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Urban Tree Conference: Storm Damaged Trees
11:10AM-12:15 PM
Thu, 01/21/2021 - 12:00
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Bi-State Garden Conference
6:00 pm
Thu, 01/21/2021 - 12:00
Online
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Urban Tree Conference: Invasive Tree Management
9-10 AM
Thu, 01/21/2021 - 12:00
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Urban Tree Conference: Best Practices for Growing Roadside Trees
10:05-11:05 AM
Thu, 01/21/2021 - 12:00
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Urban Tree Conference: Identifying Oaks in Urban Forests and Landscapes
9-10 AM
Fri, 01/22/2021 - 12:00
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Urban Tree Conference: Natural Defense Mechanisms in Trees
10:05-11:05am
Fri, 01/22/2021 - 12:00
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Urban Tree Conference: Keynote - An Approach to Pruning you Won’t Forget
11:10am-12:15pm
Fri, 01/22/2021 - 12:00
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Houseplants 101: How Not to Kill Your Houseplants
7:00 pm
Tue, 01/26/2021 - 12:00
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Growing Great Vegetables: Where will you Garden?
6-7PM
Tue, 01/26/2021 - 12:00
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The Great Backyard Bird Count
Noon
Mon, 02/01/2021 - 12:00
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Master Gardener Hybrid Training
Tue, 02/02/2021 - 12:00
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Master Gardener Hybrid Training Registration Closes
Tue, 02/09/2021 - 12:00
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Native Landscape Design Workshop
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sat, 02/20/2021 - 12:00
Webinar
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Home, Lawn, and Garden Day 2021 - Virtual Edition!
8:15 AM - 1 PM
Sat, 03/06/2021 - 12:00
Online
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School and Community Garden Training
10:00 AM
Sat, 03/13/2021 - 12:00
Webinar
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Garden Day Workshop
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sat, 03/13/2021 - 12:00
Online
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Gardener's Day
Sat, 03/27/2021 - 12:00
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Master Gardener Summer 2021 Self-Paced Online Training Registration Closes
Mon, 05/10/2021 - 12:00
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Master Gardener In-Person Training Registration Closes
Mon, 09/06/2021 - 12:00
Macon County Extension Office
3351 North President Howard Brown Blvd
Decatur, IL 62521
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Master Gardener Fall 2021 Self-Paced Online Training Registration Closes
Mon, 09/06/2021 - 12:00
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Monarch Migration Festival
Sat, 09/11/2021 - 12:00
Galesburg
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Blog Posts
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Positive Change Can Make a Difference in Your Community
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Popular houseplants: Is it philodendron or pothos?
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History of Poinsettia
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Holiday Cacti
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Kissing under the mistletoe – A holiday favorite with a dark side
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Mushroom Workshop Reaches Thousands Via Live Presentation and Recording
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Fall evokes the five basic senses - November, 2020
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Evergreen leaves live longer lives - October, 2020
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Bringing Container Plants in for the Winter - September, 2020
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Hairy Crabweed is one bad weed! - August, 2020
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Editing Aggressive Plants in the Garden - June 2020
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How to winterize outdoor plumbing - irrigation, hoses, spigots
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DIY dried flowers for Thanksgiving
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What I Do and Why It Matters - Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle
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Dealing with plant pandemics
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More spooky and scary plants
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Dealing with Fall Drought: Get your plants ready for winter
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Handling pumpkins, mums and other fall decorations
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Evergreens losing needles: Fall needle drop
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University of Illinois College of Medicine - Peoria Partnership
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Local Schools and Organizations Trained to Start School Gardens
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Fall Flavors: Pumpkin vs. Apple
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Facebook Live with the Horticulturalists
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Should we paint tree wounds?
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It's big, but it's not a murder hornet: How to identify large wasps
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Divide and Conquer in Fall
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At-Home Science for Kids: Raising butterflies and more!
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Growing and Using Peppers
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Growing and Harvesting Okra
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We Need Your Input!
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Seed Packets
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Recommended Reading for Gardeners During a Pandemic
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Harvesting garden vegetables
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The Gardening Helpline: An Extension Tradition Going Strong
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Handling your fresh-picked produce
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Tree troubles usually start at the base of the trunk
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Bee Lazy for Pollinators
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Milkweed
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Prime Time for a Summer Treat
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Blueberries
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Garlic: So easy even I can grow it!
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The cicadas are coming (or already here)
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Ladybug, Ladybug
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Growing irises: How to plant, grow and care for iris
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Anthracnose
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Home Horticultural Remedies
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Pineberries: Pineapple-flavored Strawberries
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How to Grow Popular Herbs
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How to Grow Peppers
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The New Victory Garden
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Beware of spring freeze coming
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Trouble(s) with Cucurbits
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Welcome to My Jungle - May, 2020
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The Many Different Types of Cucurbits
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Extension Master Gardener Trainees Revamp Peoria Zoo Pollinator Garden
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Trouble(s) with Tomatoes
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How to Grow Tomatoes
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How to Grow Sweet Potatoes
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How to Grow Carrots
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Starting a Garden: Irrigation
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ZZ Plant is a Tropical that Thrives Indoors
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Starting a Garden: Fertilization
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Starting a Garden: Pest Management
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Starting a Garden: Supporting Plants
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Flowers-Kimmerle Teaches Webinar Session on Winter Sowing of Seeds
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Starting a Garden: Season Extension
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Sick plants? No problem! UIUC Plant Clinic still open!
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Starting a Garden: Weed Management
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Starting a Garden: Types of Gardens
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Starting a Garden: Warm Season Vegetables
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Starting a Garden: Cool-Season Vegetables | And my top 5 cool-season crops to grow
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Starting a Garden: Supplemental Lighting for Indoor Seed Starting
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Remember the Feeling of Spring
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Dye Spring Colorful
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Kick off spring in Pontiac with Livingston County Master Gardeners
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The Reality of Growing Plants for a Living
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Creating an Edible Landscape
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Landscape Drainage for Homeowners
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The 2020 Perennial Plant of the Year with Martha Smith
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Illinois Vegetable Planting - Dates, Spacing, and Seeds
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Bringing Spring Indoors - Forcing Branches
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Bald Eagles: Noble bird or thieving scavenger?
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Homegrown: DIY Hydroponics for All Gardeners
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What’s Not-So-New in the Home Orchard
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Norfolk Island Pines
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New Garden Plants for 2020
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New Year, New Yard: Making plans for your landscape in 2020
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Christmas Trees After the Holidays
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What are Those Bugs in My Flour? – Pantry Pests
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Gift Ideas for Gardeners this Holiday Season
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What's the Difference Between Sweet Potatoes and Yams?
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Parsnips – An Underrated Vegetable
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Cranberries
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Extension Master Gardeners receive Keep Peoria Beautiful Award for project and education at St. Jude Church and School
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Winter Dormancy in the Landscape
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Spooky and Scary Plants
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Ornamental Fall Berries Provide Year-Round Awe
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Not All Trees Are Good Trees
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The Truth about Woolly Bear Caterpillars
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Experienced Composters Advance their Skills at Local Extension Workshop
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Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle Joins Extension Team as Horticulture Educator
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College of ACES Dean and Extension Director Connect With Staff and Stakeholders
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Winter Weather Does Not Slow Down Master Gardener Activity
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Growing Garlic
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Time to Divide Iris
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Cyclamen
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Fall is for More than Tree Planting
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The Seedy Side of Gardening
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Rooting Hydrangea Cuttings in Five Easy Steps
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Yellow Leaves Can Indicate Plant Problems
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Planting a Fall Vegetable Garden
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Galls Abound All Around
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It's Peony Time!
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Propagating Houseplants
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Living with Japanese Beetles
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A Primer to Supplemental Lighting for Indoor Seed Starting
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News Releases
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Learn how to start a community garden on January 20
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2021 Fruit & Vegetable VIRTUAL Conference
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Bi-State Garden Conference
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Four Seasons Gardening webinars return in 2021
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Winter take home learning kits now available through Illinois Extension
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Get ready for spring with Gardening in the Air
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Master Gardener program offers two online training options
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Learn to identify trees in winter with bark, twigs, buds
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Keep houseplants happy with simple solutions
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Winter pruning boosts blackberry and raspberry harvests
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Preventing fruit tree diseases starts in the dormant season
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Use winter to plan for a fruit garden
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Perennial plant of the year, calamint, a perfect pick for pollinators
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Keep Poinsettias plentiful long after the holidays
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Apply for Online Master Gardener Training for Livingston, McLean and Woodford Counties
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Partnering up for a pollinator garden in Normal
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Grow a living Christmas tree with Norfolk Island Pine
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Master Gardener Program offers new training options
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A Very Berry Christmas Webinar: Winter Garden Landscaping With Various Berry Shrubs
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Now is the time to become a Master Gardener
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Pining for Evergreens: A Pruning Guide on December 3
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Illinois Extension staff honored for life-changing programs
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Add a pop of color to gray winter months with indoor plants
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LaSalle Public Library to Host University of Illinois Extension Live Virtual Demonstration “Making a Holiday Centerpiece”.
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Four Seasons Gardening Program Offers Final Program of Free Fall Webinar Series
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Take home learning kits for children now available
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Extend the life of urban forests with Urban Tree Conference
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Learn from home with Good Growing Winter Webinars
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Youth can learn to design creative mini gardens during virtual workshop
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Master Gardener creator remembered for volunteer program
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Save wetlands, use soilless potting mixtures
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New educators and specialists join Illinois Extension team
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LaSalle Public Library to Host University of Illinois Extension Live Virtual Presentation “Gardening with Bulbs for Beginners”.
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Virtual book study group keeps Master Volunteers connected and learning
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Mushrooms of Illinois Webinar
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Master Gardener Program Accepting Applicants for Fall Online Training
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Conservation virtual workshop provides best practices for landowners and managers
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Fall garden cleanup lays groundwork for a successful spring
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Exfoliating bark trees add great appeal
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Put fall leaves to work as compost
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Fall is a great time for planting trees
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How to pick the perfect pumpkin
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Learn in Your Lawn Chair at the University of Illinois Extension
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6th Annual Monarch Migration Festival to be held online
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Do not plant seeds of unknown origins
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Consistent watering needed during hot-weather gardening
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Garden vegetables need water to survive extreme weather
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Big nutritional value from tiny plants; learn to grow microgreens
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Rescue plants from extreme heat
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Find beauty during 'dog days' of August
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Choose perennials that love sun for summer glory
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The Gardening Helpline: an Extension tradition going strong
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Protect your plants from Japanese beetles
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July Master Gardener Column
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Ask the Master Gardener - Horticulture Helpline Open
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Garden tour video explores local gardens
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Discover summer plants of Illinois during Walk and Talk Webinar
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Learn to manage pests and diseases in the home landscape
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Green infrastructure systems provide environmental and economic benefits
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Have a garden question? The answer is only a click away
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Ready to start your gardening adventure with Illinois Extension Master Gardeners?
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Extension Master Gardener Trainees Revamp Peoria Zoo Pollinator Garden
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Extension Master Gardeners Offer Free Gardening Helpline
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University of Illinois Extension offers Horticulture Webinars
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Beginning Vegetable Gardening Webinar - May 15
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Worm digestion helps feed soil
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Start herb seeds indoors
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Start your spring landscape clean up
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Revive your compost pile after winter
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Increase life span of urban trees
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Use native prairie plants in the home landscape
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Flowers-Kimmerle Teaches Webinar Session on Winter Sowing of Seeds
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Familiar tale: Victims of emerald ash borer and other exotic pests
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Master Gardener program offers online training
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Strategies for minimizing land and water invasive species
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Keep your garden producing all season
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Thermal composting speeds process
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Changes to Pesticide Testing and Licensing for 2020
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Wildlife-Friendly Gardens Add More Enjoyment and Interest
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Free Webinar on Natural Lawn Care - April 18 - 10:00 AM
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U of I Extension Offers Additional Horticulture Webinars - Participate from Home
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Improve your gardens: Four Seasons webinar offers tips
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University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners Seeking Plant Donations for Local Food Pantries
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Extension to offer Growing Horticulture in Northwest Illinois series
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U of I Extension Horticulture Webinar Starts April 14
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Illinois Extension Looking for Rainfall Network Volunteers in Kendall County
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Program cancellations and postponements
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Extension Helps Local Residents Create Landscape Designs
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March Master Gardener Column
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CANCELLED - Russel Allen Garden Day on March 28 (Lincoln)
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All Levels of Gardening Experience Encouraged to Attend Gardeners’ BIG Day
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Local Volunteers Plan Spring Fling Garden Day
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All About Berries Series in Christian County
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Starting Seeds Indoors Workshop - Christian County
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All Gardener’s Day – 2020 registration is open
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McHenry County Gardenfest 2020
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Master Gardener Training Offered Spring 2020
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Leap into Learning at the 23rd Annual Nursery School: Lessons in Gardening Feb 29 in East Moline, IL
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Home Landscape Design Series Offered in Late February
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Hands on Floral Workshops Happening at Whiteside Extension Office in February
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Raspberry: The Herb of the Year Homeowners Learn All About Growing Raspberries at Information-Packed Workshop
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Four Seasons Gardening Winter Webinar Series Underway
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Starting Seeds Indoors Workshop - Macoupin County
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Ready Set Grow Gardening Workshop Hosted By Carroll, Lee, Ogle and Whiteside Counties Master Gardeners
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Pruning Apples and More Workshop - Macoupin County
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Pruning Apples and More Workshop - Montgomery County
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All About Berries Series in Macoupin County
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University of Illinois Extension announces Four Seasons of Gardening Winter Webinar Series Dates and Topics
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Gardening webinars offer inspiration for warmer weather
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Winter protection of woody ornamentals
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Overwintering tropical plants
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Growing holly
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Explore and assess your seeds this winter
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Winter seed sowing
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Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’ 2020 Perennial Plant of the Year
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Christmas tree hitchhikers
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2020 All-America Selection Winners
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Starting Seeds Indoors Workshop
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December 2019 Master Gardener Column
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Starting a School Garden Workshop Series Open to All Types of School Staff and Volunteers
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Extension Master Gardeners receive Keep Peoria Beautiful Award for project and education at St. Jude Church and School
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University of Illinois Extension recognize accomplishments of members
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Establishing Perennials in the Early Fall
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Harvesting Native and Indigenous Perennial Seeds
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Kendall County Master Gardeners on Track for 2,000 Service Hours in 2019
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Kane County Master Gardeners on Track for 4,000 Service Hours in 2019
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Extension Accepting Applications for Master Gardener Training
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University of Illinois Extension offers Invasive Plant Workshop
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Experienced Composters Advance their Skills at Local Extension Workshop
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Extension to Host Seed Collecting Workshop
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October Master Gardener Column
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Community Garden Raises Spirits at Good Samaritan House
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Extension Presents Into to Rain Gardens Workshop
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Extension Shares Information on Native Plants
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Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle Joins Extension Team as Horticulture Educator
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September Master Gardener Column
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Illinois Milkweeds
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Plant your native garden this fall
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Learn how to identify trees correctly
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Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists Share Information at Fair
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Succulent Wreath Workshop in Macoupin County
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Landscaping with Native Plants in Christian County
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Southern Illinois Wine Trail Bus Trip
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Succulent Wreath Workshop in Montgomery County
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August Master Gardener Column
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Extension to Host Native Plant Workshop
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Illilnois Extension Presents Fall Harvest of Horticulture in Aledo, Ill on September 21
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University of Illinois Extension’s Mercer County office relocates to Viola starting in September
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University of Illinois Extension to Host Tree Selection and Care Workshop
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Winter and Spring Weather Extremes Will Impact Yards, Gardens
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Organic Pest Control
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Hackberry Gall from a Psyllid's Perspective
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Extension Welcomes Horticulture Educator
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Extension to Host Weed and Pest Management Webinar
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Educator Shares Information on Weed Management
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Staff
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Bruce Black
Extension Educator, Horticulture
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Amanda Christenson
Master Naturalist Program Coordinator
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Christopher Enroth
Extension Educator, Horticulture
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Wendy Ferguson
Program Coordinator, Horticulture
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Mary Fischer
Extension Educator, Horticulture
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Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle
Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Horticulture)
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Andrew Holsinger
Extension Educator, Horticulture
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Ken Johnson
Extension Educator, Horticulture
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Beth Miglin
Program Coordinator, Horticulture
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Sarah Vogel
Extension Educator, Horticulture and Natural Resources
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