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Tag: March

March Meeting 2025

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| 2025, March, Meeting

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 […]

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FSGC Special Presentation March 2023

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| 2023, March, Presentation

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 […]

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March Meeting 2023

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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. […]

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We have a Winner!

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| 2021, Contest, Member

Congratulations to Gloria Askew! Thank you to everyone who answered our March Communications Survey. Your answers and input will help get you more Garden Club news more efficiently AND even more tailored to what your interests!

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March Newsletter 2021

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| 2021, March, Newsletter

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 […]

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Beth’s Corner March 2021

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| 2021, Beth's Corner, Hints, March, Newsletter

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 […]

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Geraniums

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| 2021, April, Article, Hints, How To, March, Member, Newsletter, Planting, Plants

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 – […]

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NPN March 2021

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| 2021, March, Native Plant Nerd, Newsletter, Plants

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 […]

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Seed Starting Indoors

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| 2021, Article, Garden, Hints, How To, March, Newsletter, Planting, Plants

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 […]

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Presidents’ Points March 2021

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| 2021, March, Newsletter, Presidents' Points

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 […]

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