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Master Gardeners

Extension has a vast collection of resources addressing horticultural interests across Illinois. We recognize that home and commercial horticulturalists each have unique needs, so we've cultivated a set of resources designed to address their top concerns. These collections represent the topic areas where we usually get the most questions, but our expertise covers everything from trees to tomatoes to tulips.

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Read Gardeners Corner

Healthy soil is the foundation of natural lawn care. When you return nutrients and maintain your soil, it will ultimately lead to better lawn establishment.
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You are subscribing to receive Gardeners Corner, a quarterly e-newsletter about home gardening topics.
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Info Sheet | How to create a sensory garden

Sensory gardens are areas designed to stimulate one or more of the five senses: sight, smell, sound, taste, and touch. They entice a visitor to view plants at at close range, to reach out and touch, to inhale a fragrance, to listen, and to actively experience the garden with all their senses.  
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Ask a Master Gardener

The Boone, DeKalb and Ogle County Master Gardeners are ready and willing to help answer your yard and garden questions. Call our Help Desks- Boone County Master Gardeners, 815-544-3710; DeKalb County Master Gardeners, 815-758-8194; and Ogle County Master Gardeners, 815-732-2191.

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Connie Handel

DeKalb County Program Coordinator
Serving Boone, DeKalb and Ogle Counties
cahandel@illinois.edu
815-758-8194
Judy Hodge

Judy Hodge

Boone County Program Coordinator
Serving Boone, DeKalb and Ogle Counties
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Energy
Master Gardeners
hodg@illinois.edu
815-544-3710
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Cindy Jankiewicz

Ogle County Ag and Natural Resources Program Coordinator
Serving Boone, DeKalb and Ogle Counties
cjankie@illinois.edu
815-732-2191

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