There’s more to lawns than mowing. Lawns are an important part of our landscape. This website is designed to provide best management practices and current research on lawn care to help you make the decisions for your lawn. Let University of Illinois Extension help you get the lawn you desire.

Growing your own food can be an incredibly rewarding experience. But there’s more to it than tossing some seeds in the ground. Illinois Extension has done the research for you and presents these easy-to-understand steps for planting, harvesting, cooking, and preserving your garden's harvest. 

Pollinators are a group of amazing insects that are vital to both plant life and human life on earth. In recent years, pollinator populations have been declining dramatically which has prompted an immediate need for their protection and perpetuation on the landscape. Explore our website to learn more about the fascinating relationship between these important insects and the plant life we all depend on.

The website showcases gardens in Mercer and Rock Island counties that are supported by Extension Master Gardener and Naturalist volunteers, and Extension educators. These gardens demonstrate gardening practices, educate the public, grow food for donation, provide restorative spaces, and offer environmental benefits. 

Help for whatever horticulture project you're growing! Plants add beauty, food, medicines, fiber, and foundational building blocks for our everyday needs. Choose the topic you need today, or explore our range of website as you dream big dreams for tomorrow.

To gardeners, compost is considered "black gold" because of its many benefits in the garden. Compost is a great material for garden soil. Illinois Extension has the resources you need to get started with home composting.