Low-maintenance landscaping doesn’t mean “no maintenance.” “There is always some maintenance, and some plants will eventually spread but maybe at a slower rate,” says J.T. Benitez. He serves as Butler County extension educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources, The Ohio State University Extension. Sometimes by removing and dividing some plants […]
No one likes when those creeping, crawling, and flying bugs come around. Killing them becomes one answer. But educating oneself on other options other than pesticides can help you and other living things in your home and garden. And even when using pesticides, many people don’t do it right which […]
For the past 42 years, Martha Wassermann has created landscaping designs for her clients. “There is almost no situation for which I cannot think of a starting point upon which to build a creative solution or two,” she says. She owns Martha Wassermann Professional Landscape Design & Services, Cincinnati. Part […]
With climate change, more frequent storms and inundating pollution, one way to help continues to be planting more trees, says Crystal Courtney, urban forestry supervisor for the Cincinnati Park Board. “One of our greatest issues in his river city is stormwater management, and it is predicted that this area will […]
Winter is actually one of Garrett Dienno’s favorite times of the year in the garden. “It really lets you examine the structure and bare-bones of the landscape,” says Dienno, florist at Smale Riverfront Park, Cincinnati. “It’s far easier to create a fantastic garden when the foundation is solid and visually interesting […]
Not only can you get welts and itching from bites of stinging insects, but those nasty little creatures can flare up allergies and damage houses in the Cincinnati area. “There are a lot of health risks associated with stinging insects,” says Michael Wedding, technical director at Scherzinger Pest Control in […]
For the past 42 years, Martha Wassermann has created many landscaping designs for her clients. “There is almost no situation for which I cannot think of a starting point upon which to build a creative solution or two,” she says. She owns Martha Wassermann Professional Landscape Design & Services, Cincinnati. […]
The process of caring for your trees really comes down to the selection of trees, says Joe Boggs, assistant professor at Ohio State Extension, Hamilton County in Cincinnati. “You get what you pay for when you buy a cheap tree. What we see very often are things going sideways at the time of […]
The biggest problem with pests? They can quickly undo a lot of the hard work it requires to have a well-manicured lawn. That’s why certified International Society of Arboriculture Arborist, Doug Evans dedicates so much time to getting rid of them. As the plant health manager at Lawn-Plus LLC in […]
Tree pollen can make some people absolutely miserable. That could explain why the most popular page on the website for the Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency in Cincinnati remains the pollen and mold one, says Joy Landry, public relations specialist. “Allergy sufferers bookmark it.” When a person suffers from an […]