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    Service
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Plant Information
• Frequently Asked
   Questions
• Gardening Tips &
   Techniques
• Gardening Publications
• Illinois' Best Plants
• Invasive Plants
• Monthly Gardening
   Checklists
• Pests and Problems
• Plant Evaluation Notes
• Plant Profiles
• Plant Introductions
   from Chicagoland
   Grows
• Plant Information Links

Plant Information Service

Preparing Plant & Pest Specimens

Identify a Plant in Your Garden

Get a Pest/Disease Diagnosis

Submit General Questions

Plant Information Service Staff

Plant Information Service Hours

Your Garden — Plant Information Service

Plant Information Service Staff

Leora Siegel
Director of the Lenhardt Library and Plant Information Service

Kathie Hayden
Manager, Plant Information Service

Peg Busard
Horticultural Specialist

The Plant Information Service is also staffed by approximately 100 University of Illinois Extension
Master Gardeners.