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Update: Emerald Ash Borer
I am reposting this from Spring 2012. As the snow melts and the damage from these bettles on our Ash trees is remarkable. Trees that were showing signs…
Read More »Getting Ready for the Best Spring Ever
Taking a break from our usual plant health care blog to share a winter project we are excited about. We have been very busy around here at Andrew’s…
Read More »Managing Spotted Lanternfly Infestations in Connecticut: A Guide to Integrated Pest Management
The Spotted Lanternfly is an invasive insect native to China, India, and Vietnam. It was first discovered in the United States in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 2014. This…
Read More »Happy Holidays 2014
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Read More »Preventing Winter Damage to Rhododendrons and other Broad Leaf Evergreens
The recent deep freeze in Connecticut reminded me of the importance of protecting the evergreens that many of us rely on to dress up our foundations and use…
Read More »Public Service announcement about Hydrangea’s winter damage
We are getting many people calling nervous that their Hydrangeas never looked this way this time of year. This is concerning the classic Hydrangea macrophylla, very popular in New…
Read More »Proper Tree Mulching
Mulching your landscape, for many, is an annual event to dress up your landscape for the new growing season. It is a spring cleaning of sorts. Whether you…
Read More »There is a Sea Anemone growing out of my Cedar Tree, Help!
No, silly, that is not a sea anemone, it’s a pathogen called Gymnosproangium juniperi-virginianae. “A what?” you say. It is cool to look at, but it is evidence…
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Proof of an Organic Christmas Tree Farm
While walking with my family through our Christmas tree farm we came upon a Norway Spruce with these peculiar looking capsules hanging from the underside of the branch….
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