Freeport, IL----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 that will provide you with a research-based answer to your home gardening question.  Call the University of Illinois Extension-Stephenson County at (815) 235-4125 to reach the Master Gardener Helpline or fill out a form on-line at go.illinois.edu/mghelpline .

The Master Gardeners volunteers participate in horticulture training led by University of Illinois Extension Educators. During Master Gardener training the volunteers learn about all aspects of horticulture but they also receive training about the resources that the University of Illinois Extension has available. 

Each year the Master Gardeners field a variety of questions from across the county. These calls are logged in order to identify trends in disease issues or pest populations. Master Gardeners answer homeowner’s questions regarding trees, shrubs, perennials, insects, lawns and more, answering the questions with research-based information from the University of Illinois. 

To reach the Master Gardener Helpline in Stephenson County call (815) 235-4125. Visit us online at go.illinois.edu/jsw to see the multitude of on-line resources that are avaible for the home gardener.