Gardeners' Tips

Members of our club have a wide variety of gardening interests and expertise. We are starting to post brief explanations from these members.

Amaryllis Care: Some suggestions on how to care for these spring indoor bulbs so they bloom season after season.
How to Attract Butterflies and humming birds to your garden
Celandine: Two plants - one an alien (weed) the other a native wild-flower in rich woods.
Using Corn Gluten as a natural weed inhibitor.
Frost Free planting dates, and state-wide map
Four season interest in the Garden: Notes from a presentation by Mary Saba, from The Growing Place,
Layering Shrubs - A great spring activity to reproduce shrubs
Building a Lighthouse: Build your own shelving unit with lights to start seedlings.
Native Replacements for Invasive Plants: From Philip Riske, Morton Arboretum
Quick Tips for Garden and Landscape Photography: From Mike Crews
Examples of a soil test and associated exaplanation from Rod Beary
USDA Web Soil Survey: Drill down to local conditions on this free government site.

Naperville Community Gardeners