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Horticulture & Environment
Homeowners, landscape professionals and municipalities throughout DuPage County rely on Extension as their source for unbiased research-based horticulture information.

Horticulture Happenings

Our Garden Help Line hours, May - August, are Monday - Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Master Gardeners are ready to answer to your gardening questions. Please call (630) 955-1123.

Green Side Up Radio Show - University of Illinois Extension Specialist, Richard Hentschel discusses timely horticulture issues each Thursday at 6:15 p.m. on WDCB radio, 90.9 FM.

Questions? Contact Sarah Navrotski, Master Gardener Coordinator at sarahnav@uiuc.edu

Featured Websites
Taste of Gardening Water Gardening Ornamental Grasses Container Gardening Soil Testing Beyond Impatiens and Petunias
Additional Websites
Local Programs
Horticulture Speakers Bureau

Horticulture Speakers Bureau
Our Master Gardener Speakers Bureau has programs available to your DuPage County organization...choose from a whole garden of horticulture topics!

Master Gardeners

Master Gardeners
University of Illinois Extension DuPage County trains and supports adults to volunteer as University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners. In 2009, 109 certified Master Gardeners and Interns are bringing University of Illinois Extension horticulture information to DuPage County.

Horticulture & Environment Resources

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Online Forms & Surveys

Ask the Master Gardener

Master Gardener Speakers Bureau Program Request

Monarch Magic - Children's Library Program

Program Registrations

Green Extension Network
Register by July 8, 2009

Four Seasons Gardening - Summer 2009
Register by July 13, 2009

News & Updates
Over the Fence Blog
Where DuPage County Master Gardeners come for all the Master Gardener neighborhood news.
DuPage Garden Thymes
News from the DuPage County Master Gardener Program
Conservation Connections
Conservation best practices, natural resource decision-making , current research in the field and bridging research with local practice.
Gardener's Corner
Four seasons of gardening information.
Good Gardening
A bimonthly newsletter on yard and garden topics intended for citizens in northern Illinois.
Podcasts

Gardener's Corner

Gardening Tips and Techniques from University of Illinois Extension
Upcoming Events

Master Gardener Help Desk - Naper Settlement - Settlement Sundays
Naperville, Illinois (DuPage County)
July 5, 2009

Garden Help Line
Naperville, Illinois (DuPage County)
July 6, 2009

Gardening 101
Westmont, Illinois (DuPage County)
July 6, 2009

Full event calendar >>

Volunteer Opportunities
Master Gardeners
University of Illinois Extension DuPage County trains and supports adults to volunteer as University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners. Applications and interviews are completed for our 2009 class. Call our office to get on the list of interested applicants for our next class in 2011.
Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:

Sarah Navrotski
Master Gardener Coordinator
DuPage County Unit
1100 E. Warrenville Road
Suite 170
Naperville, IL 60563
Phone: 630-955-1123
FAX: 630-955-1180
sarahnav@illinois.edu

Joan LeMay
Office Support Associate
DuPage County Unit
1100 E. Warrenville Road
Suite 170
Naperville, IL 60563
Phone: 630-955-1123
FAX: 630-955-1180
lemay@illinois.edu

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