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.
Seminars & Events
“Attracting and Raising Purple Martins”
Saturday, February 23, 2019, 10:00 a.m.
Presented by Steve Gartside
Local purple martin expert Steve Gartside from Tamaroa, Illinois, will present
“Attracting and Raising Purple Martins” on Saturday, February 23, at 10:00 a.m. here
at Plantscape. Anyone wishing to attract purple martins or those with existing
houses will learn valuable information such as migration, types of houses, how to
attract purple martins, problems with predators, feeding habits, nest checking and
support of the babies to fledgling. Steve is a devoted birder with in-
Call 942-
March Seminar: “Introduction to Beekeeping”
Saturday, March 2, 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Presented by the Southern Illinois Beekeeping Association
March Seminar:
“Growing Fruits in Your Own Backyard”
Saturday, March 23, 10:00 a.m.
Presented by Sonja Lallemand, Horticulturist
April Seminar: “Square Foot Gardening”
Saturday, April 7, 10:00 a.m.
Presented by Master Gardeners
Herb Klickner and George Turner
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