Community Ed
Add A Little Prairie to Your Garden
Cindy Crosby, Author Include native Illinois prairie plants in your garden and watch the pollinators arrive! Native prairie plants can make a ho-hum garden intriguing and exciting. Learn what Illinois native prairie plants work well in a home garden, and how to choose the best plants for your location. Cindy Crosby is the author, compiler or contributor to more than ...
Designing Your Native Plant Garden
Matt Hokanson, Owner Woods to Wetlands Matt will discuss elements of good garden design and share plant combinations for various settings. Learn about plants that will work in your yard and be ready to order and plant a great garden this spring! Matt is the owner of Woods to Wetlands, an ecological services company that specializes in native landscaping design ...
Give Native Plants A Home
Saturday, April 23 I 10:00 -11:30 Alicia Timm, Author, Chair of Citizens for Conservation’s Habitat Corridors Program. Learn how to identify the habitats in your yard and welcome the perfect native plants that will succeed in each. Just in time to determine which native plants to purchase at CFC’s Native Plant Sale! Alicia will also provide multiple regional resources. Bring ...
Dragonflies and Damselflies
Saturday, February 18 | 10:00-11:30 Guest speaker: Cindy Crosby, author of Chasing Dragonflies: a Natural, Cultural and Personal History Discover the fascinating and bizarre lives of these garden fliers. Learn about their distinctive life cycle transformations, their unusual reproductive cycle, their mystifying migratory habits, and their struggle for survival. Explore how you can garden to attract these remarkable flying creatures. ...