• Selecting Shrubs for Your Home
  Find the right shrub for your home landscape at Selecting Shrubs for Your Home.
• Selecting Trees for Your Home
  Find the right tree for your home landscape at Selecting Trees for Your Home.
• 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.
• Composting for the Homeowner
  This site gives an excellent indepth discussion of the science of composting, why it is important to compost, how to build a compost pile, and materials needed for composting.

• BodySmart Gardening
  
  
• Color in Landscape
  
  
• Common Ticks Found in Illinois
  
  
• David Robson Columns at the Springfield Journal-Register
  
  
• Dealing with Drought
  
  
• Fall Lawn Care Guide
  
  
• Illinois Christmas Tree Grower's Association
  
  
• Illinois Department of Agriculture
  Information on pesticide misuse/misapplication, certification, and pesticide registrations for commercial businesses and homeowners
  
  
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources
  Information on exotic and invasive plants in Illinois
  
  
• Report on Plant Diseases
  An in-depth look at various diseases that affect flowers, fruits, vegetables, trees, shrubs and groundscovers.
  
  
• Spring Lawn Care Guide
  
  
• UI Woody Plant Database
  A scientific tree and shrub ID tool, looking at all above-ground aspects of a woody plant.
  
  
• West Nile Virus
  Links and information on the University of Illinois IPM website.
  
  

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