Get Ready for Spring - TLC Hosts Native Plant Gardening Webinars

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County (TLC) is hosting a variety of webinars in March and April that cover native plant, gardening and nature topics. Each webinar is $5 or free. Advance registration is required. More information is available at www.ConserveMC.org.

Native Shrubs for the Home Landscape Webinar - Native shrubs provide year-round beauty as well as food and nesting habitat for birds and pollinators. Sarah Michehl from TLC will share information on native shrubs appropriate for the home landscape. Foundation plantings, privacy hedgerows, and species to feature will be covered.

Date: March 11, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Fee: $5, please register here

Plan Your Native Plant Garden Webinar - Planning to start a new native plant garden this spring? This webinar demonstrates how to prepare your garden site, gives recommendations for easy plant choices for sun and shade, shows how pollinators can help, and gives vital maintenance tips to make your garden a success.
Date: March 16, 7-8:00 p.m.
Fee: $5, please register here

Composting and Water Conservation Webinars - Water, food waste, and leaves ... don't throw them away, use them! Sarah Michehl from TLC will share some easy ways to conserve water and turn food scraps into something usable. She will also share lessons learned on the basics of using rain barrels and composters in a suburban landscape. Attendees will receive a 10 percent discount code to use for rain barrel and composter sales during TLC’s sustainability sale.
The webinars are offered via three local libraries.
Date: Monday, March 22, 7-8:00 p.m.
Free webinar hosted by the Woodstock Public Library, please register online at www.woodstockpubliclibrary.org
Date: Monday, April 5, 6:30-7:30 p.m.Free webinar hosted by the Harvard-Diggins Public Library, Call 815-943-4671 or email adultservices@harvard-diggins.org (open to anyone, not just Harvard residents)
Date: Wednesday, April 7, 7-8:00 p.m.Free webinar hosted by the Cary Area Library, call 847-639-4210 to register or go to https://www.caryarealibrary.org/

How to Convert Lawn to a Wildflower Meadow with Seed Webinar - Tired of maintaining large sections of lawn grass and want to attract birds and butterflies? Join TLC to learn how to convert areas of your lawn to a native wildflower meadow from seed. Mistakes to avoid and valuable lessons learned will be shared. Also learn about the Conservation@Home program.
Date: Thursday, April 1 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Fee: $5, please register here

Tomatoes 101 Webinar - Learn how to grow tomatoes! This webinar will give you an introduction to growing tomatoes covering all the basics, from planting to harvesting. Guest presenters are Sue Rekenthaler and Gary Gauger with Natural Farm Stand in Richmond, IL, specializing in organic and heirloom varieties.
Date: Wednesday, April 14 12-1:00 p.m.
Fee: $5, please register here

Birds, Bees, and Butterflies: Plant Your Own Pollinator Garden Webinar - Celebrate Earth Day and learn how to attract monarchs and other butterflies, birds and bees to your yard. TLC’s Sarah Michehl will give you easy tips and sample garden layouts with native plants that will provide beauty and everything a pollinator could need.
Date: Thursday, April 22, 7-8:00 p.m.
Fee: $5, please register here

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is a member-based private nonprofit dedicated to preserving natural, scenic and agricultural land.