University of Illinois Extension

Master Gardener Training available each year in Stephenson or an area county. Sixty hours of training with sixty hours of service time helping others learn about home garden topics. See Illinois Master Gardener link for more information.
Home Horticulture telephone help line answered by Stephenson County Master Gardeners from May - September from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday Call 815-235-4125.
Joys of Gardening annual daylong garden seminar offered each year. Mark your calendar for Joys of Gardening, Saturday, February 25, 2006.
Little Sprouts garden - a volunteer project involving adults who teach youngstersabout gardening during the summer months.
Good Gardening bimonthly newsletter available. Call 235-4125 to receive mailed copy.

Our other program areas....

News & Updates
Dirt News from the Stephenson County Master Gardener program
Good Gardening A bimonthly newsletter on yard and garden topics intended for citizens in northern Illinois.

For more information about these programs, please contact:

Margaret Larson
County Extension Director, Stephenson and Winnebago Counties
Stephenson County Unit
Highland Community College
Building R
2998 W Pearl City Rd
Freeport, IL 61032
Phone: 815-235-4125
FAX: 815-232-9006
mklarson@illinois.edu

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