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Tag: Home and Garden

View U of I Extension YouTube for houseplant care

View U of I Extension YouTube for houseplant care

— January 12, 2018

  Houseplants add life and beauty to a home. New YouTube videos from Rhonda Ferree, Extension Educator in Horticulture with University of Illinois Extension, provide simple tips…

  • Native plants get head start in cool fall weather

    Native plants get head start in cool fall weather

    — October 13, 2017

    Driving across Illinois in 2017, it can be difficult to imagine what the landscape looked like when Illinois was nicknamed the “Prairie State.” With the plight of pollinators…

  • PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Make a lamplight that’s out of this world

    PRIME TIME WITH KIDS: Make a lamplight that’s out of this world

    — August 21, 2016

    Have your summer outings taken your family to a planetarium or a space exhibit at a science museum, or did you take a trip to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida? Maybe you…

  • How can a family function better? Get outside together.

    How can a family function better? Get outside together.

    — August 21, 2016

    Getting out in nature, even for just a 20-minute walk, can go a long way toward restoring your attention. But does it have the same effect when you make it a family activity? Family…

  • Mid-summer is not time for pruning oak trees

    Mid-summer is not time for pruning oak trees

    — August 21, 2016

    Oak trees are majestic, but some are in danger from a disease. One of the best ways to protect oak trees is to prune them at the proper time. You have probably heard that it is not…

  • Intergenerational gardening provides many benefits

    Intergenerational gardening provides many benefits

    — April 21, 2017

    Like many life skills, gardening is often learned directly from family members. Grandparents might recruit the grandkids to help water transplants or drop in seeds, setting the stage…

  • Environmentally safe lawn care plans can be easy

    Environmentally safe lawn care plans can be easy

    — August 21, 2016

    Do you assume a lush, green lawn requires heavy application of fertilizers and pesticides, or hours of backbreaking weed pulling? Kim Ellson, a University of Illinois Extension horticulture…

  • Top financial tips for new college graduates

    Top financial tips for new college graduates

    — August 21, 2016

    With the class of 2016 graduated from college, here are my top three financial planning tips for college graduates (and a bonus for those who have student loans.) Create an Emergency…

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