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April meeting
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Next Meeting: April 25th 7P.M. at the Founders Center
Doctor Ethridge newly retired head of horticulture
at Joliet Junior College and now a full time employee of Ted's
greenhouse will present a talk on perennials. He will have a few to
show off and for sale. Dr. Ethridge is one of the most entertaining and
knowledgable lecturers Renee has ever seen and has been asking Dr.
Ethridge to speak for over fifteen years. You don't want to miss this
one!
May 30th. Plant exchange. Get those plants started or dug up soon!
June
27th. Hartman Landscape will show off his waterfall and pond on his
premises south of Frankfort. We will carpool from the Founders Center
at 6:30 p.m.
July 25th. Nature Based Spiritual by Dawn
Engersall. Dawn previously spoke on gardening by the phases of the moon
a couple years back.
August 29. Propagating the mystifying
Voodoo Prince Plant by Kathleen Obirek. We will be raffling off a few
of this unique plants to members.
September 23. Judy Herder picnic.
October 24. Retired professor of horticulture from Joliet Junior College will speak on pruning.
November
28. Photographing in your garden by Jean Lachat. Jean is a professional
photographer and can be reached at (708) 296-2170 or
www.jeanlachatphotography.com |
Most
perennials
are best planted in the spring. However, with the availability of
material in containers, the planting season often extends well into the
summer and early fall with autumn planting continuing until the first
of October. The earlier perennials are planted the better the root
system will be when the plant enters the winter. Late fall plantings
can sometimes result in frost heaving and loss of perennials.
If you
would like
to learn more then go on over to "Gardening with Perennials" put
together by Susan Grupp and Greg Stack,
University of Illinois Extension
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