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Online training and testing closed for maintenance until October 2024
As the spray season is winding down for many Illinois pesticide applicators, the training and testing season has also slowed way down for The...
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Managing Magnolia Scale
Magnolias are some of the most popular ornamental trees across the US.  Known for spectacular flowering displays, they come in various shapes...
Chromatic cohesion: the power of analogous colors steps on walkway framed by flowers of red and pink
Chromatic cohesion: the power of analogous colors
A few weeks ago, we began a discussion about color. We started with complementary colors, those that are opposite of each other on the color wheel....
From theory to practice: Applying complementary colors in the landscape purple coneflower and yellow coreopsis
From theory to practice: Applying complementary colors in the landscape
Although we have been taught colors since before we began attending school, colors can be challenging. Colors are complicated and there is so much...
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Helpline answers Home Gardening Questions
Have a gardening question?  The Master Gardener Helpline at the University of Illinois Extension is open for the season. Designed to help the home gardener with their questions, the helpline is staffed with Master Gardener volunteers who will provide a research-based...
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