Horticulture

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Brown County Horticulture Services

Brown County Horticulture Services provide gardeners, homeowners, and landowners with reliable, research-based resources to support healthy landscapes, gardens, and trees. Our team is here to help you solve problems, make informed decisions, and grow with confidence.

Soil Testing Services available for a fee to help you understand your soil’s nutrient and growing conditions.

Expert Horticulture Assistance for questions about gardening, trees, shrubs, lawns, and plant health.

Plant, Insect, and Disease Identification to help diagnose and manage common landscape and garden issues.

Specialized Diagnostic Services

When a gardening issue requires specialized analysis, these University of Wisconsin diagnostic services can provide expert identification and recommendations to help you find solutions.

Insect Diagnostics

The University of Wisconsin Insect Diagnostic Lab provides identification services to Wisconsin residents for insects, spiders, and other arthropods.

Plant Disease Diagnostics

The University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic (PDDC) provides assistance in identifying plant diseases and provides educational information on plant diseases and their control.

Turf Grass Diagnostics

The Turfgrass Diagnostic Lab (TDL) provides fast and accurate diagnostic information and management recommendations for all turf health issues.  We can help with a variety of issues including lawn disease and dead grass.

Meet Our Team

 

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Doug Hartman
Horticulture Program Assistant
920-391-4615
horticulturehelp@browncountywi.gov

 

 

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Kevin Hendricksen
Invasive Species Coordinator
920-391-4615
kevin.hendricksen@browncountywi.gov

 

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Allen Pyle
Horticulture Outreach Specialist
608-265-1177
allen.pyle@wisc.edu