Your guide to winter gardening is here!
Gardeners Corner is a quarterly newsletter of syndicated columns from University of Illinois Extension experts around the state. Each issue highlights best practices that will make your houseplants, landscape, or garden shine in any season.
Media outlets are welcome to reshare these articles or connect with your local county Extension county to get in touch with a horticulture expert for a story at go.illinois.edu/ExtensionOffice.
Winter issue articles
(Suggested run dates)
- Protect trees from winter’s wrath with a few preventive steps (November-December)
- Indoor gardening can brighten winter doldrums (November-February)
- Burning local firewood this winter can save forests (November-February)
- Give someone a green holiday season with the gift of plants (November-December)
- Planning a new perennial garden? Plant for the whole garden ecosystem (January-March)
- Fruit trees need an annual trim to bear best fruit (February-March)
- Flowers are a forgotten love language (early February)
- Tree bark adds visual bite to winter landscapes (December-March)
- Sow seeds of change, learn how to save garden seeds (January-March)
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Gardeners Corner Winter 2022-23: University of Illinois Extension
Questions? Contact Emily Steele at easteele@illinois.edu or (217) 265-9231.
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