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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) 

November Gardening Tips

  • Be sure to adequately water plants, especially evergreens, if conditions are dry throughout fall.
  • Plant spring-flowering bulbs when soil temperatures are between 50-40°F.
  • Winterize roses by mulching over the crown and pruning back overly long canes to around 2 feet in length. Climbing roses should not be pruned now.
  • Apply white or light colored trunk guards or wraps to young, thin-barked trees to help prevent sunscald. Remove promptly in spring.
  • Mulch trees and shrubs using the "donut" method as opposed to the "volcano" method which can damage trees and cause the roots to girdle.
  • Reduce watering and stop fertilizing houseplants until spring.
  • Clean and winterize yard and garden equipment: roll up and store hoses, shut off outdoor water pipes and valves, and winterize equipment such as mowers and string trimmers following the owner's manual instructions.