Richland County does not have an educator to provide horticulture information.  Individuals needing horticulture information can use the following:

• Visit the UW-Extension Office and review the bulletins, fact sheets, and other printed resources.
• Visit area landscape and garden centers and other businesses.
• Use the Related Horticulture Links below to find more information...

INVASIVE SPECIES

A fact sheet on many invasive plants and insects can be found on the DNR website. DNR Invasive Species website

Information on common invasive plants and insects for Richland County include:

• Emerald Ash Borer
• Preparing Wisconsin's Forests for the Emerald Ash Borer
• Native Borers and Emerald Ash Borers Look-alikes
• Questions and Answers: Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine
• Emerald Ash Borer Calls from General Public
• Multiflora Rose
• Black Spots on Maple Leaves - Anthracnose

Garden fact sheets for many plants and insects can be found on the UW - Urban Horticulture website. Fact sheets for those commonly asked about in our county are listed below.

• Gypsy Moth
• Asian Lady Beetle
• Garlic Mustard
• Purple Loosestrife
• Wild Parsnip

For information on classification of woody plants and vines, check out this site: Terrestrial Plants

FACT SHEETS

• UW - Urban Horticulture Fact Sheets
• Lawn Facts (2 pages, 118 KB)
• Mini Facts on Plants (2 pages, 160 KB)

WHAT'S BUGGING YOU?

Check out the UW-Madison Department of Entomology to find the identification of those mysterious insects and learn what to do about them.

RELATED HORTICULTURE LINKS OF INTEREST

• Rock Garden Plants Database
• Herb Society of America
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
• National Pesticide Information Center
• Fine Gardening
• Plant Information Online from the University of Minnesota
• UW - Department of Entomology Insect Diagnostic Lab
• UW - Extension Horticultural Publications
• UW - Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest
• UW - Plant Disease and Diagnostic Clinic
• UW - Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory
• UW - The Wisconsin Gardener - Public TV
• UW - Urban Horticulture Updates
• UWEX - Wisconsin Native Plant Sources
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Wisconsin Master Gardener Program
• Wisconsin Horticulture Calendar - Other events of interest
• University of Connecticut Plant Database
• Ohio State University Plant Dictionary
• USDA Plants Database
• Weed Science Society of America
• Wisconsin Phenological Society