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Do you love pecans but don’t like to pay the high price of commercial pecans? Why not grow your own? When considering a pecan tree, remember they are a large

In cities, a little native greenery can go a long way. Australian scientists found that, after adding native shrubs to a planting in Melbourne, the number of insect species at the site increased sevenfold.

One of the great joys and challenges of gardening is seeing creatures inhabit and eat from our gardens. However, in some cases, animals and insects are unwelcome visitors.

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County hosts Native Plant Gardening Webinars this spring The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is offering low-cost and free webinars on gardening with native plants during March and April. Courtesy of TLC   Updated 3/6/2021 1:06 AM The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is hosting a variety webinars in March and April that cover native plant, gardening and nature topics. Each webinar is $5 or free. Advance registration is required. More informati...

Frederik Meijer Gardens Release Their 2021 Schedule Last year just about everything was cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus. That included many of the events at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture park. Hopefully 2021 will be a better year. With those hopes, they have released their schedule of events for 2021. For safety and health concerns, many of their regular events are either on hold or will be held virtually this year. The Fred & Dorothy Fichter Butterflies Are Blooming exhib...

The Missouri Prairie Foundation and its 20-year-old Grow Native! program have hosted 22 virtual webinars and master classes since May 2020 with more than 4,200 live participants.