Horticulture
Give Cool-Season Grasses a Boost
September is almost here and that means it is prime time to fertilize your tall fescue or Kentucky bluegrass lawns. If you could only...
Horticulture
Video of the Week: Ornamental Grasses Have Interesting Seedheads
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Horticulture
Nativars offer the best of both worlds
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Nativars, superhero plants that possess the virtues of native plants but in a more attractive package, make good choices for landscaped...
Horticulture
Cute critters by day. Thieves by night.
Every gardener knows the frustration of having a beautiful flower or vegetable garden decimated by four-legged critters, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David...
Horticulture
Pokeweed
A number of people have asked the name of the weed with the large leaves and purple-black berries that hang in a cluster. This...
Horticulture
Natural Needle Drop on Conifers
We are starting to see very noticeable natural needle drop on some evergreens such as arborvitea, pines and spruce. This is a process where...
Horticulture
Peonies May Be Cut Back Now
Peony foliage is attractive when healthy but powdery mildew and leaf blotch has made many plants look a little bedraggled this year. Therefore, gardeners...
Horticulture
Pear Harvest
Most pear cultivars should not be allowed to ripen on the tree. They should be picked while still firm and ripened after harvest. Tree-ripened...
