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Illinois Master Gardeners Illinois Tree Selection Selecting Shrubs for Your Home Garden Calendar Hort Corner My First Garden
Additional Websites
  • Gardener's Corner
    Four seasons of gardening information.
  • Gardening with Perennials
    Gardening with Perennials will tell you how to plant and care for a garden that will bloom year after year.
  • Houseplants
    Find out what houseplant is best for your growing conditions.
  • Illinois Forestry
    A wonderful library of links to forestry information and management references for citizens, students, teachers, landowners, environmental groups, natural resource managers, foresters, and loggers.
  • Tropical Punch
    Learn how to use tropical plants as focal points and accents.
  • Great Plant Escape
    Join Detective LePlant and his partners Bud and Sprout as they uncover the mysteries of plant life.
  • Let's Talk about Insects
    Join C.P. to learn the benefits of insects, their basic anatomy, and what makes an insect an insect. You can even create a new insect!
  • Common Vegetable Problems
    Learn about common vegetable insect pests and diseases.
  • Fabulous Foliage
    Looking for a spot of color or unusual foliage in your garden? Fabulous Foliage offers many valuable suggestions.
Local Programs
Master Gardeners

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

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Program Registrations

Tree Identification & Maintenance Horticulture Telenet - Sept. 16
Register by September 15, 2008

Going Green with Evergreens Telenet - Sept. 30, 2008
Register by September 29, 2008

Backyard Composting Telenet - Oct. 14, 2008
Register by October 13, 2008

News & Updates
Master Gardener Article
Past articles from Rhonda Ferree that appeared in the Canton Daily Ledger.

Extension Connection
Weekly news articles written by Julia Pryor, Program Coordinator,appearing in Canton Daily Ledger.

News Releases

Gardener's Corner
Four seasons of gardening information.
Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News
A newsletter on the production of fruit and vegetable crops in Illinois.
Upcoming Events

Tree Identification & Planting Horticulture Telenet
Canton, Illinois (Fulton County)
September 16, 2008

Going Green with Evergreens Horticulture Telenet
Canton, Illinois (Fulton County)
September 30, 2008

Backyard Composting Horticulture Telenet
Canton, Illinois (Fulton County)
October 14, 2008

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Volunteer Opportunities
Master Gardeners
Master Gardeners are volunteers who provide service to a community by addressing common horticulture problems and questions.
Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:

Julia Pryor
Program Coordinator, Horticulture, Family Life and Consumer Sciences
Fulton County Unit
15411 N IL 100 Highway
Lewistown, IL 61542
Phone: 309-547-3711 x17
FAX: 309-547-3713
jpryor@illinois.edu

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