Questions and Answers. Question. Should I do a preventative treatment on my ash tree, even though it doesn't have the pest yet? Answer. University of Illinois Extension recommends doing a preventative treatment for Emerald Ash Borer only when the beetle has been confirmed within...
Written by Rhonda Ferree, retired horticulture educator
Recently I toured the Illinois Department of Agriculture's green roof on their administration building at the State Fairgrounds in Springfield. It is an impressive sea of green sedum growing atop a structure of concrete and steel....
Written by Rhonda Ferree, retired horticulture educator
It is time to think about mosquito control and the prevention of West Nile Virus. Since we don't know what this mosquito season will bring, don't let down your guard. Remember to "dump the water" and follow these tips to protect...
Written by Rhonda Ferree, retired horticulture educator
Although ornamental flowering pears are beautiful in the spring, they have several severe problems. Below is a portion of an article written by Sandy Mason, Extension Educator in horticulture based in Champaign, IL. Since this...
Weekly Crop Update 7-9-14 By Mike Roegge, University of Illinois Extension, Adams/Brown/Hancock/Pike/Schuyler Strawberry harvest was completed several weeks ago, but there is still a little time to renovate the patch if you've not completed that chore yet. You want to do this as soon as harvest...
Written by Rhonda Ferree, retired horticulture educator
Thousand Cankers Disease was recently confirmed in Indiana, putting the disease threateningly close to Illinois walnut trees.
Kelly Estes, Agricultural Pest Survey Coordinator for Illinois Natural History Survey, reported on this...
Written by Rhonda Ferree, retired horticulture educator
July brings us our seventh gardening trend for 2014: Simple Elegance: Think one color flower in an elegant container.
Many people think of a mono-chromatic color scheme as boring, but it can be quite impressive
The Garden...
Written by Rhonda Ferree, retired horticulture educator
Despite making it through a brutally cold winter, knockouts and other rose varieties are being eaten by the larvae of sawfly stated Horticulture Educator, Kelly Allsup. The larvae, not a slug, is yellow- green and velvety looking, 1/...
Written by Rhonda Ferree, retired horticulture educator
The Wildlife Prairie Park Butterfly Habitat was awarded a University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Teamwork Award at an awards banquet in Champaign on June 13th.
The Master Gardener Teamwork Award recognizes groups of Master...
