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World Pollution Prevention Day

Today is World Pollution Prevention Day – observed around the globe on December 2 to instill awareness on environmental pollution and its negative impacts on our health and the planet. International organizations such as the United Nations (U.N.), the World Health Organization (WHO), Greenpeace, and others have been urging countries all over the world to […]

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Be on the Lookout for Petal Blight

With cooler damper weather comes the potential for disease in the garden. Are you seeing spots or brown soggy patches on petals of your favorite camellia blooms?  It may be camellia petal blight, a fungal disease that affects all cultivars of Camellia japonica.  Infection initially causes small, brown, irregularly shaped blotches in petals that enlarge

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Fall is for Planting Natives!

Fall is for planting!  And no better time to add some native plants to your garden.  Why natives?  There are lots of reasons including conserving water, reducing chemical usage (no pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers are needed with natives) and encouraging wildlife. Want a colorful garden and don’t think you can do it with mostly natives? 

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It’s Likely More than Just Ants!

Ants on your leafy vegetables?  Your fruit trees? Your house plants? They’re a prime indicator that sucking insects are feasting on your plants.  There’s a group of soft-bodied insects – aphids, mealybugs, soft scale and whiteflies that feed by sucking juices from plants. Their damage can cause spotted, bleached, or curled foliage, and stunted growth.

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