Black Knot is a common plant disease of the genus Prunus (Plums and Cherries), with all Prunus species susceptible to varying degrees. This includes native species such as Wild Black
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SHRUBS Black Chokeberries (Aronia melanocarpa) Black Chokeberries are an Ohio native shrub that stands between 4 to 6’ tall. In early May they provide clusters of cheery white and pink
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Our Hop Trees (Ptelea trifoliata) are now available and look amazing. Best of all, however, they are loaded with Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) caterpillars! We would love for all of
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Figure 1. Inkberry (Ilex glabra) Boxwoods, with their compact form and dense evergreen foliage, have been landscaping staples for decades.  While they provide great structure, they don’t perform any other
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One of the most difficult niches to fill in our gardens is something that can thrive in a woodland setting but flowers any time other than in spring. Â Thankfully, nature
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< 1) Hackberry Emperor butterfly (Asterocampa celtis) that landed on one of our hats during the last week of June.Common Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) is a tough and adaptable medium-sized shade
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Figure 1. Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue) When considering the bloom times of the plants in our gardens, there is often a gap between plants that flower in spring and those
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Figure 1. Wild Ginger (Asarum canadensis), Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Hepaticaacutiloba), and Wild Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) When planning a new garden or looking for new additions to an existing one, I find
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It’s spring ephemeral season! You may have already seen them starting to pop up in your gardens or local woodland parks. Here are some of our favorites that put on
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The Ohio State University adopted the nickname the Buckeyes in 1950. Our state made the Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) the official state tree in 1953. Yet it was during the
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