Horticulture

Horticulture Announcements and Highlights

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Four Seasons Gardening Webinars
The Four Seasons Gardening Webinar Series is one of the most popular horticulture programs offered by the Illinois Extension Horticulture Team. Each season, the team hosts three live webinars.
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Gardening Helpline
Contact local Master Gardeners with your gardening questions via email, phone or in one of our local Extension offices.
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Community Garden Webinar Series
There is a good amount of planning that needs to go into creating a successful community garden. These 14 videos cover a variety of topics to help create and maintain a community garden.
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Local Master Gardener Program
We have a thriving Master Gardener program in Fulton, Mason, Peoria, and Tazewell Counties. Learn more about how to become a Master Gardener or learn from a Master Gardener.

Featured Resources

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Horticulture Resources by Topic
We've organized our resources into several topical themes to help you dig more deeply into your areas of interest.
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Soil Testing Labs
A list of soil testing labs throughout Illinois to use as a reference.
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Hort Answers
Answers to your top questions about gardening in Illinois
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Gardener's Corner Newsletter
Quarterly newsletter highlighting seasonal tips and tricks for gardeners
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Illinois Vegetable Garden Guide
Tips for growing some of Illinois' most popular fruits and vegetables
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Wildflowers
Learn how to add some wild beauty to your garden or landscape
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Watch Your Garden Grow
Learn about how to care for your garden throughout the growing season
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Our Rose Garden
Best practices for growing this garden showstopper
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U of I Extension Plant Clinic
University of Illinois Plant Clinic provides plant and insect identifiation, diagnosis of disease, insects, and more.
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Lead in Garden Soils
Lead in garden soils can pose a serious heal risk. Learn how to test soils and avoid toxicity.

Horticulture Photo Albums

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Master Volunteer Christmas Party 2022
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Unit-wide Master Gardener Meeting 2022
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Horticulture Core Education Training
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Black Sheep Flower Farm Tour 2022
Karen Shelly picking green beans
Morton Giving Garden 2022
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Young Garden Explorers Day 2022
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Master Gardeners at Tres Rojas Winery
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Canton Tree Walk May 2022
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2021 Master Gardener State Award Winners
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Master Gardener Training 2021
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Master Gardener Unit Wide Meeting 2021
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Tazewell County WIC Garden
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2020 Illinois Master Gardener Awards
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Fulton Volunteer Banquet 2020
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Mason Bee Workshop March 2020