A researcher at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, has found evidence of emerald ash borer on the native white fringe tree in at least four locations in the Buckeye ...
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Flowers on trial get their verdict
I just can’t say enough about how really nice the Zahara series of zinnias is. These annuals have no disease issues and just bloom their heads off. I’ve been happy with all of ...
Peppers earned their space in the garden this year
For the first time in a few years, the peppers popped in my garden. This surprises me because it was a cool summer and we all know peppers like it hot. The three peppers I grew ...
Shoes are tools, too
Even though I’ve been a gardener for a long time, it’s only been in the last five years or so that I’ve invested in tools for my feet. A few things got me thinking about shoes ...
Freeze tomatoes and peppers, but leave the stinkbugs outdoors
The last gasps of the growing season yield an onslaught of tomatoes and peppers and these are vegetables that don’t keep very well without some type of preservation. After ...
Harvest, houseplants, composting and lawns top of mind in fall
If you haven’t already, start bringing in houseplants that spent the summer outdoors. Temperatures have fallen into the 50s some nights, and that’s the indicator that houseplants ...
Favorite shrub companions for the perennial garden
Noted horticulturist and author Stephanie Cohen blew into town a couple of weeks ago to talk about companion shrubs for her favorite plants, perennials. Shrubs provide the ...
What’s that plant, insect or disease? There’s an app for that!
You know how it is. You’re on a walk and you see a plant and wonder what it is. Or, one of the plants in the garden starts to look really bad. Is it an insect, ...
Dahlias perk up the late-summer garden
Dahlias have never been a favorite of mine, mainly because they always seemed persnickety — prone to mildew, rot and spider mites to name a few challenges. But this year, ...
Be on the lookout for risky trees
Fresh from a meeting of 400 member of Garden Writers Association in Pittsburgh, I thought I’d share what I learned in a class, Recognizing At-Risk Trees by Bob Polomski, a ...
