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Phone: 217-333-7672
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slmason@illinois.edu
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Reliable Gardening Websites at Your Fingertips
Looking for some reliable gardening tips? Here are some to get you started:
Lawn Talk http://urbanext.illinois.edu/lawntalk/
Wildflowers http://urbanext.illinois.edu/wildflowers/
2009 Annuals Evaluation Garden http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trialgarden/about.cfm
Herb Gardening http://urbanext.illinois.edu/herbs/
A Taste of Gardening http://urbanext.illinois.edu/tog/planning.cfm
Questions? Contact Sandra Mason, Extension Educator, Horticulture at slmason@illinois.edu
Garden Tips
Garden Chats at the Urbana Idea Garden beign this Saturday, May 25 at 9 am. Join Master Gardeners as the discuss "Building Better Soil Right Now and Over Time."
Also this Saturday is our Compost Bin & Rain Barrel sale across from Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana from 9 am - 3 pm. Pre-order today!
Look at our calendar for more events!
Questions? Contact Sandra Mason, Extension Educator, Horticulture at slmason@illinois.edu
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Herb Gardening
Guide to growing and using common herbs. -
Focus on Plant Problems
Is disease affecting your plants and trees? Learn more at this website. -
Lawn Talk
Learn what grass varieties are best for your lawn, how to deal with shady areas, when to fertilize your lawn & more! -
University of Illinois Plant Clinic
Let us help with your plant problems. We do plant and insect identification, diagnosis of disease, insect, weed and chemical injury (chemical injury on field crops only), nematode assays, and help with nutrient related problems, as well as recommendations involving these diagnoses. -
Watch Your Garden Grow
Your guide to choosing, growing, preparing and storing common vegetables. -
Illinois Vegetable Garden Guide
A guide for growing, harvesting, and exhibiting vegetables. -
Successful Container Gardens
A guide for choosing a container, selecting soil mixes, choosing and combining plants, fertilizing, watering and grooming basics. -
Wildflowers
A directory of more than 140 different Illinois wildflowers -
Gardening with Perennials
Gardening with Perennials will tell you how to plant and care for a garden that will bloom year after year.
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