For your added knowledge and enjoyment, Plantscape offers FREE seminars and special
events throughout the year. Presentations are made here at Plantscape in our seminar
building located behind the garden center building.
The seminar building is also available for meetings at no charge. Contact us to arrange
date and time.
Presented by Sonja Lallemand, Horticulturist and retired Extension Educator
Learn how to create a beautiful landscape feature in your yard that captures
and filters runoff from your roof, driveway or other hard surfaces by attending a
“Rain Garden” seminar presented by Sonja Lallemand, horticulturist and retired extension
educator, on Saturday, October 11, at 10:00 a.m. She will present information on
the benefits of hard-working rain gardens to prevent flooding, increase home value,
and create habitat for birds and butterflies. Rain gardens are built on a downhill
slope filled with native grasses and plants that collect runoff from downspouts and
roads and gradually soak the water into the soil, nourishing plants and creating
a diverse habitat. Learn how to build your own rain garden to the proper size, soil,
and depth, where to locate it, and which plants are best to grow in rain gardens.
This is an interesting and beneficial topic for all.
Join us for this informative seminar on Saturday, October 11, at 10:00 a.m.
here at Plantscape. Call 942-4865 or email us at plantscape@mediacombb.net to reserve
a seat for this free seminar so we will know how many people to expect. Participants
may register at the seminar for FREE products which will be given away after the
seminar!
“Attracting Wild Birds to Your Feeder”
Saturday, November 22, 10:00 a.m.
Presented by Vicki Lang-Mendenhall, Southern Illinois Audubon Society
Learn how to attract and recognize the birds at your feeders by attending this
very informative seminar presented by Vicki Lang-Mendenhall of the Southern Illinois
Audubon Society on Saturday, November 22, at 10:00 a.m. here at Plantscape. She
is an avid birder who enjoys spending time outdoors and is president of the Southern
Illinois Audubon Society. She will present a PowerPoint presentation on how to attract
birds to your feeders, what types to expect, identification of birds in southern
Illinois, recommended food and feeders, and the importance of water and suet in an
all-round wild bird feeding program. Handouts will be available and a question-and-answer
session will follow the seminar.
The seminar is free of charge but please register by calling 942-4865 or email
us at plantscape@mediacombb.net so we will know how many people to expect. Join
us for this very informative seminar by a local birding expert. Participants may
register at the seminar for FREE bird products which will be given away after the
seminar!
