• Backyard Fruits
  Backyard Fruits gives the basics of growing fruit in the home garden.
• Common Vegetable Problems
  Learn about common vegetable insect pests and diseases.
• Beyond Impatiens and Petunias
  Find out about plants that offer color and interest to some of the most extreme gardening situations.
• Composting for the Homeowner
  This site gives an excellent indepth discussion of the science of composting, why it is important to compost, how to build a compost pile, and materials needed for composting.

Master Gardeners
Master Gardeners provide service to the community by sharing their gardening knowledge and skills. Master Gardeners can be found operating exhibits, working in community gardens and working with youth and elderly residents on Horticulture projects. Come join the fun by enrolling in the Master Gardener training program. New classes begin each year in January.

Master Naturalist
Sponsored by the University of Illinois south western Illinois Extension units of Clinton, Bond, Monroe, Randolph, and Madison-St. Clair, the Master Naturalist Program educates and trains adult volunteers to help disseminate natrual resource information to the public and to assist with conservation activities in southwestern Illinois.

• Who Should Become A Master Gardener?
  Learn more about the Master Gardener Program in Clinton County and how to apply to be a new trainee in the program.