Get ready gardeners; it’s that time of year again for planting! Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 17, 2025, when Morrison Garden Club will hold their Annual Plant Sale. It will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m, at Odell Public Library, in the...
The annual Friends of the Windmill plant sale will be held Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Most plants are priced at $2 and up. Come early for the best selection! This sale operates solely on donated specimens from area gardens. Do you have...
Natural Land Institute’s Legacy Tree Program announces the April 2025 Tree of the Month is a Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis), a State Champion at the Stephenson County Historical Society Museum and Arboretum, (in Freeport, IL, 1440 S. Carroll...
Editor’s note: The photo was taken by Jill Kennay. Natural Land Institute (NLI) presented the George and Barbara Fell Award to Ed Collins, below, at their Annual Dinner on March 20, 2025, held at The Radisson Conference Center in Rockford, IL. The award...
Editor’s note: If you desire an opportunity to deepen your “life well lived,” visit Anderson Japanese Gardens, in Rockford, IL. There are 12 acres of plantings, streams, a waterfall, paths, and a koi pond. Opening day is Friday, April 18,...
