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• The Homeowners Column
  Sandy Mason's Homeowners Column discusses hot topics in the home landscape each week.
• 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.
• 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.

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Paul Barrett
Program Coordinator, Master Gardener/Master Naturalist Program
University of Illinois Extension
1689 North 31st Road,
Suite 2
Ottawa, IL 61350
Phone: 815-433-0707
FAX: 815-433-5454
plb2@illinois.edu

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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.
• Successful Container Gardens
  A guide for choosing a container, selecting soil mixes, choosing and combining plants, fertilizing, watering and grooming basics.
• 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.
• Our Rose Garden
  Find out how to grow and care for roses in Our Rose Garden.
• Tropical Punch
  Learn how to use tropical plants as focal points and accents.

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