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University of Illinois Extension serving Madison, Monroe and St. Clair Counties

Main Office
901 Illinois Avenue
PO Box 117
Waterloo, IL 62298
Phone: 618-939-3434
FAX: 618-939-7708
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office
621 South Belt West
Belleville, IL 62220
Phone: 618-236-4172
FAX: 618-236-9416
Hours: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 8 am to 4:30 pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office
1269 North 89th Street
Suite 3
East St. Louis, IL 62203
Phone: 618-397-4973
FAX: 618-397-8823
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office
900 Hillsboro
Box 427
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Phone: 618-650-7050
FAX: 618-655-9951
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

News Release

University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners Await Your Gardening Question Calls

May 18, 2011

University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners are ready and eager to take your calls Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – Noon. They are available to answer your lawn, garden, tree, and pest questions. University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners are volunteers who have completed over 95 classroom hours of training in botany, turf, plant pathology, herbs, roses, ornamental grasses, landscape design, native trees & shrubs, woody ornamental, insects, fruits, vegetables, soils, pesticide safety, composting, and wildlife nuisance control.

This free service is available to all those needing assistance with their lawn or garden. To reach a Master Gardener in Edwardsville call 650-7050. In Belleville call 236-4172.

You may also bring a sample of a plant, tree, or insect for identification or diagnosis. Samples can be left at the office anytime between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. In Edwardsville visit the U of I Extension office at 900 Hillsboro Avenue, or in Belleville at 621 South Belt West.

For those problems needing further diagnosis there is a Plant Clinic on the campus of University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana. The Plant Clinic functions as a clearinghouse for plant problems sent to the U of I. Services include plant and insect identification, diagnosis of disease, insect, and weed problems, nematode assays, and help with nutrient related problems, as well as management recommendations involving these diagnoses. There is a minimal fee associated with these diagnostic services.

For more information about University of Illinois Extension visit our website at www.extension.uiuc.edu/madisonstclair .

Source: Pamela S. Jacobs, County Director, jacobsp@illinois.edu