Spring in gardening with tools and tips for upcoming garden programs News

Urbana, Ill. – Spring is nearby and its green thumb is ripe for gardening. Regardless of whether you are an experienced gardener or just start, nutrient -rich vegetables, fresh fruit and aromatic herbs are more than just a way to fill your plate. It's like an honorary badge.

Gardening offers rewarding experiences, from the discovery of which vegetables thrive through the cool temperatures of spring, to visiting arboretums and learning science behind unusual growth on their trees or achieving their creativity and learning how to design bizarre pollaries. The possibilities for learning are endless at the upcoming garden events of the University of Illinois Extension.

While the Illinois Extension Master Garden program celebrates 50 years of effect, take the opportunity to deeper into the plenty of garden opportunities by connecting to other garden enthusiasts with extension Garden Days and the plant sales throughout the state. Explore the upcoming gardening events and plant sales in the 2025 Garden Day newsletter for your next worthwhile garden experience.

Illinois Extension is an estimated source of garden training that goes beyond the classroom. The research knowledge of extensions is based on horticulture is shared not only in seminar meetings, but also through practical experience and in the Master Gardener program. Each of the dozens of personal spring garden programs offers the opportunity to learn from experts, to exchange information and to get valuable tips to improve your garden practices. The topics include backyard composting, garden errors and misunderstandings, fruit trees, household vegetable gardens, landscape design, pesticide -free pest control and much more. Also enjoy unique networking activities such as garden hikes, seed exchange and plant sales.

Connect to your local office from Illinois Extension for expert information on gardening and get specific questions with your help. The expansion also offers online garden -topics, including vegetable gardens, herbs, fruit trees for home gardens, small fruits for home gardens, fungi, lawn care, plants, houseplants, container gardens, youth gardens, flowers, roses, illinois pollinators, insects, composting, soil problems and invasings.

Subscribe to the monthly garden newsletter for monthly updates to garden programs. Or share tips and ideas with other gardeners in the Illinois extension horticultural group on Facebook.

Fifty years Effects of Illinois Extension Master Gärtner: Gardener of the University of Illinois Extension celebrate 2025 years of positive effects in Illinois. Meistergärtner enrich municipalities with their commitment to the upbringing of horticulture and the art and science of growth. Over 2,000 active volunteers invest their time and talents that cultivate collaborative gardens, feed and support healthy communities, promote practical learning, improve the beauty of the neighborhood and support the environment. Help grow gardeners.