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DESCRIPTION:First 100 Native Gardens Walk\nSaturday\, August 18\nThis yea
 r the Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee (WPPC) is celebr
 ating a major accomplishment---over 100 homeowners in McHenry County hav
 e planted native gardens in their yards.&nbsp\; Saturday\, August 18\, t
 wenty-one of these yards will be open to the public for a self-guided to
 ur from 10am to 2pm.&nbsp\; Tour yards are located throughout McHenry Co
 unty in Algonquin\, Crystal Lake\, Huntley\, Johnsburg\, Lake-in-the-Hil
 ls\, Lakewood\, Spring Grove\, Woodstock\, plus one in Lake County\, Isl
 and Lake\, and one in Kane County\, Dundee.&nbsp\; There is no charge fo
 r the tour and attendees may create their own tour route\, visiting one 
 or all of the twenty-one yards.\nHomeowners have planted woodland shade 
 gardens\, savanna gardens\, prairie gardens\, and rain gardens ranging i
 n size from 100 square feet to over 600 square feet on lots ranging in s
 ize from a regular city lot to 6 acres. They have all been planted as pa
 rt of the &ldquo\;Natural Garden in Your Yard&rdquo\; (NGYY) mentoring p
 rogram of the WPPC.&nbsp\; The program is based on the concept that many
  small native gardens\, when combined as part of the bigger picture can 
 make a big difference for a cleaner\, healthier environment for all.\nNa
 tive gardens provide numerous benefits to the homeowner including lower 
 energy costs\, no fertilizers or pesticides cost\, improved air quality\
 , \, improved water drainage\, increased number of birds and other wildl
 ife visiting the yard and increased awareness of natural history.&nbsp\;
  By planting a rain garden\, homeowners can solve some water issues such
  as pooling and help to recharge the aquifer.\nA brief description of ea
 ch yard on the tour\, along with the name and address of the owners is a
 vailable on line at the WPPC website: thewppc.org.\nIf you are intereste
 d in planting a native garden in your yard\, visit thewppc.org\, and cli
 ck on &ldquo\;Natural Garden in Your Yard.&rdquo\;&nbsp\;\nIf you have a
 dditional questions regarding the NGYY program or the tour\,\ncontact Ca
 rol Rice: &nbsp\;847-382-1181 or email:&nbsp\; goforsix@aol.com.
URL:http://algonquin.patch.com/events/wppc-native-garden-tour
SUMMARY:WPPC Native Garden Tour
LOCATION:4332 Princeton Ln\, Lake In the Hills\, IL 60156: 4332 Princeton
  Ln\, Lake In the Hills\, IL
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