Rooted In Nature: Success with Native Plants

Get practical advice on using beautiful beneficial native plants in your home garden! Join us for a series of talks on choosing the right species avoiding common mistakes and preventing your garden from becoming a rabbit and rodent buffet.

Free. No registration required. Times/topics may change.

10:30am: Getting Started with Natives in Your Home Landscape 

Interested in incorporating native plants into your landscape but not sure where to start? Kyle Lambert TGP’s Perennials Manager will share the upsides downsides and everything in between about using natives in your home landscape.

11:30am: Beautiful Native Plants that Repel Rabbits and Rodents with the Sag Moraine Native Plant Community

Are rabbits and other furry friends eating too many plants in your garden? Explore native plant options that can help repel rabbits and rodents while adding beauty to your garden. These plants are perfect for anyone looking to maintain a beautiful garden with natural pest control.

12:30pm: Native Plant Container Gardening

Container gardening with native plants can be a great way to add beauty and biodiversity to patios balconies and gardens. But how does this work in our northern Illinois climate? In this talk we’ll cover plant and container selection keystone species and the realities of maintaining a native plant container garden.

1:30pm: Native Tree Seedling Adoption: Free while supplies last.

More information at https://www.thegrowingplace.com/event/rooted-in-nature-success-with-natives/

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