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What The Yell-Ow… I’ve Been SLIMED!
As I pulled into my driveway and glanced around the Drapescape, I noted brilliant yellow patches of flowers had appeared. They seemed to be scattered around, extremely low to the ground and close...
On Sad Cemeteries and Greener Alternatives
Home/Gardening on the Planet/On Sad Cemeteries and Greener Alternatives
While cycling past multi-million-dollar homes and upwards of million-dollar landscapes in Henlopen Acres, Delaware, I came upon...
The Year Of The Aphid
I’ve never seen honeydew raining down as it is this year in my area of southwest Ohio. The BYGL has chronicled much of this.
The Annual Return of the Grim Mulcher
I recently sent boxwood samples to The Ohio State University Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic. The results came back with the following comments:
After incubation in moist chamber, we observed Volute...
It’s that scaly time of the year…
In winter site inspections, we are finding a lot of Japanese maple scale on a lot of different plants, many you may not expect. This is a blue holly loaded with Japanese maple scale.
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A new invasive pest has arrived in the Cincinnati area. The spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) was first detected in the United States in Pennsylvania in 2014 and has been spreading ever since. A...
Right Plant, Right Place.
This winter, we are making complimentary site visits to many of our existing clients’ properties. Here is a summary of some of what we are finding.
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Seeing is Believing: Ohio State University Extension Embarks on a Spotted Lanternfly Study Tour
Like many other states in the Midwest, Ohio is preparing for imminent infestations of Spotted Lanternfly (SLF). This invasive planthopper, first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014, poses a threat to...
