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Recommendations on care of trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, vegetables, fruits, and houseplants Diagnosis and treatment options for control of insects, diseases, and cultural disorders General gardening information on soils, composting, pruning, mulching, and more Plant and insect identification Phone
708-354-3276

Ask a Master Gardener Locations 2013

Cook Suburbs South & West U of I Extension Master Gardeners at Cook County Farm Bureau, 6438 Joliet Road, Countryside, IL 60525 U of I Extension Master Gardeners at University of Illinois Extension, 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Ste. 208, Matteson, IL 60443 U of I Extension Master Gardeners at Cultural Arts Center, 14760 Park Lane Orland Park, IL U of I Extension Master Gardeners at Farmers Markets in LaGrange, Lemont, Thornton, Orland Park, Oak Lawn, Park Forest, Tinley Park others may be added Cook Suburbs North & West U of I Extension Master Gardeners at Friendship Park Conservatory, 395 Algonquin Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016

Hours
April 15-November 15 M-W-F 9 a.m. 1 p.m. April 15-November 15 M-F, 12 noon to 4 p.m.; and extended hours Tuesday and Thursday 9 a.m. 4 p.m. April 15-November 15 T-W 10 a.m. 3 p.m. or by appointment Vary, and are dependent upon Farmers Market days, and volunteer availability.

Notes
New location!

708-679-6889

708-403-2864

No USPS mail at this location

847-298-3502

U of I Extension Master Gardeners at Chicago Botanic Gardens 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022

847-835-0972

April 1 October 31: M-W-F 9 a.m. noon; Saturday noon-3p.m. November 1 March 31: Wednesday, 9am 12noon April 1 October 31: M Saturday 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Sunday noon 4 p.m. November 1 March 31: M F 10 a.m. 2 p.m.

Also: assistance with locating purchasing sources for particular plants

Chicago U of I Extension Master Gardeners at the 773-233-2900 March to October Urban Leadership Center, 10244 South 10 a.m. 2 p.m. by appointment Vincennes Avenue, Chicago, IL 60643 U of I Extension Master Gardeners at walk-in only Saturdays year round, noon 4 Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 North p.m. Central Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60624-1996 University of Illinois Extension trains volunteer Master Gardeners to help individuals and communities, Learn to Grow. They participate in over sixty hours of classroom training and serve a 60 hour internship to become certified. Each year they volunteer and take additional training to remain certified. Over 600 volunteer Master Gardeners are active in Cook County. If you would like to know more about the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener program in Cook County go to: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cook/ More information about Master Gardeners is available on the University of Illinois Extension Horticulture website: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/state/hort
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