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Events (5)

Houseplant and Seed Swap | Piatt County

Tue, 01/31/2023 - 12:00

Piatt County Extension Office

plants with green foliage in glass jars

Plant Propagation Basics | Macoupin County

Wed, 02/01/2023 - 12:00

Macoupin County Extension

A woman gardening at home and putting succulent leaves into potting soil.

Houseplants | Christian County

Thu, 02/16/2023 - 12:00

Christian County Extension or Online

Small potted plants sitting on a window ledge being watered.

Success with Indoor Plants | Four Seasons Gardening

Tue, 02/28/2023 - 12:00

Online

indoor plants in front of an office window

Success with Indoor Plants | Four Seasons Gardening (In Person Format)

Tue, 02/28/2023 - 12:00

McLean County Extension Office

Blog Posts (48)

Discover new ways to garden with ease at the 21st Annual Home, Lawn, and Garden Day

Flat green mottled leaves of snake plant against a brown background

Brighten up dim interiors with low-light houseplants

Dark green and mottled leaves of snake plant

Keep your Poinsettia looking great and boost your post-holiday mood

A red and green Poinsettia against a brick wall

How to identify and care for holiday cacti and get them to rebloom

Holiday cacti - Identification, care, and getting them to rebloom. Red tubular flowers of a Thanksgiving cactus emerging from green, toothed stems.

Growing tea in Illinois

Tea leaves spilling out of a tea cup

Tips for moving houseplants indoors and overwinter care

Tips for moving houseplants indoors and overwinter care. A group of houseplants in pots sitting on a windowsill next to a window.

Houseplants, winter watering, and humidity

Gift a Flowering Houseplant this Valentine's Day

A row of cyclamens with red, white and pink flowers

Take care of nuisance pests around the house

Favorite houseplants of a horticulturist

Chinese Evergreen

Houseplant pests and how to manage them

Houseplant pests and how to manage them. Grouping of green houseplants in pots in a home

Make sure houseplants get enough light this winter

Keeping Your Poinsettia Alive Through the Holidays

red poinsettia bracts

New Poinsettia options are a modern twist for an iconic holiday decoration

Anticipating the first fall frost in the garden

Whitefly everywhere!

Bring your houseplants back in now

Gardening chores don't know summer is over

How do you bring an office plant back to life?

Horticulturists' Favorite Houseplants

jade plant. photo:pixabay

Blooming plant ideas to gift this Valentine’s Day

Photo credit Pixabay. Cyclamens have unique heart-shaped leaved and showstopper flowers that can bloom for four to six weeks making them a great Valentine’s Day gift.

Houseplants for Valentines

Snake plant is a very common houseplant that is easy to care for making it an excellent plant gift for your Valentine this year.

Vermicomposting: A Composting Option for the Winter

worms feeding on food waste creating compost

Get a gardening fix this winter with houseplant care

Poinsettia Myths

Poinsettias are one of the most popular holiday plants in the US.

Popular houseplants: Is it philodendron or pothos?

pothos

Keep poinsettias vibrant with grower's tips

red poinsettia with green tips in foreground of brilliant white holiday lighting

Caring for favorite holiday plants

red poinsettia

Aquarium Aquaponics

pothos growing in aquarium

Insects inside the home this fall

Overwintering your favorite garden plants

joseph's coat

Houseplants and Indoor Air Quality

Poinsettias

Holiday Cacti

Houseplants should be heading back inside

Mistletoe

ZZ Plant is a Tropical that Thrives Indoors

zz plant thrives indoors

Mysterious Orchids

The yellow lady’s slipper orchid is an Illinois native that can be grown in cultivation. Photo credit: Chris Benda.

Norfolk Island Pines

large Norfolk Island pines in a landscape and potted Norfolk Island pine

Gardening in January: Outside & Inside

plant on window ledge, snow outside window

Houseplants for the Holidays

Poinsettias are the quintessential holiday house plant with nearly 30 million sold each year.

How to overwinter house plants

Houseplants provide beauty as well as a plethora of human health benefits during winter although indoor plant care can often be challenging this time of year.

How to Care for Poinsettias this Holiday Season

poinsettia petals

Help your Houseplants Head Back Inside

Cyclamen

Easter Lilies Signal Spring

Propagating Houseplants

A Primer to Supplemental Lighting for Indoor Seed Starting

News Releases (28)

Get the dirt on growing healthy plants

Give someone a green holiday season with the gift of plants

Indoor gardening can brighten winter doldrums

Create backyard paradise with tropical plant garden

Bring new life to indoor houseplants through repotting and propagation

Beautify your landscape with plants from the annual Master Gardener Plant Sale

Get growing with indoor kitchen garden

Get creative and make your own plant terrarium at hands-on workshop

Flower bulbs can bring colorful blossoms into the home during winter.

Winter brings new opportunities for plant care

Give houseplants new life with DIY kokedama moss balls

Poinsettias add a rainbow of color options to holiday décor

Low-maintenance, winter blooming holiday cacti are gift that keep on giving

DIY bottle terrariums make great holiday gifts

Explore your creative side at this free terrarium workshop

Bring office plants neglected during pandemic back to life

Small-batch culinary herbs add flavor to gardening menu

Gardening benefits body, mind, wallet

Keep houseplants happy with simple solutions

Small, but mighty microgreens are easy to grow indoors

Blooming plant ideas to gift this Valentine’s Day

Keep Poinsettias plentiful long after the holidays

Add a pop of color to gray winter months with indoor plants

Learn from home with Good Growing Winter Webinars

Bring houseplants indoors before the first frost

Starting Seeds Indoors Workshop - Macoupin County

Starting Seeds Indoors Workshop

Plant Propagation Workshop

Staff (2)

Christopher Enroth

Christopher Enroth

Horticulture Educator

Beth Miglin

Beth Miglin

Horticulture Program Coordinator