On Monday, December 1st, 2025, Governor DeWine took delivery of a Real 13-foot Canaan Fir Tree. The tree was supplied by Greig’s Christmas Tree Farm located in Ashtabula, Ohio. The Greigs won 1st Place at the Ohio State Fair in July-August 2025 and were selected to supply the Governor's Tree this year.

Nature never ceases to amaze. Last week, in the Western Basin of Lake Erie, we experienced something that rallies the biblical story of the parting of the Red Sea. But this was Lake Erie and the event is called a Seiche. What is a Seiche?

You may have a favorite variety. You may be considering a live tree for the first time. You may want to start a family tradition to go cut your own tree. So many decisions. Where to start?

On a frosty morning in late November, the final cut has been done on the lawn, flowering baskets have been replaced by Christmas decorations, and all that’s left is to pick up leaves. Not so fast! Remember the Oaks!

At this time of year most people are not thinking about next year’s fruit crop, but to be successful with peaches and nectarines, the critical time is now.  There is a particularly obnoxious foliar disease commonly called “peach leaf curl (PLC)”, caused by a fungal pathogen, Taphrina deformans.  This fungal foliar affliction can defoliate peach and nectarines on both ornamental and fruit bearing trees.  This fungus is responsible for creating strange and weird contorted, puckered up, yellow to red to purplish, deformed leaves.  Strangely enough, the PLC fungus...

A weekly summary of horticultural happenings and reports from across Ohio for the week of November 18, 2025.

This Fall, 2025, in Northern Ohio it seemed like Fall Color came and went without much fanfare. Colors were muted and seemed to fall off the trees quickly. In past years, fall colors have been brilliant. So, what happened this year? Why the change?

A weekly summary of horticultural happenings and reports from across Ohio for the week of November 4, 2025.

A weekly summary of horticultural happenings and reports from across Ohio for the week of October 28, 2025.

As I sit here looking out my window at the pouring rain, I thought of the benefits of a water feature in your landscape. Water features can range from a birdbath, a fountain, a reflecting pond, an actual personal pond/lake, and a recirculating waterfall. What is right for your landscape, property, and budget?