MONTICELLO, Ill. — Spring wildflowers thrive in the early spring sunlight and are often found in woodland edges, meadows, and by stream banks. Discover more about these beautiful early bloomers at April’s Growing Community Program presented by the DeWitt and Piatt Master Gardeners.
Spring Wildflowers will be at noon on April 15 at the Piatt County Extension Office, 210 S. Market St., Monticello. Come learn about the beauty of native spring-blooming plants and find resources for cultivating and caring for these plants in your garden
There is no charge to attend this program, please visit go.illinois.edu/MGflowers by April 14 to register.
The Master Gardener program took root at Washington State University in 1973 and has since been implemented across the United States in all 50 states, including Illinois. The Master Gardener program of Washington State University Extension remains a flagship initiative. This year, we celebrate 50 years of impact for the Illinois Extension Master Gardener program, highlighting the mission of “Helping Others Learn to Grow.”
University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, please call 217-762-2191. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time for meeting your access needs.
SOURCE: Beth Miglin, Horticulture Program Coordinator, University of Illinois Extension
About Extension
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state’s land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy. Learn more at extension.illinois.edu.
–Maria Lightner, University of Illinois Extension
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