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Boxwoods: The Good, the Bad, and the Alternatives
Andrew discussed the ever evolving soap opera of the Boxwood World. Andrew will begin with a rough outline of the pests and pathogens that are plaguing this landscape staple and end with a few...
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Since the Ontario Cosmetic Pesticide Ban of 2009, Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) had struggled to maintain its Rose Garden to world class standards. Ontario's 2017 sesquicentennial celebration afforded the perfect...
The Earth's climate is changing. Impacts - including higher temperatures, rising sea levels, and longer periods of extreme weather - are...
Join Jenica Allen and Bethany Bradley to learn about new tools for identifying and prioritizing range-shifting invasive plants coming soon to a landscape near you. Whether you’re a property owner, land manager, landscape professional, or policymaker,...
Trees planted in cities face many survival challenges, but when they thrive they make our cities healthier, less hot, and more beautiful. Historically, professionals have planted the same familiar trees over and over in cities since they are a safe bet...
Talk 1, Rich Hatfield:
Honey Bees in the Pollination Networks of Natural Areas? An Overview and Best Management Practices
The question of whether introduced honey bees belong on public lands and natural areas in North America has been...
To address the growing interest and expressed need for pollinator management strategies a special pollinator symposium was held at the 2017 annual conference of the Natural Areas Association, curated by William Carromero of the US Forest Service and...
Urban forests produce ecosystem services that can benefit city dwellers, but are especially vulnerable to climate change stressors such as heat, drought, extreme winds and pests. Tree selection is an important decision point for managers wanting to...
This guide is applicable to other states and is a good framework for those interested in creating pollinator habitat.
Pollination – the transfer of pollen from a male anther to a female stigma – is basic to the sexual reproduction of flowering...