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Cicada on tree
During this week’s Tuesday morning BYGL Zoom Inservice, Curtis Young (OSU Extension, Van Wirt County) reported that he heard the first Annual Cicadas (family Cicadidae) singing in northwest Ohio. Cu...
Yellow slime mold

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...

Cemetery

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...

lightning bugs lights flying
Last summer, a neighbor asked why we don’t see Lightening Bugs anymore. This summer, there are already posts on social media asking about the lightning bugs and fireflies. Each of these concerns wer...
Emerald Ash Borer on leaf
The lead image for this Alert of an Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) (Agrilus planipennis, family Buprestidae) adult was taken on June 1, 2023, in Butler County, OH. According to our Ohio State Phenology Cal...
Sassafras leaves

The documents provide evidence of climate change’s effect on hardwood trees in Ohio

tree branch
On my recent trip up to our local IGA, I had to look twice at this Honeylocust. Were those Flowers? Leaves? Buds? No, they were Lichen. The question is always “Will they hurt or kill the tree?”
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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.

woods with snow

“Wintering… is the courage to stare down the worst parts of our experience and to commit to healing them the best we can. Wintering is a moment of intuition, our true needs felt keenly as a knife.”

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red leaves

Greater Cincinnati is in the midst of the leaves changing colors — and this year, the colors appear to be as brilliant as ever. Tree canopies sporting reds, yellows and oranges are approaching a peak ...

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