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Naperville Eats: Plant sale promotes gardening, raising funds for club

By on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 | No Comments

Wholesome is one way to describe Angel Whitt’s lifestyle. She buys flour in 25-pound sacks to make her own daily bread. She cares for four chickens who supply her with eggs, comfort and garden pest control. Vegetables and berries grow around her Naperville home in raised beds, among flowers and on decorative trellises. Herbs flourish [...]

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Summer Gardening

By on Monday, July 25th, 2011 | No Comments

Summer Gardening Temperatures have reached more than 100 degrees for the first time in six years. And for the summer gardener the scorching heat issues means more watering and more pests for your plants. NCTV17's Ryan Jones has some tips to keep your garden healthy and beautiful. From: nctv17 Views: 1 0 ratings Time: 02:19 [...]

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Master Gardeners at the Naperville Garden Plots: Growing good will and gardening skill

By on Friday, June 10th, 2011 | No Comments

The Naperville Community Garden Plots at West Street always have provided a sense of community in addition to beautiful flowers and tasty vegetables. This year, master gardeners from the University of Illinois Extension and the Naperville Community Gardeners are teaming up to cultivate several rows of vegetables to donate to Loaves and Fishes community food [...]

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Indoor Gardening

By on Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 | No Comments

Indoor Gardening From: nctv17 Views: 1 0 ratings Time: 02:07 More in News & Politics View full post on Uploads by nctv17

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Things to do: Gardening program

By on Thursday, December 30th, 2010 | No Comments

Monday Gardening program: Naperville Community Gardeners invite the public to their program “The Herb Tea Garden” by Nina Koziol. The program is free and follows the monthly meeting. Meetings begin at 7 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church, 1105 Catalpa Lane, Naperville. Visit napervillecommunitygardeners.org. Christmas tree pickup: The Naperville Township Highway … View full post on [...]

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2010 harvest at the Naperville Community Garden Plots: vegetables, flowers, friendships, generosity, and passion for gardening

By on Thursday, September 30th, 2010 | No Comments

2010 was a year of change at the Naperville Park District’s Community Garden Plots on West Street. With the construction of athletic fields on the south end of the property by School District 203, the plots needed to be reconfigured. Although the total number of available garden plots decreased from 590 to 515, each gardener [...]

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