While there are several signs of the presence of Emerald Ash Borer, you’ll be surprised at what people first notice. Woodpecker holes. Apparently ash borer larvae are woodpecker candy, so if you see an ash tree that’s getting a real going over by woodpeckers, you may want to look further. Other signs of an infestation include die-back at the top…
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Naples Botanical Garden
Like a lot of Midwesterners, I enjoy a winter escape to the west coast of Florida. I’m not sure why this area is so popular with people from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa, but those are the out-of-state license plates you are likely to see in Naples and Fort Myers. One of the places well worth a visit in Naples…
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Air Plants
I love to visit Florida to see plants, especially unusual ones like these air plants. I just returned from my more-or-less annual visit to my folks in Naples, Fla., and after six days in the sun, I’m ready to face down the rest of winter. The weather this winter has been cool in southwest Florida, just like the rest of…
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Book Review: Attracting Native Pollinators
After almost 50 hours of Master Gardener training this month, there is one image that I cannot get out of my mind. During the lecture on growing fruit, the professor put up a photo of some workers in China, up on ladders in the middle of an apple tree that was covered with blossoms. The workers were pollinating the flowers…
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How to Use the Winter Sowing Method to Start Seeds Outdoors
It’s still a bit early for starting seeds indoors in the North, but I’ve been getting ready for it and setting out several winter-sowing containers. You’ll find a new how-to page on indoor seed starting on the header above, which gives the basics and a few tips based on good experiences (and bad ones) that I’ve had. A couple of…
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