The uses for viburnums are almost as numerous as the species available. In the home landscape, viburnums can be used as hedges, screens, and specimen plants. They are also excellent additions to wildlife plantings.
Weed control in raspberries is necessary to reduce competition for water, nutrients, and sunlight. Cultivation and mulches are the most practical control measures for home gardeners.
We have received several calls to the Iowa State University Plant Disease Clinic regarding shade trees that have suddenly dropped most of their newly-developed, green leaves.
Christine Engelbrecht joined the Plant Disease Clinic staff on May 10th. Christine recently completed the requirements for a PhD in the Department of Plant Pathology at Iowa State University.
Debate continues to rage over the validity of applying spores of mycorrhizae-forming fungi to the backfill soil as a way of ensuring landscape plant establishment, improving post-plant performance, and reducing post-plant stress.
Upcoming state horticulture meetings of possible interest to Horticulture and Home Pest News readers are listed below. For additional information, contact the individual listed for each meeting.
Five annual flowers were chosen as All-America Selection award winners for 2004. There are over 40 All-America Selection sites across Canada and the United States that evaluate unreleased annuals and vegetables.
A new and interesting (some might say, "weird") exotic insect was introduced by accident into the USA from Europe in the 1940s and is now known to occur in parts of New York, Pennsylvania, the Pacific coastal states, Colorado, Michigan, Nevada, Ut
Millipedes and most centipedes prefer to live outdoors in damp habitats. They can be found under logs, mulch, leaves and rocks. Millipedes feed on decaying plant matter and are important decomposers.
Upcoming state horticulture meetings of possible interest to our readers are listed below. For additional information, contact the individual listed for each meeting.
There are several programs available during the 2004 winter months that may be of interest to our readers. Contact numbers are listed for more information on the program content.
