Current Issue Past Issues Horticulture Springfield Center Contact Us	This document printed from the University of Illinois Extension Illinois Country Living Garden Column at http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/springfieldcenter/ Past Articles 10/01/09 Apple Cider Making Explained 09/01/09 There's a 'morel' in This Story 08/01/09 Proper pH Prepares Soils for Planting 07/01/09 Sweet and Sour Soils? 06/01/09 Thoughts of an Opinionated Gardener 05/01/09 Picking the Landscape 04/01/09 Gardening Doesn't Have to be a Pain 03/01/09 Transplant Survival Tips 02/01/09 How to Start Your Own Seeds 01/01/09 Trees and Ice Don't Mix 12/01/08 Helpful Humidity Hints for Houseplants 11/01/08 Still Giving Thanks 10/01/08 Easy Steps for Fall Clean Up 09/01/08 Tender Loving Tree Care for Your Trees 08/01/08 The Month to Divide Iris 07/01/08 Prevention of Unpredictable Pests 06/01/08 The Rose is the Flower for the Masses 05/01/08 How to Plant Trees and Shrubs - Early spring is the second best time to plant 04/01/08 Wack a Mole 03/01/08 Planting Azaleas and Rhododendrons 02/01/08 Caring for Valentine's Flowers 01/01/08 Kitchen Scraps Make Interesting Houseplants 12/01/07 Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree 11/01/07 Icky Insect Invaders 10/01/07 Chrysanthemums - October Garden Stalwarts 09/01/07 Great Bloomin' Bulbs 08/01/07 Beautiful Butterfly Pollinators 07/01/07 Conquering Summer's Blood Suckers 06/01/07 Aphids 05/01/07 Growing Your Own Vegetables 04/01/07 For The Future Plant A Tree 03/01/07 Fast Growing Trees The First To Go 02/01/07 Cut Flower Care - Simple steps for longer life expectancy 01/01/07 Indoor Plants Fill the Winter Void - Keep them happy & healthy with a little humidity 12/01/06 Forget Plastic Christmas Trees - How to choose and care for this year's real Christmas tree. 11/01/06 Winter Preparations - Ways to keep Jack Frost from nipping at your plants. 10/01/06 Bring The Outdoors Indoors - Even outdoor plants can be housebroken for winter 09/01/06 The Backbone of Your Garden - Build your garden with plants that endure like peonies 08/01/06 Gardening Transition Time 07/01/06 Skeeter Beaters - Tips to keep pesky mosquitoes away this summer 06/01/06 Great Blooming Roses - How to grow trouble-free shrub roses 05/01/06 New Hardy Crabapple Trees Available - You can't crab about today's low-maintenance crabapples 04/01/06 Mulch History Explained - Mulch and the rise and fall of civilization as we know it 03/01/06 Mysteries of Mossy Mayhem Solved - How to grow or get rid of moss - you choose 02/01/06 Recommended Reading - A series of booklets that will inspire you this year 01/01/06 A Houseplant Renaissance - How to help your houseplants thrive even if you have a brown thumb Current Issue | Past Issues Horticulture | Springfield Center | Contact Us