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Visit the Center for Home Gardening

Stop by the Center for Home Gardening and get your gardening questions answered by our expert staff and Master Gardener volunteers at the Plant Doctor Desk, or check out our houseplant display and other home gardening resources! Be sure to also take a stroll through our 23 outdoor demonstration gardens, which include a vegetable and fruit garden, cut flower garden, an experimental garden, and a newly renovated native prairie garden.  

Plant Doctor Desk (Walk-In) 

  • Hours: April–October open daily, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

November–March open Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Horticulture Answer Service (Phone & E-mail) 

December Gardening Tips

  • Reduce watering and do not fertilize houseplants until spring. 

  • When purchasing houseplants during the winter, be sure to protect the foliage from the cold on the trip home. Place plants in a cardboard box or other protective covering to prevent damage to leaves. 

  • Quarantine new houseplants in a room separate from other houseplants and monitor for signs of pests or disease for two weeks. 

  • On extremely cold nights, move houseplants back from icy windows to prevent chilling injury. 

  • Branches of apples, pears, and other rose family plants that were infected with fireblight can be safely pruned off now. 

  • Monitor overwintering dormant plants, bulbs, and tubers. Ensuring they are not completely dried out or rotting. 

  • Hollies may be trimmed now. The cuttings can be used in holiday decorations.