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Take your houseplants on a summer vacation…to the patio!
It’s not just kids who love going on vacation during the summer—your houseplants might enjoy one too! Many indoor plants originate from tropical...
Nasturtium flowers
Spice up the garden with edible flowers
May is finally here, when Spring has sprung and homeowners are rushing to get the garden ready. As gardeners start their season, consider something...
Baptisia: Bold, beautiful, and underused native perennials. Purple baptisia flowers and green foliage
Baptisia: Bold, beautiful, and underused native perennials
As gardeners, we're often on the lookout for low-maintenance plants with colorful flower displays. One such plant that fits that description, and is...
Soak it up: rain garden and bioswale curb cut with water flowing into a vegetative swale
Soak it up: rain gardens and bioswales
Homeowners looking to enhance their landscape this year while managing stormwater have options available. Green infrastructure options include...
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Bee on a flower
Celebrate National Pollinator Week in your container garden and beyond
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Pollinators are struggling, but they play a huge role in our everyday lives. Bees, butterflies, and other tiny pollinators help produce about one-third of the food we eat and keep over 80% of flowering plants thriving. They’re essential not just for nature, but for people too...
A tree grows next to a street with exposed and damaged girdling roots
Don’t be stumped by tree problems
URBANA, Ill. — In urban settings like parks and yards, numerous challenges threaten tree health and longevity. Environmental or abiotic stressors are often the culprit, and as a tree’s health declines, it will become more susceptible to living or biotic organisms like pests or disease....
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The Buzz About Bees

What's all the Buzz about Bees? Illinois Extension is here with information

Join University of Illinois Extension and Extension Educator Sreelakshmi Suresh in this info-packed Wilderness Wednesday webinar sponsored by...

Starting a Garden: Seed Starting Basics

 

Are you new to starting your own vegetable garden seeds? Doing it yourself can save you money and get you involved with the food you eat from seed to harvest. In this video, Illinois Extension horticulture educator Chris Enroth demonstrates seed starting while at home during the...

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Travis Burke

Travis Burke

Assistant Dean, Agriculture/Agri-Business Program Leader
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