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 and listen to our latest news features
- ▶ Watch: Tick tock: Timing out a busy tick season in Wisconsin
June 4, 2025 | Spectrum News 1 | Featuring PJ Liesch - ▶ Listen: What Your Lawn Really Needs This Season
June 4, 2025 | Midwest Farm Report | Featuring Doug Soldat - Garden Talk: How plants react to weather stresses
June 13, 2025 | WPR | Featuring Lisa Johnson - ▶ Listen: Expected and unwelcome insect pests
June 18, 2025 | The Larry Meiller Show | Featuring PJ Liesch - ▶ Watch: What to know about cicadas
June 18, 2025 | AccuWeather Network | Featuring PJ Liesch - ▶ Watch: Brood XIV cicadas: What you Need to Know
June 18, 2025 | AccuWeather Network | Featuring PJ Liesch - UW entomologist to discuss beneficial backyard bugs
June 20, 2025 | Ozaukee County News Graphic | Featuring PJ Liesch - Garden Talk: Birdscaping your garden and help with plant diseases
June 27, 2025 | WPR | Featuring Brian Hudelson - Japanese beetle populations in Wisconsin are shifting trends show
June 30, 2025 | WPR | Featuring PJ Liesch
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:
- Midseason Plant Care Adjustments – June 30, 2025
- Mid-Summer Vegetable Garden Activities – June 23, 2025
- Why Iris & Peonies Fail to Bloom – June 16, 2025
- Get to the Root of Lawn Problems – June 9, 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.
