University of Illinois Extension to host webinar series: The Good, the Bad, & the Lovely: Horticulture Webinars
University
of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educators address garden biodiversity with a
webinar series called “The Good, the Bad and the Lovely: Horticulture Webinars.”
With these webinars, Illinois gardeners will learn what plants to cultivate and
what plants to eliminate.
Cultivating
the biodiversity of plants in the Illinois landscape ensures the survival of
wildlife like birds, insects and mammals. Entomologist Doug Tallamy ascribes to
the importance of biodiversity by saying “past decades of research have tied
the number of interacting species to both ecosystem function and stability” in
his new book entitled the “The Living Landscape.”
University
of Illinois Extension will be teaching gardeners about biodiversity by
addressing common invasives and species of concern, control methods, native
alternatives, and plants for native pollinators.
This
free online web series will run live on April 7 and 21 from 6:30 to8
p.m from the comfort of your own computer.
On
April 7
Common
Invasive Plants & Species of Concern 6:30 p.m.
Horticulture
Educators Kari Houle and Andrew Holsinger will focus on basic identification of
common invasive species and species of concern in Illinois and the impacts of
these species on natural habitats.
Control
Strategies 7:15 p.m.
After you
learn to identify invasive plant species the next step is control. The
strategies for eliminating invasive plants depend upon the plant itself.
Horticulture Educators Rhonda Ferree and Chris Enroth will address control
recommendations of common invasive plants.
On April 21
Landscape
Alternatives 6:30 p.m.
Your
backyard has been overtaken by burning bush, but you don't remember planting burning
bush? Invasive plants are those that "escape" from other landscapes.
Horticulture educators Jennifer Fishburn and Martha Smith will consider
alternatives to landscape plants that are being “watched’ as becoming
problematic.
Pollinator
Plants 7:15 p.m.
Many
Illinois gardeners wish to contribute to the biodiversity of their own gardens
by planting flowers that lure and contribute to the survival of pollinators.
Horticulture Educators Kelly Allsup and Ken Johnson will discuss how gardeners
can attract different types of pollinators by using native plants.
A
registration is required and anyone can join for prior to the event. Please
visit http://web.extension.illinois.edu/abhps/ to register.
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