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Horticulture & Environment
The horticulture program of the Champaign County Unit strives to disseminate up-to-date research based information to home gardeners through workshops, publications, public speaking, garden tours and displays.

Featured Websites
Selecting Trees for Your Home Lawn Talk Watch Your Garden Grow Hort Corner Video Beyond Impatiens and Petunias Hort Corner
Additional Websites
Local Programs
Horticulture Events

Horticulture Events
Get ready to garden!

Master Gardeners

Master Gardeners
The Master Gardener program trains adult volunteers who provide horticulture information to home gardeners.

Master Naturalist

Master Naturalist
Become a part of this dedicated group of volunteers trained to provide service and support for partnering organizations in the conservation, restoration, management and interpretation of natural resources and natural areas in East Central Illinois.

Horticulture & Environment Resources
Choose a category:
Video Features
About the Idea Garden
Broadband | 56k Modem
About the Master Gardener Program
Broadband | 56k Modem
Gardening with Children
Broadband | 56k Modem
Herb Gardening
Broadband | 56k Modem
Ornamental Grasses
Broadband | 56k Modem

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Online Forms & Surveys

Master Gardener Face-to-Face Training Application

Master Gardener Online Training Application

Master Naturalist Application Form

Program Registrations

Four Seasons Gardening, Summer Telenets
Register by July 16, 2009

Mastering Plant Families
Register by July 28, 2009

Food Preservation Class
Register by August 5, 2009

Four Seasons Gardening, Fall Telenets
Register by October 15, 2009

News & Updates
The Homeowner's Column
Sandy Mason's Homeowners Column discusses hot topics in the home landscape each week.

Master Gardener Cultivator
Newsletter for Champaign County Master Gardeners.
Good Gardening
A bimonthly newsletter on yard and garden topics intended for citizens in northern Illinois.
Upcoming Events

Landscaping on the Wild Side telenet
Champaign, Illinois (Champaign County)
July 14, 2009

Landscaping on the Wild Side telenet (repeat)
Champaign, Illinois (Champaign County)
July 16, 2009

Tree Maintenance telenet
Champaign, Illinois (Champaign County)
September 15, 2009

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Photo Galleries
Idea Garden
Champaign County Community Gardens
Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:

Sandra Mason
Unit Educator, Horticulture & Environment
Champaign County Unit
801 Country Fair Drive
Suite D
Champaign, IL 61821
Phone: 217-333-7672
FAX: 217-333-7683
slmason@illinois.edu

Karyn Traum
Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Champaign County Unit
801 Country Fair Drive
Suite D
Champaign, IL 61821
Phone: 217-333-7672
FAX: 217-333-7683
traum@illinois.edu

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