This past weekend, gardening enthusiasts gathered at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison for the PBS Wisconsin Garden & Green Living Expo. The three-day event featured a bustling exhibitor mall, hands-on workshops, and over 150 educational seminars on topics like organic gardening and pollinator-friendly landscapes.

Local businesses within and near Fitchrona showcased their sustainable products and services. Experts from UW-Madison Extension and master gardeners were on hand to share their knowledge with attendees.

Here are just a few of the local featured businesses at the expo:

Bee-utiful Honey & Candles – Oregon, WI

• Bee-utiful Honey & Candles specializes in 100% raw local honey harvested from over 100 hives in Oregon, WI, and the Chicagoland area. They also offer beeswax candles, salves, and balms.

America's Best Flowers – Cottage Grove, WI

• America's Best Flowers is a full-service garden center offering annuals, perennials, shrubs, and gardening supplies.

The Flower Factory – Stoughton, WI

• The Flower Factory is one of the Midwest's largest hardy plant nurseries, offering a vast selection of perennials, grasses, and shrubs.

Formecology, LLC – Evansville, WI

• Formecology, LLC specializes in sustainable and ecological landscape design and management.

Keleny Top Soil Inc. – Oregon, WI

• Keleny Top Soil Inc. provides topsoil, mulch, and other landscaping materials.