HOME HORTICULTURE ASSISTANCE
Master Gardener volunteers offer research-based
home horticulture information for your lawn, vegetable garden, trees, shrubs, perennials, and more.
These questions are handled by UW-Extension trained volunteers from the North Central
WI Master Gardeners and supported by campus-based specialists.
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Dial
261-1237 or
(toll-free) 800-234-1471
For home horticulture questions, leave a message with your name and phone number. A Master Gardener volunteer will return your call. This is a free service, available year-round.
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Starts Again, May 2010
Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions, diagnose your problem plants, or identify bugs during specific office hours. Clinics are staffed every Wednesday through growing season, 10am - 2pm at Marathon County UW Extension, 212 River Drive, Suite 3, Wausau. |
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 Email
Available year-round
Attaching a digital image (jpeg or tiff are preferred) will often help with diagnosis. Include detailed information on conditions, symptoms, treatments used, etc… Important: emails are responded to on a weekly basis, not daily. |
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MASTER GARDENER NEWS & EVENTS
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Lyme Disease & the Gardener — March 1
North Central Wisconsin Master Gardener Volunteers will present a program on Lyme Disease. Learn about the disease, who gets it? where does it come from? what are the common symptoms. Discover how to reduce your risk of getting Lyme Disease. Information on protecting children and pets will also be discussed. Learn to reduce ticks in your yard including landscape suggestions that may reduce your risk of getting Lyme Disease. The program is open to the public on Monday, March 1 from 7:15-8:45 pm at 212 River Dr, Rm 5, Wausau. The cost to attend this program is $3 per person. Pre-registration is required due to limited seating.  Lyme Disease and the Gardener Flyer(1 page, 16 KB) |
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WPT Garden Expo — February 12-14
The Garden Expo was held at the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. Walk through the custom garden display, attend more than 100 educational seminars and demonstrations on gardening, lawn, and landscaping topics and enjoy more than 400 different exhibitor booths. Attend one of the many hands-on workshops and learn new skills while creating an art piece to take home. Meet Shelley Ryan, master gardener and producer/host of The Wisconsin Gardener series, UW-Extension experts, and Master Gardeners. Visit the Wisconsin Public Television Garden Expo website >>>
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Emerald Ash Borer Update — Confirmed April 7 in Vernon County, Wisconsin
Foresters, arborists, and horticulturists are preparing for a potentially devastating attack of the Emerald Ash Borer. This insect has killed millions trees in the nearby states of Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, and was most recently confirmed in Vernon County, Wisconsin. The movement of infected logs and firewood is a primary factor in spreading this insect. Wisconsin's EAB website has extensive information about the Emerald Ash Borer >>>
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Gypsy Moth Information & Suppression Program
Wisconsin residents are encouraged to call the Gypsy Moth Information Line for information about the spray program, yard tree calls, general information. The number is: 1-800-642-MOTH. Starting this spring, the DNR call center will be answering calls to the Gypsy Moth Information Line, DNR branch, live, from 7 AM to 10 PM, 7 days a week. Callers will get a live, trained person on the line nearly anytime you are likely to call. Marathon County residents can sign up for the DNR's Suppression Program. For more information about the gypsy moth and the DNR's suppression program >>> |
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Lawn & Garden Chemical Disposal
Environmental stewardship is a goal we all share, and Marathon County's Hazardous Waste Collections Facility helps make that goal a reality. Whenever possible, users of hazardous materials are strongly encouraged to use up any lawn and garden chemical for its intended purpose. There is even a program to leave unwanted product that's still in good condition for others to use. But, when you have unusable hazardous materials, the collection facility is the best disposal option.  Marathon Hazardous Waste Collection Facility (2 pages, 183 KB)
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MASTER GARDENERS
 The Wisconsin
Master Gardener Program teaches volunteers who in collaboration with the University
of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, help people in
the community better understand horticulture and their environment.
Currently in Wisconsin there are over 1,600 trained Master Gardeners
who volunteer over 100,000 hours to the UW-Extension
and their communities. Become a Master Gardener
in Marathon County >>>
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