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

• How to Divide Perennials in Fall for Bigger Blooms Next Year
  Aug. 31, 2025 | Parade Home & Garden | Featuring Johanna Oosterwyk
• Sustainably Speaking: Invasive Japanese Stiltgrass Reaches Wisconsin
  Aug. 27, 2025 | We Are Green Bay | Featuring Mark Renz
• ▶ Watch: Liven up your home and yard with help from Garden & Green Living Expo presenters
  Aug. 25, 2025 | PBS Wisconsin | Featuring Allen Pyle
• Hungry Japanese beetles are a formidable foe for Wisconsin vineyard owners
  Aug. 20, 2025 | Green Bay Press Gazette | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Wisconsin officials aim to contain this invasive species after two cases and possible third
  Aug. 18, 2025 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Featuring Mark Renz
• Scientists call on Wisconsin homeowners to help stop the spread of this highly invasive plant
  Aug. 17, 2025 | House Digest | Featuring Mark Renz
• ▶ Listen: UW Extension is asking for help to identify spread of invasive plant
  Aug. 14, 2025 | WPR | Featuring Mark Renz
• Invasive stiltgrass found in Rock County
  Aug. 13, 2025 | Channel 3000 | Featuring Mark Renz
• Residents asked to report invasive Stiltgrass found near Beloit
  Aug. 13, 2025 | WIFR | Featuring Mark Renz
• ▶ Watch: Invasive plant discovered in Rock County
  Aug. 13, 2025 | WMTV 15 | Featuring Mark Renz
• Invasive stiltgrass found in Rock County
  Aug. 13, 2025 | Gazette Xtra | Featuring Mark Renz
• ▶ Watch: Mosquito relief still weeks away in Wisconsin
  Aug. 7, 2025 | Spectrum News 1 | Featuring PJ Liesch
• Insect Anatomy with PJ Liesch
  Aug. 5, 2025 | Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance | 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:

• Ideal Timing for Fertilizing Lawns – Aug. 25, 2025
• Soil Testing for Successful Gardens – Aug. 18, 2025
• Lawn Renovation Plans Start Now – Aug. 11, 2025
• Do the Math in Yards & Gardens – Aug. 4 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.