Tis the season for dry gardens and the invasion of weeds everywhere. 

Those are the most frequent questions to the master gardeners at the University of Illinois Extension offices. Candice Hart says they also get questions about diseases surrounding the wet spring.

Yearly weeds can be annoying and Hart says there are the weeds that are around year after year. She recommends making sure you get any weeds at the roots and before they flower so they cannot drop seeds.

If you do not want to deal with weeds in a garden, you can apply mulch or grass clippings from when you mow. Additionally, disease questions crop up a lot this time of year. Those will often shift to trees but Hart says they do get the occasional question about a garden disease.

Hart says your local University of Illinois Extension office's master gardener is available to answer any gardening questions. She says a simple Google search will get you the contact information for a horticulturist near you.