University of Illinois Extension Office – McHenry County      https://web.extension.illinois.edu/lm/

McHenry County College Gardenfest
https://www.mchenry.edu/Gardenfest/

Chicago Botanic Garden
https://www.chicagobotanic.org/

The Land Conservacy of McHenry County
https://www.conservemc.org/

The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee https://thewppc.org/about-us/

Garden clubs of Illinois. https://www.gardenclubsofillinois.org

National Garden Club. https://www.gardenclub.org

The Morton Arboretum https://www.mortonarb.org

Crystal Lake Farmers Market https://www.downtowncl.org/annual-events/farmers-market

Environmental Defenders of McHenry County https://www.mcdef.org

Big Bug Hunt https://www.bigbughunt.com

Chicago’s Lurie Garden. https://www.Luriegarden.org

Xerces Society https://www.Xerces.org

Take a prairie hike with Cindy https://www.cindycrosby.com

Learn about butterfly identification. https://www.gardenswithwings.com/

Air quality in your zip code. https://www.airnow.gov

Northern Illinois Hosta Society. https://www.northernillinoishostasociety.org

Comprehensive guide about Roundup. https://www.drugwatch.com/roundup/

Roundup alternatives. https://www.drugwatch.com/roundup/alternatives/

Weed identification. http://weeds.cropsci.illinois.edu/weedid.htm

Native plants online catalogs https://www.prairienursery.com https://www.prairiemoon.com

Monarch waystation info. HTTPS://www.monarchwatch.org/waystations/

Milkweed for Monarchs. https://www.milkweedformonarchs.info

Midwest Invasive Plant Network. https://www.mipn.org

Illinois Pollinators https://illinoispollinators.org/?fbclid=IwAR3R8_7qmc0IgR5NaeAwlAu0k7xQe2lkXz6rF9uVG3fsiwjif-8DYPn8F3k_aem_AZSu0zMf7ToJ1GAW_x8END7VDqLaI2UdzZxUNZc3MaxPaaK3wvwC7ZqW3nIZIWsDaCA

Paw Paw Everlast Label Company https://www.everlastlabel.com

Piet Oudolf’s Top 100 plants https://www.shootgardening.com/articles/piet-oudolfs-top-100-plants

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