Gardeners Corner
Goodbye to Gardeners Corner
As seasons change, so do the ways gardening skills are shared. After years of the quarterly Gardeners Corner issue straight to inboxes, the Illinois Extension publication ended releasing new editions in summer 2025.
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Gardeners Corner Spring 2022
- Get growing with indoor kitchen garden
- Flavor your meals with low-maintenance homegrown herbs
- Scale up your garden’s health with fish emulsion fertilizer
- Early blooming spring ephemerals flowers welcome warmer weather
- Give caterpillars a chance with soft landings under trees
- Grow curly willows for an artistic twist in the landscape, winter flower arrangements
- Magnolia blooms, beetles are nature’s spring flower odd couple
- Slow stormwater, prevent floods with rain friendly landscaping
Gardeners Corner Winter 2021-22
- Keep worms warm for winter vermicomposting
- Watering trees, shrubs in the fall and winter is a balancing act
- DIY bottle terrariums make great holiday gift
- Low-maintenance, winter blooming holiday cacti are gift that keep on giving
- Poinsettias add a rainbow of color options to holiday décor
- Give Christmas trees a second life after the holidays
- Use DIY kokedama moss balls to grow houseplants
- Plant cover crops at home for healthier soils
- Garden catalog season gives gardeners chance to explore, shop for next year's seeds
- Trim trees, shrubs in the dormant season for stronger, healthier plants
Gardeners Corner Fall 2021
- Plant asters for unique display of fall color
- Small bees attracted to small flowers
- Tips for planting balled-burlapped trees for long-term health, success
- Some trees weather wet soils, floods better than others
- Fall is for feathered friends, fireplaces
- Healthy gardens start with sensible soil testing
- Proper maintenance extends lifespan, save money on garden tools
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