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Blog Posts (11)

Why do my mums always die? How to grow and care for fall mums in your garden

Why do my mums always die? How to grow and care for fall mums in your garden. Yellow, white, orange and pink mum flowers.

How to divide and plant bearded iris

How to divide and plant bearded iris. person digging a bearded iris clump

Plant Stereotyping

Purple Foliage in Shade Trees

‘Forest Pansy’ is a cultivar of our native redbud that offers unique purple foliage.

A certain air around Callery Pear

Callery Pear on forest edge - Photo by Chris Evans, University of Illinois Extension

Plant cool-season annuals now!

cool season blooms - photo by Terrance Raper on Unsplash

Edibles or ornamentals? Container trends for 2021

growing crops in bags

New plants for a new year - try growing something new in 2021

2021 All-American Selections winners

Overwintering potted plants

pots with dormant plants covered in snow clustered together on a porch

More spooky and scary plants

dark purple spathe of Dragon arum

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

News Releases (2)

Turfgrass, ornamentals pesticide applicator certification open online

Become a U of I Extension Master Gardener

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Richard Hentschel

Richard Hentschel

Horticulture Educator