Gardening

Students at the Regional Alternative School in Bloomington are getting their hands dirty as they learn the importance of gardening and agriculture by growing their very own food.

The University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners program is marking 50 years of operation in McLean and surrounding counties. The program teaches volunteers research-based gardening skills to take back to their communities.

Options abound for Mother's Day bunches this Sunday. Or, take her to Community Players for the opening weekend of their laugh-out-loud play, "Moon Over Buffalo."

Dale Naffziger has put the 4.2 acre garden center campus and business up for sale after building it from the ground-up starting in 1984.

The holiday weekend includes Mackinaw Valley Vineyard's annual festival of craft beer and wines from around the world.

Area Irish pubs are bringing out all the stops for St. Patrick's Day, with beer and whiskey flights, Irish music and dance, corned beef and cabbage and bagpipers galore.

The David Davis Mansion in Bloomington marks 25 years of sharing the best of gardens and gardening in McLean County with the Glorious Gardens Festival July 16-17.

Passers-by are getting quite a view outside a home on Vernon Avenue in Normal: Instead of flower beds chilling in the front yard, there are 15-foot stalks…

COVID-19 has raised concerns about supply chains and timely delivery to stores. That includes the most important supply chain – food.Some gardeners in…

The wonderful array of plantings on the Illinois State University campus can provide inspiration for new landscaping ideas in your yard.ISU's campus is…