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Volunteers standing in line waiting to plant trees

New Trees at Stallings Elementary

New nonprofit gifts trees to Stallings Elementary If it’s true that the best way to teach is by example, then students at Stallings Elementary School received a valuable lesson in nurturing and…

Planting, Shrubs, Flowers, Hydrangea, Spots on my Hydrangea, What is Wrong with my Hydrangea, Why are there spots on my Hydrangea, Why are is my Hydrangea Dying,

Hydrangeas & Fungal Leaf Spots

Do you have hydrangeas in your garden? Are they like the ones in my garden that become infected each year with a leaf spot fungus? There are a few fungal leaf spot diseases that can attack hydrangea,…

How to Successfully Garden as a Beginner

Did you know that interest in gardening has doubled in the past two years? If you are new to gardening here are a few tips to help you be successful: Talk to everyone you can about their gardens. All…

Share the Road and Keep Safe During Harvest!

It’s that time of year again! Farmers are hard at work, doing what they need to do to get crops out of the field and food on your table. Union County will be seeing a lot of tractor traffic! You may…

Pest Control in the Fields

With corn coming out of the field, it is easy to forget about pest control in your soybeans that are still in the field. It is important to remember that stink bugs in particular can impact your…

Fall Outings and Planting

Now that schools are in session and Labor Day is here, my thoughts turn to fall, even though our temperatures are still on the warm, if not the hot side. Fall brings crisp cool, sunny days with azure…

Lack of Fruit & White Spots Tomatoes

When we have the stretches of high temperatures that we see each summer, we can experience problems with vegetable fruit set and quality. Tomatoes are one of the most common plants that I get…

What Flowers Can You Eat?

When we see flowers, we usually use our sight and our smell to enjoy their beauty. But did you know we can also use another sense with flowers? The sense I’m talking about is taste! Not only can…

A wheelbarrow in the garden filled with branches and weeds.

Spring Clean Up in the Garden

Over the past few years I have not done a fall clean-up in my garden. It’s not that I’m lazy, but that I have learned to leave flower heads as a food source for birds. I leave other spent plant…

Spring Fever – Selecting Quality Plants for Your Landscape

When shopping and selecting plants for your landscape this spring, examine the root system, form, shape, and proportions of each plant you consider, whether bare-root, container grown, or balled…