The last two summers have been much drier than usual. Other parts of the country have been dealing with lack of rain for years, but in the Midwest, with a few exceptions, we’ve had ample rain for the past several decades. Xeriscaping is the term coined to describe a method of water conservation through [Continue]
Common buckthorn and glossy buckthorn were introduced to the United States in the 1800s as tough, hardy shrubs for the landscape. That toughness has made buckthorn aggressively invasive to the point where it is crowding out native flowers in woodland areas, forming an impenetrable understory layer, destroying wildlife habitat and causing long-term decline of [Continue]