The series is in its seventh year. It was started by long-time Homewood Tree Committee Chairwoman Maureen Guger. She stepped down last year, but her successor, Jason Baldauf, is keeping the program going. He said the topics this year, as always, will cover a lot of ground.
“There’s a lot of gardening topics, and sustainability,” Baldauf said. “If you love to garden and you love the environment and you want to just learn” Green Thumb Saturday is the place to be, he added.
Green Thumb Saturdays is sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension and the Homewood Tree Committee. Sessions take place from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. in the board room of Homewood village hall, 2020 Chestnut Road.
April 13: Monarch butterflies, presented by Lorey Ford, master gardener with the University of llinois Extension
May 11: Homewood flower containers, presented by Homewood arborist Bryon Doerr
June 8: Roses, presented by Frank DeVries of the Sauk Trail Rose Society
July 13: Plant propagation, presented by Nancy Kreith, horticulture educator with the University of Illinois Extension
Aug. 10: Environmentally friendly lawn care, presented by Dave Ward, superintendent of Golf at Coyote Run Golf Course
Sept. 14: Garden pests, presented by Donna Kocim, master gardener with the University of llinois Extension