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
- ▶ Listen: Dividing and transplanting peonies
Sept. 27, 2025 | Wisconsin Public Radio | Featuring Lisa Johnson - How to Divide Perennials in Fall for Bigger Blooms Next Year
Sept. 26, 2025 | Parade | Featuring Johanna Oosterwyk - The Easy Fall Gardening Task That Doubles Your Perennials
Sept. 26, 2025 | Yahoo News | Featuring Johanna Oosterwyk - ‘A full-blown mosquito invasion’: Milwaukee area residents report relentless mosquitoes after floods
Sept. 22, 2025 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Featuring PJ Liesch - ▶ Watch: Experts point to recent floods as cause of new issue in Wisconsin
Sept. 22, 2025 | Spectrum Local News | Featuring PJ Liesch - ▶ Listen: Fall lawn maintenance and urban forestry
Sept. 19, 2025 | Wisconsin Public Radio | Featuring Doug Soldat - ▶ Listen: Insects not spreading disease, despite fear;
Sept. 17, 2025 | Wisconsin Public Radio | Featuring PJ Liesch - Experts issue warning about fast-spreading grass that could wreak havoc in US: ‘Quite harmful’
Sept. 7, 2025 | The Cool Down | Featuring Mark Renz - Monarch Tagging At Crossroads
Sept. 4, 2025 | Door County Pulse | Featuring Amy Freidig and Lisa Johnson - ▶ Listen: Fall is a Great Time For Composting
Sept. 3, 2025 | Mid-West Farm Report | Featuring Bruce Spangenberg - Here’s how to help scientists prevent the spread of invasive Japanese stiltgrass in Wisconsin
Sept. 3, 2025 | WUWM 89.7FM | Featuring Mark Renz
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:
- Seasonal Needle Drop Normal on Evergreens – Sept. 29, 2025
- Fall Flowers Fuel Monarch Flights – Sept. 22, 2025
- Recycle Yard Waste & Rejuvenate Soils – Sept. 15, 2025
- Mums the Word for Fall Flowers – Sept. 8, 2025
- Why Do Some Trees Turn Color Early? – Sept. 1, 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.
