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
- ▶ Watch: Growing extra food to share with local food pantries
April 2, 2025 | WEAU 13 News | Featuring Margaret Murphy - Bug out: Join us in celebrating Wisconsin’s insectsApril 2, 2025 | Madison Magazine | Featuring PJ Liesch
- Creating un-beet-able vegetable gardens
April 13, 2025 | Royal Purple News | Featuring Julie Hill - Five strategies to avoid mosquito and tick-borne disease in Wisconsin
April 21, 2025 | Green Bay Press-Gazette | Featuring PJ Liesch - ▶ Listen: The ABCs of aquaponics
April 23, 2025 | The Larry Meiller Show | Featuring Johanna Oosterwyk - Join fun activities and learn about gardening
April 29, 2025 | Wisconsin Ag Connection | Featuring Johanna Oosterwyk
Read our weekly garden column
You may come across the Extension Horticulture Program’s weekly garden column, Wisconsin Yard & Garden, in your local newspaper. With close attention to seasonal and regional trends, our statewide outreach specialist Bruce Spangenberg writes a column of horticulture education and activities for Wisconsin Gardeners. A new article is published every Monday.
Articles from April include:
- Spring Lawn Fertilizing Guidelines – April 28, 2025
- Proper Planting Produces Healthy Trees – April 21, 2025
- Avoiding Crabgrass Problems in Lawns – April 14, 2025
- Assessing Wind & Storm Damaged Trees – April 7, 2025
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.
