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March 26, 2013

Plant Sales, Pre-Order Dates and a Native Plant Class for 2013

Possibility Place has just updated the News & Events page with 2013 dates for pre-orders and plant sales. We’re also happy to announce our Forest Preserve District of DuPage County: Landscaping with Native Plants Class which will be held in Oak Brook on Saturday, April 20, from 1:30–3:30 PM. Visit News & Events for more dates, and more [...]

December 5, 2012

Possibility Place vs Conventional Planting with H.O.P.E.

In November of 2012 we had students from the H.O.P.E. (Horticultural Occupational & Professional Experience) program visit Possibility Place. The focus of the program is to expose college age students to different aspects of the horticultural industry. They visit and work at a different nursery/garden center for two days a month for six months. It [...]

October 20, 2012

Weather Adds to the Challenge

Some of you may have read my post last fall about collecting acorns and all the idiosyncrasies of the different types of oaks as well as the other consumers I have to contend with to get my job as propagator done. Well, here I am starting my fourth year at Possibility Place Nursery and I [...]

March 22, 2012

Down and Dirty: Learning isn’t always tidy!

This April 14th from 8:30 AM to Noon we are having another of our hands-on learning experiences. It’s not one of those mamby-pamby classes, either—we’re sticking you out in the weather under the same conditions that we work in every day! It will be dirty, possibly wet and loads of fun for those of us [...]