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Wondrous Wildflowers for the Shade: Gardening in the Air Webinar

10 AM

Sat, 10/10/2020 - 12:00

Online

Fall Colors in the Garden: Gardening in the Air Webinar

9 AM

Sat, 10/10/2020 - 12:00

Online

Gardener's Day

Sat, 03/27/2021 - 12:00

Blog Posts (22)

They’re not just in spring: Fall blooming bulbs

Pink, purple, and yellow blooms of fall blooming bulbs. Autumn crocus, Crocus speciosus, Autumn crocus, Colchicum autumnale, Hardy cyclamen, Cyclamen hederifolium, and Saffron crocus, Crocus sativus

Take your butterfly garden to the next level

Advanced butterfly gardening

silvery checkerspot by kathy dumler

Settling into a summer rhythm

Welcome to My Jungle - April, 2020

Welcome to My Jungle - March, 2020

Even Gardeners Have Their First Days

LEGO art in the garden. Photo by Kelly Allsup.

Start to Finish: Growing a Cut Flower Garden

Field of sunflowers

Designing Around Specific Colors and Plants

nodding onion

Starting a Garden: Seed Starting

blazing star seedlings under grow lights

Kick off spring in Pontiac with Livingston County Master Gardeners

Creating an Edible Landscape

Scarlet runner beans growing on a fence

Help your Valentine’s Flowers Last Longer

red roses

Bringing Spring Indoors - Forcing Branches

branches from cherry tree blooming indoors

New Garden Plants for 2020

pictures of the 2020 AAS Winners Cucumber Green Light F1, Pumpkin Blue Prince F1, Tomato Apple Yellow F1, Tomato Celano F1, Tomato Early Resilience F1 Watermelon Mambo F1, Coleus Main Street Beale Street, Echinacea Sombrero® Baja Burgundy, and Rudbeckia x American Gold Rush

Spooky and Scary Plants

Spooky and Scary plants with doll's eyes plant berries

Ornamental Fall Berries Provide Year-Round Awe

brandywine viburnum

This Weather and Bulbs

Spread Out the End of Season Work

Time to Divide Iris

Fall is for More than Tree Planting

It's Peony Time!

News Releases (13)

Select and plant spring-flowering bulbs now

Rescue plants from extreme heat

Find beauty during 'dog days' of August

Choose perennials that love sun for summer glory

For showy blooms, pruning hydrangeas is all about the timing

Showy Annabelle hydrangea has historic roots in Illinois

Growing irises: How to plant, grow and care for iris

Create a caterpillar cafe out of your butterfly garden

Pollinator support tips for gardeners and homeowners

Improve your gardens: Four Seasons webinar offers tips

Overwintering tropical plants

Aralia cordata ‘Sun King’ 2020 Perennial Plant of the Year

2020 All-America Selection Winners

Staff (1)

Sarah Vogel staff photo

Sarah Vogel

Extension Educator, Horticulture and Natural Resources