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How to attract pollinators

Few things make me happier than to watch pollinators in our yard. If you are lucky they will just appear.


Twilight Tour

Twilight Tour When: Friday, 6-7 p.m. What: Take an evening tour of the farm. Farm animals sleep


Mosquitoes?

Mosquitoes? They reproduce anywhere there is standing water. So, change the water in birdbaths


Summer bird feeding?

Summer bird feeding? Yes! While you get to see the beauty of birds closer to your house, you are


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Urban trees reduce flooding, heating, cooling costs

By Sara Scudier OSU Ext. master gardener volunteer CANFIELD An amazing 80 percent of Americans


‘World Cup’ – 2018 hosta of the year

By Hugh G. EARNHART OSU Ext. master gardener volunteer CANFIELD The American Hosta Growers


Fire blight hits pome fruit trees

Q. My apple tree has an issue. Many leaves are turning brown and dying. I’ve been spraying fruit


Summer Solstice Stroll

Summer Solstice Stroll When: Today, 5 to 7 p.m. What: The Summer Solstice marks the longest day


Tips for tomatoes

Tips for tomatoes Tying tomato plants to stakes helps improve leaf drying in the morning,


Garden ‘scents’

Garden ‘scents’ An often forgotten attribute of our gardens is the fragrance from flowers or other


Enjoy as strawberry season winds down

By TERRY SHEARS OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer CANFIELD A cold March and snowy April


Design yards to support, attract insects Gardening for POLLINATORS

By SHEILA CUBICK OSU Extension master gardener volunteer CANFIELD Pollinators such as bees and


What’s ‘bugging’ my plant?

Q. The leaves of my rose plant are tattered like they have been eaten by a bug. What caused this and


Family Tour Thursdays

Family Tour Thursdays When: Today, 10-11:30 a.m. What: Explore the MetroParks Farm with a tour


Planting and care make healthy trees

By Eric Barrett OSU Ext. educator canfield Trees are an amazing part of our landscape and our