- Feb 1, 2020
Farmer's Almanac Predictions
The Old Farmer's Almanac claims its "weather" predictions are 80 percent accurate--using a secret formula created back about 1800, and...
- Jan 1, 2020
Hangin' On
Perhaps you have noticed the seasonally abnormal appearance of many Oriental maples (AKA Japanese maples). I am referring to the...
- Dec 1, 2019
Season of Giving - Earth Pigs
Like many people, I enjoy giving; but like some, I find it uncomfortable receiving. The discomfort for me has always been tied to...
- Nov 1, 2019
Misinformed & Bad Choice
(1) All woody species (vines, shrubs & trees) are indeterminate growers (i.e., they do not stop growing {getting bigger} unless dormant,...
- Oct 1, 2019
Blue Spruce & Needle Cast
One of the most glaring home landscape issues in the Midwest is the prevalence of declining and dead Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea...
- Sep 1, 2019
Gardening - Who Cares?
I was hesitant when considering a job offer at the Indiana State Museum back in 1987 which would require me to move from Champaign/Urbana...