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Stepping Stones to Perennial Garden Design
Learn how to design and maintain a perennial garden that will delight you with seasonal beauty year after year.
Beyond Impatiens and Petunias
Find out about plants that offer color and interest to some of the most extreme gardening situations.
Selecting Shrubs for Your Home
Find the right shrub for your home landscape at Selecting Shrubs for Your Home.
Groundcovers to Know and Use
Everything you ever wanted to know about groundcovers including a directory of 35 different groundcovers.
Our Rose Garden
Find out how to grow and care for roses in Our Rose Garden.
Ornamental Grasses
Learn how to select the right ornamental grasses for your landscape.
Gardener's Corner
Four seasons of gardening information.
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.
Common Vegetable Problems
Learn about common vegetable insect pests and diseases.
Tropical Punch
Learn how to use tropical plants as focal points and accents.
University of Illinois Plant Clinic
The University of Illinois Plant Clinic has served as a clearinghouse for plant problems since 1976.
Lawn Talk
Learn what grass varieties are best for your lawn, how to deal with shady areas, when to fertilize your lawn & more!
Focus on Plant Problems
Is disease affecting your plants and trees? Learn more at this website.
Backyard Fruits
Backyard Fruits gives the basics of growing fruit in the home garden.
Bulbs & More
Bulbs & More teaches you all about selecting, planting and landscaping with bulbs.
Container Gardening
Learn the basics of creating a great looking container garden.
Illinois Master Gardeners
Master Gardeners are a group of volunteers trained by University of Illinois Extension educators to provide a network of gardening programs and horticultural activities to educate the public and enhance life in their communities.
Soil Testing
Need to test your soil? Here's what you need to know.
Houseplants
Find out what houseplant is best for your growing conditions.
Herb Gardening
Guide to growing and using common herbs.
Water Gardening
Learn about aquatic plant selection and cultivation as well as container water gardening.
Strawberries & More
Your guide to growing strawberries, u-pick strawberry farms, strawberry nutrition, and selection & care.
Garden Calendar
A helpful monthly guide to know what to do in your garden.
Raspberries & More
Learn about varieties & selection, how to plant, and where to find nurseries and U-pick farms.
Taste of Gardening
Here's a great resource for learning the basics of gardening.
Hort Corner Video
Watch the Extension experts.
Bug Review
Pests bugging you? Check out The Bug Review.
Turf Diseases & Insects
Review the major insects and diseases of turf.
Winter Storm Resource Center
Links to the information you need to cope with severe winter weather.
Tribune Garden Tips
Keep up-to-date with these monthly gardening tips.
Poinsettia Pages
How do you keep a poinsettia healthy? Find out in this website.
Cicadas in Illinois
Learn about the life cycle of the periodical cicada.
Gypsy Moth Reporting Site
Learn about gypsy moth and how to control it.
Christmas Trees & More
Learn all about Christmas trees, as well as a listing of Christmas tree farms in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Apples & More
Visit Apples & More to learn about U-pick apple orchards, apple nutrition, varieties & selection, and fun activities for children.
Composting in the Home Garden
Turn your yard waste into compost.
Consejos para el Diseño de Jardines en Recipientes
En un mundo en el que el tiempo y el espacio es limitado, recipientes para su jardín pueden ser la mejor opción. Aprenda todo acerca de jardines en recipientes.
Distance Diagnostics
A website to help people diagnose and identify plant and pest problems.
Dr. Arbor Talks Trees
Dr. Arbor teaches all about trees!
Hort Corner
An extensive website about plants, home gardening, insects, trees and shrubs.
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.
Illinois Fresh
Helpful tips plus a guide to U-pick farms, roadside markets, and farmer's markets.
Illinois Steward
The Illinois Steward features articles about stewardship, conservation, preservation, and restoration of natural areas in Illinois.
Lawn Challenge
Test your lawn care knowledge in this interactive eight lesson self-study course.
Lawn FAQs
Here's answers to our most frequently asked questions.
Miracle of Fall
Learn how leaves change color at The Miracle of Fall.
My First Garden
Learn how to plan, nurture and enjoy the benefits of a beautiful flower or vegetable garden.
Pumpkins & More
You can learn about U-pick pumpkin farms, pumpkin nutrition, varieties & selection, and fun activities for children.
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