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Tips for selecting and transporting holiday plants. Bright red and green poinsettia plants
Read article: Tips for selecting and transporting holiday plants
Tips for selecting and transporting holiday plants
The holiday season is here, which means evergreens, poinsettias, amaryllis, and other holiday plants have arrived in stores. Plants are often at the...
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Read article: Summer garden tips for watering plants
Summer garden tips for watering plants
Summer is in full swing, even if we still have to break out the light jackets in the evenings.  It’s so nice to see my flower beds really starting to...
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Read article: Growing apples in your home orchard
Growing apples in your home orchard
There is a lot of interest by home gardeners to raise and produce organic fruit. The good news is it can be done! Home growers...
Read article: Pruning cuts can tell a tale
Pruning cuts can tell a tale
If you are just dying to get into the garden these days, there is one essential practice that is best done during winter dormancy. Pruning is perhaps...

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Native Plants for Use in Your Home Garden
by Master Gardener Jan Phipps Along with all the interest in native plants, there is also a desire to get to know and start growing prairie plants. You do not need an acre of land dedicated to prairie. It is possible to incorporate some of the prairie plants into your home garden....
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Prepare your trees for severe weather
URBANA, Ill. – Spring showers, summer thunderstorms, a winter dusting of snow; these are familiar weather events for Midwesterners, but as climate changes so do weather events. Extreme weather is increasing in Illinois. Over the past 120 years, significant changes have occurred that are...
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Keep garden, plants hydrated going into fall
URBANA, Ill. — This summer has brought drought to many parts of Illinois. Most gardeners are aware that plants need water to thrive, but it can be helpful to review the ins and outs of garden hydration to ensure the best results.  “Many environmental conditions factor into plant survival...
Six ways to keep your hosta foliage looking great
A mainstay of any shade garden in the Midwest, Hostas are grown partly for their flowers but mainly fabulous foliage. To keep that foliage looking great, watch out for these problems. Fortunately, you are far less likely to run into Hosta Virus X (HVX) today than a decade ago, thanks to...

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