You know how when you were a kid there were things in your house that were just always there but you didn’t give them much thought or ask any questions about them? When I was a kid, my mother had a plastic decoration with brown stems and little red berries with orange-y wing-like things [Continue]
Seed catalogs began arriving in mailboxes several weeks ago. If you’re like most people, you tend to be loyal to one or two mail order nursery companies, but do you know where your loyalty actually lies? Many seed companies that appear independent are actually owned by other larger companies that may own more than [Continue]
The extended bout of cold weather this past week had many people grumbling and complaining. Extreme cold does bring good news though. Lee Frelich, Director of the Center for Forest Ecology at the University of Minnesota says that extended sub-zero temperatures can kill the larvae of emerald ash borer, the insect that is decimating [Continue]