Living Soils March 11th at 1pm Welcome Jeff Weiss of Lake to Prairie Wild Ones who will speak on Living Soils. He will show how applying some basic soil science will help you build better soils for your garden, home landscape, or natural area. He will show us how to increase biological activity with compost and … Read more
Recreate Your Yard as a Garden For those interested in a Special Presentation by Jeff Epping and getting all sorts of fantastic advice on how to make our gardens better… better for us and better for the environment. You are invited to join the Four Seasons Garden Club in the Madigrano Auditorium at Gateway Technical … Read more
Wetlands and Stormwater Management Let’s welcome Mea Blauer, CPESC, CFM from the Stormwater Management Commission from Lake County IL. Mae is a Senior Civil Engineer and will be sharing some of her knowledge of how this area influences our land area of Lake County Illinois. More specifics to come on this closer to meeting date. … Read more
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We still have time before the busyness of spring overtakes us, so let’s focus on caring this month. There are many things that need care right now. If you haven’t cleaned and sharpened your tools, now is the time to care for them. Winter care for our trees and shrubs includes checking and pruning this … Read more
HOMEMADE SUET CAKE Homemade suet cakes that fit standard suet feeders can be made with molds—sandwich-size plastic freezer containers (Dollar Store). Save the store-bought plastic suet cake holders and reuse them as your molds. Be sure to coat each mold with a non-stick spray before putting in the suet mix. Recipe #1 uses empty orange … Read more
This month, club member Gayle shared with April how she over-winters her geraniums in paper bags. She shared photos of her method and you can find them below. #1 – in the bags that they were placed in last November, just before a Frost #2 – what geraniums looked like coming out of bags #3 – … Read more
Why Choose Native Plants? There are so many beautiful plants available in the nursery trade, why would a person choose native plants? There are many reasons to plant natives, but today we’ll focus on our lovely backyard friends, the birds and butterflies. As we develop land for necessary urban, suburban, and agricultural use, we lose … Read more
Now is the time to plan ahead for your seed starting. Starting plants from seed is a relatively easy project if you plan ahead. Here are basic items you will need before you begin.Choose your area to work and hold your pots; then assemble your equipment: Seeds – Seed catalogues give you a large selection. Local … Read more
Spring. March 20th. That seems hard to believe doesn’t it? But here it comes and it’s time to get ready! Although it’s too soon to start most seeds, there are a few exceptions. One of my early starts is caladiums. They take so long to get going because they like warm soil, so that’s what … Read more