About Horticulture
The Encarta English dictionary defines horticulture as"the cultivation of gardens." It involves "the science, skill, or occupation of cultivating plants, especially flowers, fruit, and vegetables, in gardens or greenhouses." It suggests it is "a simple form of agriculture based on working small plots of land without using draft animals, plows, or irrigation." Given modern horticultural methods, the word simple may no longer apply. Here's to the beauty and utility of our gardens!
County Horticulture News
Treating Ash Trees a Viable Option
Treating Ash Trees a Viable Option
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Cutting down ash trees isn't the only strategy for managing emerald ash borer (EAB) in residential and municipal landscapes, according to Ohio State University experts. 21 members of the Coalition for Urban Ash Tree Conservation recently signed a statement endorsing conservation of ash trees via insecticide treatments as an effective management option for EAB.
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Entymologists Studying Impacts of Common Buckthorn
Entymologists Studying Impacts of Common Buckthorn
An exotic invasive shrub, introduced in the 1800s as a garden plant, is being studied to demonstrate how its presence has a cascading damaging effect on natural flora and fauna, agriculture and public health.
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