The Extension Connection

Do I Really Need Native Pollinators?
The Crossing Garden Education series is a free monthly program focusing on a variety of topics during the 2025 growing season. Join the Master Gardeners for this month's session to learn why pollinators are important and how natives can play a role in the garden. Dates and topics for...

Homegrown Harvest: Cool Season Crops
Homegrown Harvest is a series of free, family-friendly vegetable garden workshops designed to support beginning gardeners through the growing season. Topics include seed starting, warm and cool season crops, planting, harvesting, soil health, and garden tool maintenance.Workshop materials will be...

Gardening Made Easy
With the arrival of spring, many of us look forward to planting our flower and vegetable gardens and the new plants growing. Did you know that there are ways you can simplify your gardening chores while making gardening less work and not back breaking? Learn how to make your home gardening easier...

Spring Wildflowers
Spring wildflowers love the early spring sunlight and are often found in woodland edges, meadows, and along stream banks. Learn about the beauty of our native spring-blooming plants and resources on cultivating and caring for these plants at home in your garden.  Register by April...

Container Gardens
Container Gardens with DeWitt & Piatt County Master Gardeners  Learn about the advantages of gardening in containers and tips for creating a beautiful flower container garden. We'll cover containers, soil, plant selection, and proper care procedures. Participants will...

Master Gardener Plant Sale
Come and join the Master Gardeners and the Master Naturalists for our annual Plant Sale. We will have a variety of plants such as annuals, perennials, house plants, natives, succulents, hanging baskets, vegetables, tomatoes, and herbs.  Master Gardener and Master Naturalist volunteers will...

Unlock the Secrets of Sourdough
Turn simple ingredients like flour, water, and salt into flavorful sourdough loaves.  Join this class to gain a better understanding of the entire sourdough breadmaking process and leave with a list of resources to help you continue your breadmaking journey at home.  Please register by...

Windowsill Wonders: Herb Magic
Learn how to grow, cut, dry, and cook with fresh herbs from your own windowsill.  Participants will plant rosemary, basil, and dill to take home.  Please register by April 28 by clicking the "register here" button or by calling 217-935-5764.