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  • My First Garden
    Learn how to plan, nurture and enjoy the benefits of a beautiful flower or vegetable garden.
  • Container Gardening
    Learn the basics of creating a great looking container garden.
  • Backyard Fruits
    Backyard Fruits gives the basics of growing fruit in the home garden.
  • Directorio de Insectos
    Aprenda acerca de las pestes más comunes de la casa y del jardín en el Directorio de Insectos.
  • Bulbos y Más
    Bulbos y Más te enseña todo acerca de la selección, cultivo, paisajismo y mucho más con bulbos en tu jardín.
  • Cicadas in Illinois
    Learn about the life cycle of the periodical cicada.
  • Environmental Stewardship
    Learn how to be a better steward of our natural resources.
  • Fabulous Foliage
    Looking for a spot of color or unusual foliage in your garden? Fabulous Foliage offers many valuable suggestions.
  • Focus on Plant Problems
    Is disease affecting your plants and trees? Learn more at this website.
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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.
Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News
A newsletter on the production of fruit and vegetable crops in Illinois.
Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:

Peter Chege, Ph.D.
Extension Specialist, Horticulture
Quad Cities Center
4550 Kennedy Drive
Suite 2
East Moline, IL 61244
Phone: 309-792-2500
FAX: 309-792-2602
pchege@illinois.edu

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