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
- These are the biggest and most common spiders in Wisconsin | June 29, 2026 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Featuring PJ Liesch
- ‘Little to no science’ in homemade mosquito repellents | June 13, 2026 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Press Reader | Featuring PJ Liesch
- ▶︎ Watch: Sustainably Speaking: Healthy Lawn Care for the Wisconsin Summer | June 11, 2026 | WFRV | Featuring Bruce Spangenberg
- Garden & Green Living Expo experts unearth keys to a fruitful vegetable garden | May 30, 2026 | PBS Wisconsin | Featuring Bruce Spangenberg
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:
- Tips for Topnotch Harvests – June 29, 2026
- Quiz Yourself on Yard & Garden Soils – June 22, 2026
- Summer Lawn Care Strategies – June 15, 2026
- Analyzing Reasons for Yellow Leaves – June 8, 2026
- Getting Plants Off to Good Start – June 1, 2026
If we missed a feature, let us know! Email horticulture@extension.wisc.edu with a link to the news article you’d like added to the list.