Missouri Botanical Garden Bus Trip
  Taylorville, Ill. – On Wednesday, September 18, University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners of Christian County are hosting a Missouri Botanical Garden bus trip. Master Gardeners and horticulture educator Andrew Holsinger will be aboard for this day of garden fun. We leave...

Pathogen That Causes Sudden Oak Death Found in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The pathogen which causes Sudden Oak Death, a plant disease that has killed large tracts of oaks and affected many native plant species in California, Oregon, and Europe, has been found in Illinois. Phytophthora ramorum, the causal agent of Sudden Oak Death (SOD...