Current Issue Past Issues Horticulture Macon County Extension Contact Us	This document printed from the University of Illinois Extension Plant Palette at http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/macon/ Past Articles 11/08/09 American Bittersweet 11/05/09 Late Blooming Clematis 11/01/09 Euonymus 10/18/09 Spring Bulbs 10/11/09 Bonsai 10/04/09 Fall Gardening To-Do List 09/27/09 Bletilla striata–Chinese Ground Orchid 09/13/09 Costmary-- Chrysanthemum balsamita or Tanacetum balsamita 09/06/09 Seedless Watermelon 08/30/09 Coreopsis 08/23/09 Blackberries 08/16/09 Homegrown Tomatoes 08/09/09 Skunks 08/02/09 Deer and Rabbit Damage in the Landscape 07/26/09 Diamond Frost® Euphorbia 07/19/09 Ornamental Peppers 07/12/09 Hardy Hibiscus 07/10/09 Chinese (Tropical) Hibiscus 06/28/09 Strawberries-- Fragaria spp. 06/21/09 Panicled Golden Raintree-- Koelreuteria paniculata 06/14/09 Hummingbirds 06/07/09 Lavender 05/31/09 Ptilotus exaltatus 'Joey' 05/24/09 Fanfare Spreading Impatiens 05/17/09 Paperbark Maple-- Acer griseum 05/10/09 Ben Franklin Tree-- Franklinia alatamaha 05/03/09 Heuchera-- Coral Bells 04/26/09 Calla Lilies 04/19/09 Horseradish 04/12/09 Rose Rosette Disease 04/05/09 Gardening on a Shoestring 03/29/09 Easter Lily 03/22/09 Spring Lawn Care 03/15/09 Microgreens 03/08/09 Lithops 03/01/09 Streptocarpus 02/22/09 Blue Roses 02/15/09 Ornamental Grasses 02/08/09 Vegetable Garden Design 02/01/09 Pruning 01/18/09 Terrariums 01/11/09 Coffee 01/04/09 Snowrose or Tree of a Thousand Stars (Serissa foetida) 12/28/08 Amaryllis 12/21/08 Gifts for Gardeners 12/07/08 Clivia 11/23/08 Holiday Centerpiece Ideas 11/16/08 Apple Cider 11/09/08 Overwintering Tropical Plants 11/02/08 Mice 10/26/08 Winter Squash 10/19/08 Pawpaw 10/12/08 Planting Trees 10/05/08 Fall Lawn Care 09/28/08 Fall Flowers 09/21/08 Honeycrisp Apples 09/14/08 Emerald Ash Borer Update 09/07/08 Groundhogs 08/31/08 Planting Fall Perennials 08/24/08 Seed Saving 08/17/08 Water-wise Gardening 08/10/08 Night Gardening 08/03/08 Salvia 07/27/08 Hydrangeas 07/20/08 Get Ready for Fall Gardening 07/13/08 Tomatoes 07/06/08 Raspberries 06/29/08 Dwarf Alberta Spruce 06/22/08 Liriope 06/15/08 Thyme 06/08/08 Cucumbers 06/01/08 Zinnias 05/25/08 Jacob's Ladder 05/18/08 Calibrachoa 05/11/08 Container Gardening 05/04/08 Apricots 04/27/08 Flowering Crabapple 04/20/08 Lilacs 04/13/08 Spring Salad Greens 04/06/08 Crabgrass 03/30/08 Spring Crocus 03/23/08 Hyacinth 03/16/08 Master Gardeners Help Others Learn to Grow 03/09/08 Sprouts 03/02/08 Miracle Fruit 02/24/08 Ginseng 02/10/08 Dracaena 02/03/08 Mangoes 01/27/08 Bay Laurel 01/20/08 Olives 01/13/08 Grapefruit 12/30/07 New Plants for a New Year 12/23/07 American Chestnut 12/16/07 Yule logs 12/09/07 Christmas Cactus 12/02/07 Gifts for Gardeners 11/25/07 Rosemary 11/18/07 Currants & Gooseberries 11/11/07 Black Walnut 11/04/07 Blueberries 10/28/07 Carving the Perfect Pumpkin 10/21/07 TLC for Landscapes this Fall 10/14/07 Extending the Growing Season 10/07/07 Chrysanthemums 09/30/07 Asters 09/23/07 Gourds 09/16/07 Dahlias 09/09/07 Apples & Johnny Appleseed 09/02/07 Fall Crocus 08/26/07 Eggplant 08/19/07 Geranium 08/12/07 Watermelon 08/05/07 Caryopteris 07/29/07 Cantaloupe or muskmelon? 07/22/07 Butterfly Bush 07/16/07 Salad Tables 07/08/07 Plumbago 07/01/07 Emerald Ash Borer Update 06/24/07 Caladium 06/17/07 Chinese Hibiscus 06/10/07 Hardy Banana-- Musa basjoo 06/03/07 Cicadas 05/27/07 Oriental Poppies 05/20/07 Annuals 05/13/07 Coral Bells-- Heuchera 05/06/07 Deer and Rabbit Damage in the Landscape 04/29/07 Planting Trees 04/22/07 Honeybees and Colony Collapse Disorder 04/15/07 Primroses 04/08/07 Passion flower 04/01/07 Hardiness and Heat Zones 03/25/07 Winter Aconite-- Eranthis hyemalis 03/18/07 “Irish” or “White” Potatoes 03/11/07 Forsythia 03/04/07 Ficus 02/25/07 Asian Pears 02/18/07 Resurrection Fern 02/11/07 Avocados 02/04/07 Key Limes 01/28/07 Tu Bishvat 01/21/07 Managing Houseplant Pests 01/14/07 A Prescription for Cabin Fever: Start Seeds Indoors 01/07/07 Rex Begonias 12/31/06 Norfolk Island Pine 12/24/06 Holly 12/17/06 Live Christmas Trees 12/05/06 Storm Damaged Trees 12/03/06 Mistletoe 11/26/06 Amaryllis 11/19/06 Yam or Sweet Potato? 11/12/06 Cranberry Production 11/05/06 Voles 10/29/06 Giant Pumpkins 10/22/06 Osage Orange-- Maclura pomifera 10/15/06 Wooly Worms & the Weather 10/08/06 Turnip Greens 10/01/06 American Persimmon 09/24/06 Rain Gardens 09/17/06 Garlic 09/10/06 Chile Peppers 09/03/06 Basil-- Ocimum basilicum 08/27/06 Zucchini 08/20/06 Homegrown Tomatoes 08/13/06 Horsetail (Scouring) Rush-- Equisetum 08/06/06 Butterfly Gardening 07/30/06 Chicory -- Cichorium intybus 07/23/06 Blossom-End Rot 07/16/06 Daylily-- Hemerocallis 07/09/06 Japanese Beetle-- Popillia japonica 07/02/06 Coneflower-- Echinacea 06/25/06 Emerald Ash Borer-- Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire 06/18/06 Stevia rebaudiana 06/09/06 Strawberries-- Fragaria spp. 05/28/06 Knock Out™ Roses 05/21/06 Wild Columbine-- Aquilegia canadensis 05/14/06 Iris 05/07/06 Phlox 04/30/06 Asparagus 04/16/06 Easter Lily-- Lilium longiflorum 04/09/06 Hyssop 04/02/06 Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa) 03/26/06 Daffodil, Narcissus, or Jonquil? 03/19/06 Saffron 03/12/06 Shamrocks 03/05/06 Seeds are Surprising 02/26/06 Sago Palm Cycas revoluta 02/19/06 Pomegranate Punica granatum L. 02/12/06 Florigraphy (the meaning of flowers) 02/05/06 Vermicomposting 01/29/06 Clementines 01/22/06 Bromeliads 01/22/06 Top Ten Houseplants 01/15/06 Clivia 01/01/06 Black-eyed Peas and the New Year 12/25/05 O Christmas Tree 12/18/05 Poinsettia’s Popularity 12/11/05 Poinsettia History 12/04/05 Japanese Yew Taxus cuspidata 11/27/05 American Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 11/20/05 Ornamental Purple Millet ‘Purple Majesty’ Pennisetum glaucum 11/13/05 Cover crops 11/06/05 Ornamental Kale-- Brassica oleracea 10/30/05 Eastern White Pine-- Pinus Strobus 10/23/05 Ornamental Sweet Potato 10/16/05 Tapioca Slime, Brefeldia maxima 10/09/05 Bougainvillea 10/02/05 Hibiscus ‘Blue Satin’ 09/25/05 Garden Spider, Argiope aurantia 09/18/05 Plumeria 09/11/05 Gladiolus 09/04/05 Ornamental Peppers 08/28/05 Seedless Watermelon 08/21/05 Tomatoes 08/14/05 Zinnia elegans ‘Swizzle Cherry and Ivory’ 08/07/05 ‘Double Delight™’ Rose 07/31/05 New Guinea Impatiens Impatiens hawkeri ‘Sonic Pink Magic’ 07/24/05 Gazania rigens ‘Gazoo Clear Vanilla’ 07/17/05 Peace Rose 07/10/05 Clematis ‘Jackmanii Superba’ 07/03/05 Marigolds 06/26/05 Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ 06/19/05 Wave™ Petunias 06/12/05 Profusion® Zinnias 06/05/05 Gaillardia 'Fanfare' 05/29/05 Lion's Head Japanese Maple 05/22/05 Prairie Trillium 05/15/05 Wild Violets 05/08/05 Tulips 05/01/05 Spring Mums 04/24/05 Crab Apple 04/10/05 Grow a Pineapple! 04/03/05 Himalayan Blue Poppy 03/27/05 Easter Lilies 03/20/05 Oxalis 03/13/05 Kalanchoe 02/27/05 English Ivy 02/13/05 Brassocattleya Maikai Mayumi 02/06/05 Miniature Roses 01/23/05 Phalaenopsis 01/16/05 African Violets in the U.S. 01/09/05 Discovering African Violets 12/26/04 Amaryllis 12/19/04 Poinsettia 'Winter Rose' 12/12/04 Christmas Cactus 12/05/04 Cyclamen 11/21/04 Vanilla 10/31/04 Pumpkins! 10/24/04 Sugar Maple 10/16/04 Daffodils 09/26/04 Fall Pansies 09/12/04 Sedum 09/05/04 Purple Fountain Grass 08/29/04 Redwood Burls Current Issue | Past Issues Horticulture | Macon County Extension | Contact Us