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Kari Houle

Extension Unit Educator, Horticulture

Ms. Houle has a number of years experience working in the retail nursery business as well as working as the head horticulturist for a private country club. Her educational background and career experience includes landscape design & maintenance, plant identification & maintenance (annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees), urban tree care, tree inventory/risk assessment/valuation, and plant propagation.

Education
B.S. in Agricultural Business with an emphasis in Horticulture
M.S. in Education focused in Adult Education/Horticulture/Forestry

Program Offerings

Emerald Ash Borer Readiness/Awareness
Demystifying Container Gardening
Herbs in the Home Garden
Local Food Systems
Community Gardens
Tree Identification and Maintenance
Exotic Invasive Plants


Contact Information

Kari Houle
Extension Unit Educator, Horticulture
University of Illinois Extension
Knox County Unit
180 S Soangetaha Rd, Ste 108
Galesburg, IL 61401-5595
P: 309-342-5108
F: 309-342-1768
E-mail: khoule@illinois.edu

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