All right, Sun City gardeners, you wanted spring, itâs here. Now, you have to plant.
One way to learn more about plants and plant care is available at the University of Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardenersâ plant sale. Itâs this Sunday, May 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. outside the McHenry County University of Illinois Extension building at 1102 McConnell Road, Woodstock.
The selection of plants will include perennials, bulbs, herbs, vegetable starts, and annuals. Most of these plants have been grown by U of I Extension Master Gardeners. All the plans are well-suited to area gardens, according to the Extension group.
Several Extension Master Gardeners will be onsite to answer gardening questions and assist attendees in plant selection.
âWe are looking forward to this spring plant sale, during the end of May, when gardeners are looking for healthy, hardy, unique plants that will thrive in their gardens,â said committee chairman Suzanne Eck.
The sale is on a first-come first-served basis, cash or checks only.
For more information, contact Suzanne Eck at 815-337-4533, or at pondsidegardens@gmail.com, or the U of I Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners at 815-338-3737, or visit web.extension.illinois.edu/lm.
The mission of an Extension Master Gardener is to share unbiased, reliable research-based information with home landscapers and gardeners, as well as to encourage people to enjoy gardening and vegetable growing. Several Extension master gardeners are Sun City residents.
