Plant Diseases in the Home Landscape

Join the Woodridge Park District’s Active Adult Garden Club for the free presentation, Plant Diseases in the Home Landscape. Registration is not required.

Topics include:

• Understanding what a normal plant looks like compared to one you believe is diseased (abnormal)
• Being able to tell the difference between insect and disease damage
• The factors that promote (or do not) a plant disease
• Breaking down the disease triangle
• Of all the possible known causes of plant diseases, which are most common

About the speaker, Richard Hentschel:

Richard Hentschel graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor’s degree in ornamental horticulture (1974) and a master’s degree in horticulture (1996) focusing on Plant Pathology and Plant Physiology. Richard currently serves DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties as a Horticulture Educator. Hentschel now oversees the Master Gardener Training Program in his Unit as well as web-based programming for the homeowner.
No registration required.