Free Online Class for Chicago Gardeners

"5 Steps to a No-Fuss Native Garden"

Want a thriving, low-maintenance yard filled with native plants but not sure how to start? 

The questions we'll answer in this class:

• How do I create a native garden that attracts butterflies, birds, and other pollinators? 
  
• What plants are best for the conditions in my yard re: soil, sun exposure, flooding, a sunny parkway, next to my garage facing north, the skinny strip between Chicago houses, etc? 
• How do I prep my yard to plant a native garden?
• How do I calculate how many native plants will I need for my space (and make it easier with our special NBN 1-2-1 grass + sedge planting system)?

You'll learn the 5 simple steps to planning, planting, and maintaining a gorgeous native garden for the Chicagoland area. No stress, no guesswork —just practical tips to get you growing.

This is a FREE beginner-friendly class (we taught it for Chicago Bungalow Association - love them).

NOTE: Scroll down below the video for helpful resources and links for native gardeners in the Chicago area. 😀

Helpful resources, links and service to help you with your Chicago native garden.

1. Plan

• NBN Garden Consultation + Action Plan (service)

• Top Native Plants for Difficult Spaces in Chicago (article)

2. Prep

• Garden Together (service: garden alongside an NBN horticulturalist and learn!)

• Guide to Removing Turf Grass (article)

• Gardening Tools We Love and Use Every Day (article)
  

3. Plant

• NBN Planting Service (service)

4. Steward

• The Tidy Mess Model (article)

• Native Gardening Guide: month-by-month Chicago calendar of to-do's

5. Share

• Share plants, seeds, and info with your neighbors, friends, and gardening groups. 

• Show us what you're doing! Tag us on social media (@northbranchnatives) and use the hashtag #northbranchnatives so we can follow along.
  
• Share a garden update or observations with NBN! Email us at letsgrow@northbranchnatives.

• 🐝 And remember, "Plant it and they will come!" We 💚 pollinators.