July 2017 – Down To Earth Garden Club

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Adelges tsugae Many landowners have been culling ash trees in anticipation of the devastation anticipated by the arrival of the Emerald Ash Borer (There is a very […]

Black Eyed Susan?

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| Plants

We recently had a question as to whether black-eyed- Susan is a perennial, a short lived perennial or a biennial. For some gardeners the clumps come back every year, grow […]

Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)

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| Plants

Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) As fall approaches plants go on sale. The lower prices give us the opportunity to take chances with plants that are questionable for our area or […]

Removing Dead or Infested Ash Trees

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| Garden Pests, Gardening Techniques, Plant Problems

Ash Fraxinus spp Last month we commented on the wooly adelgid and its attack on the local hemlock. Another pest, the emerald ash borer, has been with us for some […]