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• ILRiverHort Blog
  Ferree's Horticulture Blog
• Extension Connection
  Weekly news articles written by Rhonda Ferree, Extension Horticulture Educator, appearing in Canton Daily Ledger.
• Extension Unit Newsletter
  Educational info from the Fulton/Mason/Peoria/Tazewell Unit.

News Releases

• Four Season Gardens
• June Wedding Flowers
• May 2012 Bright Spot
• Watch Now for Bagworms!
• Canton Community Garden
• Gardening Calendar Program

Photo Galleries

• Ferree's New Shade Garden
• Week by Week in a Garden
• Peoria County Master Gardener Projects 2011-12
• TAZEWELL MASTER GARDENERS at ICC
• PLANT BINGO 2011
• 2011 CHICAGO FLOWER and GARDEN SHOW TRIP
• 2011 Gardeners' Big Day

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Contact Us

Rhonda J. Ferree
Extension Educator, Horticulture
University of Illinois Extension
133 S High, Box 170
Havana, IL 62644
Phone: 309-543-3308
FAX: 309-543-6239
ferreer@illinois.edu

Julia Pryor
Program Coordinator
University of Illinois Extension
133 S High, Box 170
Havana, IL 62644
Phone: 309-543-3308
FAX: 309-543-6239
jpryor@illinois.edu

Featured Websites

Additional Websites

• Gardening with Annuals
  Find out how annual flowers can brighten your garden.
• Ornamental Grasses
  Learn how to select the right ornamental grasses for your landscape.
• Lawn Talk
  Learn what grass varieties are best for your lawn, how to deal with shady areas, when to fertilize your lawn & more!
• Hort Corner
  An extensive website about plants, home gardening, insects, trees and shrubs.
• 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.
• Garden Calendar
  A helpful monthly guide to know what to do in your garden.
• 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.
• West Nile Virus
  Learn what you can do to protect yourself from West Nile Virus.

Local Resources and Information

• Chestnuts
  
  
• Common Problems of Ash Trees
  
  
• Resistance of Ornamental Plants to Deer
  
  
• Sustainable Backyard Landscapes
  Sustainable backyard landscaping – what does that mean? Simply it involves gardening activities that do not cause long term environmental harm nor miss-use non-renewable resources. These website links will introduce you to backyard management ideas that are sustainable. It really is not complicated – once you understand the basics. As a global society it is becoming more obvious that our actions influence others. As a society we are just beginning to identify and change our day-to-day activities to reduce and/or eliminate environmental outcomes that will impact future generations. Learn how you can start to do your part in your own backyard.
  
  
• The Meaning of Flowers
  
  

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