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

• UW-Madison Extension to offer class for garden enthusiasts
  July 29, 2025 | Wausau Pilot and Review | Featuring Amy Freidig
• West Nile virus detected in Wisconsin mosquitos
  July 29, 2025 | WPR | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Eggs of mantis — a northern unknown — found in Quinnesec
  July 26, 2025 | Iron Mountain Daily News | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Extension offers online gardening course for aspiring Master Gardeners
  July 25, 2025 | Merrill Foto News | Featuring Amy Freidig
• ▶ Listen: A Gardening Course for Everyone
  July 23, 2025 | WORT FM | Featuring Amy Freidig
• Diagnosing Plant Problems: Is It Disease or Drought Stress?
  July 22, 2025 | Greenhouse Grower | Featuring Brian Hudelson
• ▶ Listen: Garden Talk – Summer tasks: From peonies to crabgrass
  July 19, 2025 | WPR | Featuring Bruce Spangenberg
• Beetles and weevils and moths, oh my! How to fight Wisconsin’s invasive insects
  July 20, 2025 | The Cap Times | Featuring PJ Liesch and Lisa Johnson
• ▶ Listen: Are monarch butterflies and fireflies making comebacks?
  July 16, 2025 | The Larry Meiller Show | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Beetle Battle: Beautiful but Destructive Pests Decimate Erie Gardens and Yards
  July 9, 2025 | Erie News Now | Featuring PJ Liesch
• New Tick Species Raising Red Flags in Wisconsin this Summer
  July 8, 2025 | Civic Media | 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.

Latest articles include:

• Troubleshooting Tomato Problems – July 28, 2025
• Bumps & Odd Growth on Leaves – July 21, 2025
• Oak Trees 101 – July 14, 2025
• Crabgrass & Pinkish Spots in Lawns – July 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.