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spring flowers in a flower bed with mulch
Read article: Select the best mulch for your garden
Select the best mulch for your garden
There are many types of mulch that can be used in landscapes and gardens. Here are some things to consider as you choose the mulch that works best...
Flooded road
Read article: Stormwater woes, and how rain gardens can help
Stormwater woes, and how rain gardens can help
A local problem with widespread implications What is a watershed? No matter where you live, you are in a watershed. All of Illinois, minus that...
Deicing
Read article: Deicing Salts and Plant Damage
Deicing Salts and Plant Damage
While this winter has brought little ice and snow cover, this past weekend’s winter weather put a coating of ice on most smooth surfaces.  Gardeners...
Japanese gravel garden with mounded plant forms
Read article: A plant’s growth habit provides function and beauty
A plant’s growth habit provides function and beauty
From a horticultural perspective, the term “habit” is not what you think. Though there are certainly some bad habits in gardening like not cleaning...

News Releases

Gardening enthusiasts invited to attend Gardeners’ BIG Day
PEKIN, Ill. - Despite what the groundhog “said” spring is coming quickly. Gardeners are ordering seeds and planning their gardens and landscape projects. Another sign spring is almost here is the annual Gardeners’ BIG Day presented by University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners. ...
Keep deer away from your plants this fall
Deer can wreak havoc on plants during fall and winter months. University of Illinois Extension offers advice to help homeowners reduce damage from deer. Exclusion "Fences offer the best way to control deer damage in certain situations; however, large-scale...