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Make way for new award-winning garden plants of 2021

Make way for new award-winning garden plants of 2021

— March 2, 2021

After a long winter thumbing through seed and plant catalogs for inspiration, March is the time when Illinois gardeners can finally start seeds for the spring garden. But gardening…

  • Bee-friendly living is latest buzz

    Bee-friendly living is latest buzz

    — October 14, 2020

      Life is always abuzz in the Holmlund household. Working parents and three active kids under 11 come and go from their welcoming Santa Cruz home near Monterey Bay, California….

  • Now’s the time to think about summer salsa

    Now’s the time to think about summer salsa

    — September 3, 2020

    When tomatoes and peppers are ripe and plentiful, folks will wonder what to do with all that produce. Salsa is one good option. How hot the salsa is depends on the kind of peppers that…

  • Find beauty in your home garden during ‘dog days’ of August

    Find beauty in your home garden during ‘dog days’ of August

    — August 1, 2020

    Summer gardens are entering the hot days of August when watering needs dramatically increase and many plants experience stress from the heat. “Every year, we notice that certain…

  • Project acts on protecting Illinois’ monarchs   

    Project acts on protecting Illinois’ monarchs  

    — June 12, 2020

     Each spring, Illinois honors the state insect, the Monarch Butterfly. But, University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Kelly Allsup says “Illinois residents should be…

  • Tasty and healthy vegetable ribbon salad

    Tasty and healthy vegetable ribbon salad

    — September 10, 2020

    Wrap up the last of summer’s harvest with colorful ribbons of orange, green, yellow and red. Abundant zucchini, summer squash and carrots can be woven together with fettuccine pasta…

  • How to prolong shelf life of home garden produce 

    How to prolong shelf life of home garden produce 

    — August 20, 2020

    Soon, more summer fruits and vegetables will be ready for harvest. As gardeners, overplanting is a common problem, and it is a struggle to get the longest life out of the harvest. “Most…

  • Growing basil in your backyard

    Growing basil in your backyard

    — July 12, 2020

    Nothing says summer like enjoying freshly harvested herbs from your garden or patio. “One of the easiest, most prolific, and flavorful herbs to grow is basil,” said Brittnay Haag,…

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