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June 2025
Gardens of the Pros
Have you ever wondered how landscape architects, plant breeders and native plant specialists garden at their own homes to create their own patch of paradise? Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at elegant English-style gardens, prairie and native woodland gardens, small urban gardens, a nurseryman’s tropical garden and much more. Nina Kozial is a horticulturist and educator who tends plants on a deer-infested acre about 40 miles from Chicago. She has taught horticulture, design and residential landscape design history at the Chicago…
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Plant Propagation (stem cuttings, layering and divisions)
Propagating plants is one of the best garden practices to do. Make more plants for free! What’s not to love? Propagating at home can be tricky. This program will cover the procedures and pitfalls of making your own plants. Dolly Foster has been a Horticulturist for 24 years, and a Certified Arborist since 2008, She holds a Master’s in Agriculture from U of I. For the past 24 years, Dolly has been presenting lectures on many gardening topics. She has…
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