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UConn Home & Garden Education Center

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Who We Are

The UConn Home & Garden Education Center accepts requests for assistance or information on horticultural topics and garden and household pests from individuals throughout Connecticut as well as solicitations from out-of-state and, occasionally, international clients. Inquiries come from both commercial and residential sources. The Center is the Northeast Regional First Responder to eXtension ‘Ask the Expert’ questions. The UConn Plant Diagnostic Lab is a member of the National Plant Diagnostic Network and the Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network.

What We Have to Offer You:

Toll-Free Number: Call With Your Gardening Or Pest Questions: (877) 486-6271

Email: Send Your Gardening or Pest Questions and photos to: ladybug@uconn.edu
 
Free Monthly Horticultural E-Newsletter 
 

Fact Sheets on Horticultural and Related Topics

Ladybug Blog  - A weekly horticulture blog

Plant Diagnostic Lab – Get Your Pest Problems Resolved Here!
 
Soil Nutrient Analysis Lab – Don't Guess, Soil Test!
 
Outreach events – Come Meet Us and Ask Your Questions at the CT Flower & Garden Show
 

Consumer Horticulture Team

Nick Goltz D.P.H, Plant Pathologist & Assistant Extension Educator
Dennis Tsui, Program Assistant
Pamela Cooper, Public Service Specialist
Marie Woodward, Seasonal Public Service Specialist
 
Dawn Pettinelli, Center Coordinator & Associate Extension Educator
Sydney Everhart, Department Head, Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

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