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Colors and Shapes and Forms, OH MY! Ann Tice Interviews the MSU Trial Plants Manager
Tue, 02/07/2023 - 12:00
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Tea Party | Big & Small Gardening with Lee County Master Gardeners
Tue, 02/07/2023 - 12:00
Winfred Knox Memorial Library, Franklin Grove
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Native Landscape Design: Part 2 (Feb 7 Coaching Session)
Tue, 02/07/2023 - 12:00
Online
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DIY Indoor Gardening Projects | Christian County
Thu, 02/09/2023 - 12:00
Christian County Extension or Online
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Potpourri Class | Carroll County Master Gardeners
Sat, 02/11/2023 - 12:00
Mt. Carroll Library
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Houseplants | Christian County
Thu, 02/16/2023 - 12:00
Christian County Extension or Online
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Native Landscape Design: Part 2 (Feb 21 Coaching Session)
Tue, 02/21/2023 - 12:00
Online
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Success with Seedlings | Macoupin County
Tue, 02/21/2023 - 12:00
Macoupin County Extension or Online
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Grow Your Own Backyard Tree Fruit
Tue, 02/21/2023 - 12:00
Ida Public Library, Belvidere
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Joys of Gardening 2023
Sat, 02/25/2023 - 12:00
Highland Community College Student Conference Center
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2023 In Person Weekend Gardener
Sat, 02/25/2023 - 12:00
Madison County Farm Bureau
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Gardening Insights 2023 | Macon County
Sat, 02/25/2023 - 12:00
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
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Spring into Gardening 2023
Sat, 02/25/2023 - 12:00
Broadway Christian Church
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Success with Indoor Plants | Four Seasons Gardening | Live Viewing DeWitt County
Tue, 02/28/2023 - 12:00
Vespasian Warner Library
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Success with Indoor Plants | Four Seasons Gardening (In Person Format)
Tue, 02/28/2023 - 12:00
McLean County Extension Office
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Success with Indoor Plants | Four Seasons Gardening
Tue, 02/28/2023 - 12:00
Online
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Where Will You Garden? | Growing Great Vegetables
Tue, 02/28/2023 - 12:00
Online
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Pruning Apples and More | Christian County
Thu, 03/02/2023 - 12:00
Christian County Extension or Online
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2023 Virtual Weekend Gardener
Sat, 03/04/2023 - 12:00
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Seed and Plant Choices | Growing Great Vegetables
Tue, 03/07/2023 - 12:00
Online
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Basics of Home Composting | Four Seasons Gardening | Live Viewing DeWitt County
Tue, 03/07/2023 - 12:00
Vespasian Warner Library
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Basics of Home Composting | Fours Seasons Gardening (In Person Format)
Tue, 03/07/2023 - 12:00
Livingston County Extension Office
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Basics of Home Composting | Four Seasons Gardening
Tue, 03/07/2023 - 12:00
Online
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Vegetable Wars | Big & Small Gardening with Lee County Master Gardeners
Tue, 03/07/2023 - 12:00
Winfred Knox Memorial Library, Franklin Grove
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All Walks of Leaf (Tree ID)
Fri, 03/10/2023 - 12:00
Ida Public Library, Belvidere
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Home, Lawn, and Garden Day
Sat, 03/11/2023 - 12:00
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Vermilion County Master Gardeners 2023 Garden Day Workshop
Sat, 03/11/2023 - 12:00
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Gardening for Food, Flowers & Fun - 2023 Rockford
Sat, 03/11/2023 - 12:00
NIU Rockford
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Cool Season Vegetables | Growing Great Vegetables
Tue, 03/14/2023 - 12:00
Online
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Ready...Set...Grow... Gardening Workshop | Dixon
8:30 AM- Noon
Sat, 03/18/2023 - 12:00
Loveland Community Building | Dixon
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Warm Season Vegetables | Growing Great Vegetables
Tue, 03/21/2023 - 12:00
Online
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Container Gardening
Wed, 03/22/2023 - 12:00
Ida Public Library, Belvidere
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4-H & Ag Lit Vegetable Kit | Montgomery County
Mon, 03/27/2023 - 12:00
Montgomery County Extension, 1 Industrial Park Dr., Hillsboro, IL 62049
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Insects and Diseases | Growing Great Vegetables
Tue, 03/28/2023 - 12:00
Online
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Right Plant Right Place | Big & Small Gardening with Lee County Master Gardeners
Tue, 04/04/2023 - 12:00
Winfred Knox Memorial Library, Franklin Grove
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Spring Series of Home Horticulture April 10 sessions
Mon, 04/10/2023 - 12:00
Holiday Inn
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April in Paris Gardening Seminar 2023
Thu, 04/13/2023 - 12:00
Betty Jane's Kitchen
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2023 McHenry County Gardenfest
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Sat, 04/15/2023 - 12:00
McHenry County College, 8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, Illinois 60012
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Spring Series of Home Horticulture April 17 sessions
Mon, 04/17/2023 - 12:00
Holiday Inn
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Spring Series of Home Horticulture April 24 sessions
Mon, 04/24/2023 - 12:00
Holiday Inn
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2023 DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt Master Gardener Training
Mon, 05/15/2023 - 12:00
Online
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Lake County Master Gardener 2023 Plant Sale
9 AM - 2 PM
Sat, 05/20/2023 - 12:00
100 South Highway 45, Grayslake, IL 60030
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2023 DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt Master Gardener Training
Fri, 09/01/2023 - 12:00
Macon County Extension Office
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2023 DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt Master Gardener Training
Fri, 09/01/2023 - 12:00
Piatt County Extension Office
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2023 DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt Master Gardener Training
Fri, 09/01/2023 - 12:00
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Blog Posts
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Are my seeds still good? Testing seed germination
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Discover new ways to garden with ease at the 21st Annual Home, Lawn, and Garden Day
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Expect a higher price with a "new" label
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Brighten up dim interiors with low-light houseplants
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Plan to make garden resolutions for the new year | 2023
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Anticipating the spring planting season
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Paperwhites: A hint of spring in the darkest winter
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Microclovers making a comeback as lawns become more diverse
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The ABC of seed saving
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Make your plants part of your family: Indoor kitchen gardens
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Start saving your seeds today!
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Cover crops to the rescue
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Give someone a green holiday season with the gift of plants
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Make your Thanksgiving gathering special with the perfect herb additions
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Love the color and benefits of fallen leaves
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Providing winter hospitality to wildlife
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Colorful fall trees and shrubs in the Central Illinois landscape
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Bermudagrass: You either love it or hate it
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Choose your garden tools to fit your needs
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Methods for identifying plants is a great learning experience
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Labeling is an Important feature of a plant collection
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Use Mother Nature to break seed dormancy
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What a no-till garden can do for you
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Save money and save plants with a garden of overwintered favorites
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Three simple techniques transform prized flowers into beautiful home decor
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Lawn care advice for people who don’t care about lawns
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Manage brown rot of peaches and other stone fruit in the garden
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Summer tip: Now is the time to prevent a fused garden hose in the Autumn
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Add spice to your garden (and life) with herbs
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Blue flowers for your patriotic plantings
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Lunar Influence on Gardening
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Champaign County Master Gardener's Plant Trial Program
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Save money and space with container-grown fruits
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Use the whole garden and grow a salad in the shade
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Beyond hostas in your shade garden
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Add rhubarb to your meals for a splash of color
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Plant a rainbow of color on your porch or patio
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Helpful tips for creating a successful container garden
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Designing a garden for kids? Give it a theme!
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How to grow sunflowers at home - A great addition to any garden
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Prune properly, your forsythia and lilac shrubs will thank you
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Early spring tasks before the growing season begins
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Decrease your grocery list by planting onions
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Delay garden spring cleanup, encourage native insects
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Planning your backyard garden together can create a lasting love of nature
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Garden worthy 'Plants of the Year'
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Garden with your kids this summer
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Try growing potatoes this spring: Boost your storage pantry power
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Treat the itch to start gardening too early
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When should I sow seeds for my vegetable garden?
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Add Agroforestry Plants to Your Garden
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Gift a Flowering Houseplant this Valentine's Day
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Want continuous blooms in your yard?
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Four things to consider when deciding what vegetables to grow
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Seed stratification: What seeds require cold treatment
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The winter garden needs planning too
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2022 gardening trends and emotional resilience
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Do a little 2022 garden planning
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Inspiring hope, building experience, making a difference in 2022
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Eco-friendly uses for the Christmas tree
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The origin of frankincense and myrrh add to their special meaning
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Order your seed catalogs now; plan better for next year
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Hazelnuts: A native plant is a new crop for Illinois
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Take care of hostas going into winter
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Don't forget about these late fall yard chores
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Fall garden clean up with pollinators and other wildlife in mind
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Fall updates: gardening trends and jumping worms
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Northern Illinois drought continues into fall
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How can we better manage our nutrient applications?
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Coexisting with snakes: What kinds of gardening mesh are safe for snakes?
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Anticipating the first fall frost in the garden
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The best monster movies get their ideas from nature
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Gardening in comfort
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A Strange Looking Insect - Wheel Bug
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Make fall garden clean-up fun for the kids!
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Fall is a good time to start composting
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Why do my mums always die? How to grow and care for fall mums in your garden
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Give your front porch containers a fall makeover
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Armyworms move farther north and cause issues with lawns in Central Illinois
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Fall armyworm numbers highest in 30 years in Illinois
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Before squash harvest, you can cook with the blossoms
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How to divide and plant bearded iris
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Northern Illinois dry conditions and why watering matters
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Enjoying the home landscape
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How to use your heirloom tomatoes
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Plant stereotyping
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Thank an ant for spreading your Dutchman's breeches
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Winter bloomers add a spot of cheer
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What could be killing my squash plants?
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Invasive jumping worm confirmed in west-central Illinois
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How to garden in rainy weather
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Edible flowers can add unique color and spice to your dish
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The disadvantages of landscape fabric
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Celebrate National Pollinator Week!
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Garden tasks to help get your landscape through the summer
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Want pumpkins for Halloween? Start them now
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Take control of your weed woes
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How and when to water your garden
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Be wise when watering
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Herb of the Year: Parsley
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Make the most of summer break with a family garden
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Everything is coming up roses
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Pruning tomatoes and peppers for healthier plants and a stronger harvest
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Perennial plant of the year: Calamint
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Sensory gardens invite interaction
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Gardening and jumping worms in northern Illinois
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Spring cover crops help start the season weed-free
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Best Practices for Sharing Plants to Stop the Spread of Invasive Species
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Stop the spread of jumping worms and other invasive species
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Invasive Jumping Worms Confirmed in Peoria County
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Heirloom flowers provide fragrance, beauty, pollinator support
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5 Tips for a successful second year gardener
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How to successfully grow asparagus in your garden
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Use row cover to protect plants from more than just frost
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Have outdoor insects survived the cold and snow?
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Garden fun for families on Spring Break
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What’s that Smell? Decomposing Radishes used as Cover Crops
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How does winter help the garden?
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Seed starting woes? Ask the pros
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Benefits of training your apple and fruit trees
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How plants survive freezing temperatures
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Growing strawberries and blueberries
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What’s the best thing to feed the birds?
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Do you know when to plant in Illinois?
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Two garden tasks to do in January
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Vermicomposting: A Composting Option for the Winter
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Get a gardening fix this winter with houseplant care
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Positive Change Can Make a Difference in Your Community
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Ordering seeds from garden catalogs
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New plants for a new year - try growing something new in 2021
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Winter blooming hellebores
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Get your seeds early in 2021
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Give the gift of gardening
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Gardening grew in 2020
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Fall evokes the five basic senses
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Evergreen leaves live longer lives
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Bringing container plants in for the winter
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Hairy crabweed is one bad weed!
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Sticky seed dispersal and plants with eye-catching leaves
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Editing aggressive plants in the garden
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How to winterize outdoor plumbing - irrigation, hoses, spigots
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Aquarium Aquaponics
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Late fall yard tasks - from mower to snowblower
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Fall Gardening Tasks
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Overwintering your favorite garden plants
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A different fall-blooming beauty
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Why are some plants’ leaves white now?
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Wildlife in the fall garden
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Divide and Conquer in Fall
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Landscaping Fiction (Part 2): Eggshells, railroad ties, and organics
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Landscaping Fiction (Part 1): Don't be fooled by garden add-ons
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Late summer questions to the Master Gardeners
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Growing and Harvesting Okra
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It's Time to Plant a Fall Garden
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Grow your own vegetables to benefit your health and the environment
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Hostas
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Start your fall garden
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Take your butterfly garden to the next level
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Recommended Reading for Gardeners During a Pandemic
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Grow your own grass head!
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Handling your fresh-picked produce
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Advanced butterfly gardening
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The big wasps of summer
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Favorite Perennials For the Sun
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How much water does your garden need?
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6 Tips for Watering Container Gardens
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Settling into a summer rhythm
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Summer is prime time for growing sweet strawberries
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Garlic: So easy even I can grow it!
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Home Horticultural Remedies
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Garden Journal: A helpful gardening tool
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Try pineberry: A delicious pineapple-flavored strawberry
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How to Grow Sweet Corn
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How to Grow Popular Herbs
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Growing Basil in Your Backyard
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The New Victory Garden
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Welcome to My Jungle - May, 2020
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The Many Different Types of Cucurbits
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How to Grow Cucurbits
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Monarchs Next on the Endangered Species List?
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Herbs Offering Culinary and Habitat Enhancement
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Different Types of Tomatoes
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Welcome to My Jungle - April, 2020
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Welcome to My Jungle - March, 2020
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Welcome to My Jungle - February, 2020
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Welcome to My Jungle - January, 2020
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How to Grow Tomatoes
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Planting the first-time vegetable garden
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How to Grow Lettuce
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How to Grow Sweet Potatoes
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Starting a Garden: Irrigation
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Wildlife-friendly gardens add more enjoyment and interest
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Starting a Garden: Fertilization
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Starting a Garden: Pest Management
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Advantages of early vegetable gardening and other spring notes
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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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Start to Finish: Growing a Cut Flower Garden
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How to Prune Fruit Trees and Maximize your Home Orchard
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Starting a Garden: Season Extension
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Starting a Garden: Hardening Off Indoor Seedlings
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A Beginners Guide To Worm Composting
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Starting Seeds in Spring
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Designing Around Specific Colors and Plants
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Starting a Garden: Soil Management
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Starting a Garden: Types of Gardens
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Easy Seeding at Home With Limited Materials
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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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Starting a Garden: Begin with a Plan
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Starting a Garden: Seed Starting
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Socially-distanced Garden Activities
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Remember the Feeling of Spring
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Don't grow distant from your garden!
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Kick off spring in Pontiac with Livingston County Master Gardeners
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Answers for Early Spring FAQs
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More to a shovel than you may think
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Homegrown: DIY Hydroponics for All Gardeners
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How to overwinter house plants
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How to grow garlic
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Fall planted bulbs welcome bees with early spring bloomers
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Tomato hornworms and hummingbird moths are here
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Spring Lawn Care - What Should You Really Be Doing
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Spring Sweetness: Strawberrries
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Beat summer heat with low-water xeriscape gardens
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A Primer to Supplemental Lighting for Indoor Seed Starting
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Vermiculture Composting: Worm Aversion Conversion
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It's hard to beat a good beet
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Spend Saturday with a Whiteside County Master Gardener
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Put Ready…Set…Grow…on Your March Calendars
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Winter sowing workshop helps gardeners stay on top of gardening in the offseason
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One day horticulture workshop provides opportunity to plan and prepare for this year's gardens
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Get the dirt on growing healthy plants
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Winter sow seeds for a head start on your garden and a beautiful blooming season
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Is it okay to save unused seeds for the following year?
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Sow seeds of change, learn how to save garden seeds
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Fruit trees need an annual trim to bear best fruit
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Indoor gardening can brighten winter doldrums
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Planning a new perennial garden? Plant for the whole garden ecosystem
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Can insects protect my garden ecosystem better than chemicals?
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Extension Master Gardeners give to the Morton Giving Garden so that the garden can give to others
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Lee County Master Gardeners Start Gardening Series at Winfred Knox Memorial Library in Franklin Grove
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To get in touch with nature, create a sensory garden
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Find gourds absorbing? Try growing a loofah sponge
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Give summer-blooming bulbs a second chance, store them over winter
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Stretch out the growing season with fall planted salad greens
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Extend the season with fall flowers for your beds, borders, and containers
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Become a Master Gardener and help others grow
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Fall gardening is your time to plan for beautiful spring
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Gardening advice now available 'in the air'
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Take care of a few details now to prepare for spring garden season
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Autumn Joys of Gardening Series Offered
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Time to plant Cool Season Vegetables
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Falling Into Autumn Gardening Series
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Protect the delicate balance of our natural world
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Illinois Extension program teaches rainscaping practices
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Taking time to select plants for difficult growing conditions helps long-term success
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Leaves of three? Keep poison ivy out of the home landscape
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Create backyard paradise with tropical plant garden
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Tips to harvest garden vegetables at peak quality, flavor
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Feed your community by safely donating homegrown fruits, vegetables
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Microclovers making a comeback as lawns grow in biodiversity
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To outsmart weeds in the garden, take multiple approaches
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Support pollinators with cheerful viola flowers
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Hands On Gardening Activities at Sterling Public Library
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Gardens provide hands-on learning experience
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Tour 10 amazing gardens on July 9 at Garden Walk 2022, hosted by the McHenry County Extension Master Gardeners and MCC
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Have fresh herbs at your fingertips with herb container workshop
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Visit the Master Gardener Help Desk to have all your garden questions answered
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Tri-County Master Gardener Help Desks open for 2022 season
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Illinois Extension Educator retires with three decades of service
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Add beauty to your landscape with plants from the Plant Sale
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Visit the Master Gardener Plant Sale for quality you can trust
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Become an expert with Master Gardener online training
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Beautify your landscape with plants from the annual Master Gardener Plant Sale
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Rain Water Management in Your Home Landscape
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Joys Spring Gardening Series
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Spend Saturday April 9 with a Master Gardener
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Learn how to extend the longevity of garden tools with proper care
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Make your own herb garden at free 4-H event
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Totally Tomatoes, Perfect Peppers
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Slow stormwater, prevent floods with rain friendly landscaping
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Magnolia blooms, beetles are nature’s spring flower odd couple
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Grow curly willows for an artistic twist in the landscape, winter flower arrangements
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Scale up your garden’s health with fish emulsion fertilizer
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Flavor your meals with low-maintenance homegrown herbs
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Pelleted seed gives gardeners a sown in advantage
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Plant new fruit, vegetable, and flower varieties with confidence with 2022 All-America Selection Winners
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Keep jumping worms from damaging lawns, gardens, natural areas
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Pelleted seeds improve planting ease, germination rates
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McHenry County Gardenfest Brings Spring on April 9
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Gardening enthusiasts invited to attend Gardeners’ BIG Day
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Be inspired for a great growing season at April in Paris gardening seminar
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Prepare for gardening season with free Master Gardener seed sowing event
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Put Ready…Set…Grow…Back on Your March Calendars for 2022
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Saturdays With A Whiteside Master Gardener Kicks Off
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Get ready for spring with 20th annual Home, Lawn and Garden Day
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Join Master Gardeners for a seed swap and learn about seed saving
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Joys of Gardening Returns this February
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Plant seeds for success with beginner vegetable gardening workshop
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Master Gardener program offers hybrid training
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Webinar series encourages gardeners to start thinking about spring
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Horticulture day-long program helps gardeners plan for the season
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Horticulture Hotline Continues to Provide Valuable Information to Homeowners
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Extension Master Gardeners team up with 4-H youth to grow a creative garden at Wildlife Prairie Park
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Partnership boosts local horticulture education at ICC
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Learn to grow with Master Gardener online training
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Restore wildlife, prepare for spring with winter Gardening in the Air series
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Trim trees, shrubs in the dormant season for stronger, healthier plants
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Garden catalog season gives gardeners chance to explore, shop for next year's seeds
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Give houseplants new life with DIY kokedama moss balls
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Poinsettias add a rainbow of color options to holiday décor
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Low-maintenance, winter blooming holiday cacti are gift that keep on giving
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DIY bottle terrariums make great holiday gifts
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Watering trees, shrubs in the fall and winter is a balancing act
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Keep worms warm for winter vermicomposting
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Keep plants, pollinators happy with fall Gardening in the Air series
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Feed the bees next spring with bulbs from this year’s Fall Gardeners’ Gathering
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Consider cover crops this fall
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They thrash about and are here for your soil
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Extension offers best gardening tips for fall season
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Don't rake fall leaves, recycle them
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Proper maintenance extends lifespan, saves money on garden tools
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Healthy gardens start with sensible soil testing
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Tips for planting balled-burlapped trees for long-term health, success
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Small bees attracted to small flowers
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Plant asters for unique display of fall color
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Exchange your food scraps for compost: an easy way to help our environment
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Enrich your knowledge and your soil at free composting event
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Go back in time with free historical cottage garden tour
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See garden ideas come to life with the Kane County Master Gardeners
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Learn about heirloom gardening and native plants at free garden tour
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Learn how to grow great tomatoes and tour community garden
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Aphid pests on the move in backyard gardens, agricultural fields
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Free event to tour Crossing Garden and learn about composting
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Extension Master Gardeners team up with Tazewell County Health Department to grow food for local families
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Learn how to make your landscape attractive to pollinators
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Weeds or wildflowers? It's a matter of perspective
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Irrigate gardens to beat summer heat
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Tomato gardeners beware; blossom end rot can be prevented
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Large yard not required to support pollinators
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Love fresh salsa? Plant a salsa garden
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School gardens offer numerous benefits beyond beautification
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Invasive earthworm species a threat to Illinois’ natural resources
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Livingston County Master Gardener Help Desk Open
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Master gardeners to answer questions in-person at the farmer's market
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Tour some of the best gardens with the McHenry County Extension Master Gardeners’ and MCC’s Garden Walk 2021 on July 10
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Tour beautiful gardens during the Master Gardener Over the Gate Garden Walk
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Learn how to grow fresh herbs and the ways to use them
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Can foods safely this season with free test from Illinois Extension
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McHenry County Extension Master Gardeners Grow Produce ‘for Good’
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Garden smarter, not harder: Free online Four Seasons Gardening series open
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Missing Arbor Day doesn't mean you can't plant a tree
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Hybrid rainscaping program offers a closer look at stormwater management
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McHenry County Extension Master Gardeners Launch Seed Library
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Invasive jumping worms confirmed in Peoria County
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Keep an eye out for invasive jumping worms in the garden
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Whiteside County Master Gardeners Host Demonstration Shade Garden Tour
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The gardening methods you need to tell goodbye
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Log on to the McHenry County Virtual Gardenfest on April 10
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Illinois Extension to Offer Get Growing Webinar Series
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Extension is here to share in your gardening triumphs and woes
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Lake County Extension Master Gardener Spring Plant Sale June 12
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Environmental webinars explore owls, native shade gardens
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Grow your green thumb this spring with free online gardening classes
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Add interest by creating a moonlight garden
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Planning, designing a native garden
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Small-batch culinary herbs add flavor to gardening menu
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Small-space containers big with new gardeners
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Heirloom flowers provide fragrance, beauty, pollinator support
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Refreshing raised bed soil generates exceptional results
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Spruce, Callery pear have no home in Illinois landscapes
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The time is right to plant cool season vegetables
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Tips for starting your spring garden off strong
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Gardening benefits body, mind, wallet
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Birds, bees need growers' help to keep pollinating
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Vermilion County Master Gardeners present 2021 Garden Day Workshop
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Make way for new award-winning garden plants of 2021
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Illinois Extension & Rock Island Public Library offer free online series: Vegetable Gardening Made Easy
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Think Spring Gardening Series
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2021 is the year of the gardener; get ready with Home, Lawn, Garden Day
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Bi-State Garden Conference
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Four Seasons Gardening webinars return in 2021
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Get ready for spring with Gardening in the Air
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Gardening interests bloom in 2020
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Grow great vegetables with beginner gardening webinar series
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Small, but mighty microgreens are easy to grow indoors
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Winter pruning boosts blackberry and raspberry harvests
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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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Two local Master Gardeners earn state honor
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Partnership connects urban youth to careers in ag and food innovation
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Youth can learn to design creative mini gardens during virtual workshop
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Save wetlands, use soilless potting mixtures
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Learn to extend your gardening season at free Extension webinar
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Four Seasons Gardening Program Offers Free Fall Series Webinars
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Fall garden cleanup lays groundwork for a successful spring
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Put fall leaves to work as compost
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How to pick the perfect pumpkin
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Bring houseplants indoors before the first frost
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Select and plant spring-flowering bulbs now
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Harvest abundant squash for food, decoration
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Hold on to summer with home hydroponics
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Plant native perennials in the fall for healthy spring growth
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Harvest milkweed pods; plant Monarch butterfly garden
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Benefit your health and environment by growing your own vegetables
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Prolong shelf life of garden-fresh produce with good harvest habits
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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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Find beauty during 'dog days' of August
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Illinois Master Gardeners announce new volunteer website
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Flavor Your Summer with Backyard Basil
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Color your garden with a rainbow of vegetables
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Choose drought tolerant plants for homeowners
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For showy blooms, pruning hydrangeas is all about the timing
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Showy Annabelle hydrangea has historic roots in Illinois
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Get out of the sun with 5 ideas for backyard shade
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Growing irises: How to plant, grow and care for iris
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Too much of a good thing, mulch volcanoes slowly kill trees
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Create a caterpillar cafe out of your butterfly garden
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Lawn rust and why your shoes are turning orange
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Save wetlands, use soilless potting mixtures
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6 tips for watering container gardens
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Flavor summer with backyard basil
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Homeowner’s guide to watering summer lawns
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Have a garden question? The answer is only a click away
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Campus rain garden certified as wildlife-friendly
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Start herb seeds indoors
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Pollinator support tips for gardeners and homeowners
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Start your spring landscape clean up
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Enjoy home-grown asparagus with backyard gardening webinar
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Keep your garden producing all season
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Advantages of Early Gardening
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University of Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners Offer Virtual Gardening Advice for Spring
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Tri-County Master Gardeners Host e-Help Desks this Spring
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Get gardening with our beginning gardener webinar series
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The Cook's Garden
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Local Volunteers Plan Spring Fling Garden Day
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Reserve Your Spot at the 2020 Ready Set Grow Gardening Workshop
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Communities Join in Master Gardeners' Annual Seed Swap
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Raspberry: The Herb of the Year Homeowners Learn All About Growing Raspberries at Information-Packed Workshop
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University of Illinois and Purdue Extension Bi-State Group to Host Annual Garden Conference
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Four Seasons Gardening Winter Webinar Series Underway
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Winter Seed Sowing
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Navraaz Basati
Horticulture Program Coordinator
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Gemini Bhalsod
Horticulture Educator
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Carolyn Eliana Brown
Water Quality Specialist
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Margaret Burns Westmeyer
Horticulture Program Coordinator
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Christopher Enroth
Horticulture Educator
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Andrew Holsinger
Horticulture Educator
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Ken Johnson
Horticulture Educator
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Layne Knoche
Visiting Extension Outreach Associate
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Tracy Jo Mulliken
Program Coordinator, Horticulture and Agriculture
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