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Horticulture & Environment
Featured Websites
Hort Corner Pumpkins & More Garden Calendar Fabulous Foliage Miracle of Fall Selecting Trees for Your Home
Additional Websites
  • Selecting Shrubs for Your Home
    Find the right shrub for your home landscape at Selecting Shrubs for Your Home.
  • Focus on Plant Problems
    Is disease affecting your plants and trees? Learn more at this website.
  • Lawn Talk
    Learn what grass varieties are best for your lawn, how to deal with shady areas, when to fertilize your lawn & more!
  • My First Garden
    Learn how to plan, nurture and enjoy the benefits of a beautiful flower or vegetable garden.
  • Illinois Vegetable Garden Guide
    A guide for growing, harvesting, and exhibiting vegetables.
  • Backyard Fruits
    Backyard Fruits gives the basics of growing fruit in the home garden.
  • Soil Testing
    Need to test your soil? Here's what you need to know.
  • Ornamental Grasses
    Learn how to select the right ornamental grasses for your landscape.
  • 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.
Local Programs
Master Gardeners

Master Gardeners
The Master Gardener program trains adult volunteers to disseminate up-to-date research based horticulture information to home gardeners.

Horticulture & Environment Resources

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News & Updates
Coles County Yard and Garden
Bring excitement to your yard and gardening.

News Releases

Home Yard and Garden Pest
Provides timely information on insect, weed, and plant disease pests for landscapers, arborists, lawn care professionals, golf course personnel, and garden center operators.
Gardener's Corner
Four seasons of gardening information.
Podcasts

Spotlight on Natural Resources

Current topics in Illinois natural resources

Gardener's Corner

Gardening Tips and Techniques from University of Illinois Extension
Photo Galleries
09 Hypertufa Party
2009 MG Farmers Market
2009 MG State Conference
2009 Master Gardener Pins
2008 MG Terrarium workshop
2009 Spring into Gardening
2008 Master Gardener Interns
2008 Container Gardening

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Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:

Sharon Kuhns
County Extension Director
Coles County Unit
707 Windsor Road, Suite A
Charleston, IL 61920
Phone: 217-345-7034
FAX: 217-348-7940
slkuhns@illinois.edu

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