Free pollinator-friendly planting guides. It's National Pollinator Week! The birds and bees and butterflies and bats could use a hand. Plant them a playground!
The history and how-to of terrariums <<Centsational Girl. I'm fascinated by terrariums. I've made a few myself, but they suffered from my lack of attention span in regard to houseplants...
Using QR codes in the garden. How close did you look at the plant care tags on your nursery purchases this spring? Chances are they may have been stamped with quick response codes.
Holy cow-plops! Check out the local Manure Share program via the University of Illinois Extension. Find local farmers who want to share their sh*t.
Streaming "Dean of Green" podcasts. Don Schmidt, biology professor at Illinois State University, does a weekly 10-minute gardening segment for our local public radio station. Always informational and entertaining!
Helpful hint on sucking it up through nasty garden chores. Jenny Peterson of J Peterson Garden Design shares a video tip for how she makes the clock move faster while doing unpleasant garden work. I may use this the next time I'm digging up dandelions!
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