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Additional Websites

Gardening with Perennials
Gardening with Perennials will tell you how to plant and care for a garden that will bloom year after year.

Hort Answers
Learn more about the plants and their problems in your yard and garden.

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.

Ornamental Grasses
Learn how to select the right ornamental grasses for your landscape.

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.

Houseplants
Find out what houseplant is best for your growing conditions.

Tropical Punch
Learn how to use tropical plants as focal points and accents.

Container Gardening
Learn the basics of creating a great looking container garden.

Gardening with Annuals
Find out how annual flowers can brighten your garden.

Gardener's Corner
Four seasons of gardening information.

Focus on Plant Diseases and Insects
Is disease affecting your plants and trees? Learn more at this website.

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.

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.

Common Vegetable Problems
Learn about common vegetable insect pests and diseases.

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.

Poinsettia Pages
How do you keep a poinsettia healthy? Find out in this website.

Bulbs & More
Bulbs & More teaches you all about selecting, planting and landscaping with bulbs.

Soil Testing
Need to test your soil? Here's what you need to know.

Turf Diseases & Insects
Review the major insects and diseases of turf.

Tribune Garden Tips
Keep up-to-date with these monthly gardening tips.

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.

News

Gardener's Corner
Four seasons of gardening information.

Green Thumb
Lawn and garden news for Southern Illinois residents.

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.

Imagine
Newsletter from the state Master Gardeners Office

New Agriculture Network
Seasonal advice for field crop and vegetable growers interested in organic agriculture.

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