Extension Horticulture specialists and educators across Wisconsin are regularly featured by local and national news outlets to share expertise on a wide range of topics related to gardening and horticulture. With a shared commitment to research-based horticulture and environmentally sustainable gardening practices, Extension provides invaluable guidance to home gardeners and professionals alike, to enhance understanding of plants, insects, wildlife, and local ecosystems.

Read our latest news features

• Scorpion Hitchhikers in Wisconsin
  Aug. 29, 2024 | UW Insect Diagnostics Lab | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Plant perennials to give your garden year-to-year beauty
  Aug. 27, 2024 | PBS Wisconsin | Featuring Lisa Johnson
• Now is the ideal time to fertilize lawns
  Aug. 26, 2024 | Northwoods Yard and Garden | Featuring Bruce Spangenberg
• There’s a good reason yellow jackets are hanging around you
  Aug. 24, 2024 | Wausau Pilot & Review | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Invasive Insect makes First Appearance in Wisconsin
  Aug. 22, 2024 | WTAQ | Featuring PJ Liesch
• ▶ LISTEN: Wisconsin home to a new invasive insect, and DNR seeks citizens to find rare plants
  Aug. 21, 2024 | The Larry Meiller Show – WPR | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Early fall colors can be a sign of tree distress
  Aug. 19, 2024 | Northwoods Yard and Garden | Featuring Bruce Spangenberg
• Stop snow mold in its tracks this year
  Aug. 16, 2024 | Landscape Management | Featuring Paul Koch
• Lawn renovation plans? Consider these two factors
  Aug. 13, 2024 | Northwoods Yard and Garden | Featuring Bruce Spangenberg
• The number of monarch butterflies and other Wisconsin pollinators are falling. Here’s why
  Aug. 5, 2024 | Wisconsin State Farmer | Featuring PJ Liesch
• The Glow-Down on Fireflies: Conservation and Appreciation
  Aug. 5, 2024 | Milwaukee Magazine | Featuring PJ Liesch
• What’s causing the abundance of earwigs in Madison?
  Aug. 4, 2024 | Wisconsin State Journal | Featuring Lisa Johnson
• ▶ LISTEN: Growing blueberries; Caring for containers
  Aug. 3, 2024 | WPR | Featuring Vijai Pandian
• Why is my tree dropping leaves?
  Aug. 2, 2024 | Northwoods Yard and Garden | Featuring Bruce Spangenberg

If we missed a feature, let us know! Email madi.potratz@wisc.edu with a link to the news article you’d like added to the list.