Learn about planting, rotating, fertilizing, harvesting, curing, and storing of garlic.
Garlic is a member of the large Lily family, whic...
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Learn to recognize, monitor, and manage thrips, a major pest of ornamentals. Thrips management requires thought about integration of control...
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The fourth in the Protecting Pollinators in Urban Areas series focuses on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches to landscapin...
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Hydrangeas, with their pink or blue cloud-shaped flowers and large, soft-green leaves, compose images of lazy summers in the shade. ...
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Learn about the habits of the orchard mason bee and how to manage this native pollinator.
The orchard mason bee (Osmia lignaria) ...
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*This is an excerpt from Top 10 Most Wanted Bugs in Your Garden, ANR-2283.
AKA: Pycnanthemum
This perennial plant grows 3 feet tall and ...
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AKA: Daucus carota
This flower is a biennial herbaceous plant...
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AKA: Solidago sp.
Long, wood-like stems with spiky, tooth-lik...
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AKA: Coreopsis sp.
In this flower the yellow center or disc f...
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*This is an excerpt from Top 10 Most Wanted Bugs in Your Garden, ANR-2283.
AKA: Celosia cristata
This flower is an annual, nonnative, her...
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AKA: Echinacea purpurea
A popular, native perennial with smoo...
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*This is an excerpt from Top 10 Most Wanted Bugs in Your Garden, ANR-2283.
Most beneficial insects need to supplement their diets with pol...
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