the...