Early-Bird registration for the 2026 Tri-State GIC ends Saturday, January 17, NOT this coming Saturday, January 10. There was an error in our earlier BYGL Alert.

Don’t miss this premier Tri-State Green Industry one-day educational event! Professional credits and CEUs include pesticide applicator recertification credits (Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana), ISA credential credits, LACES CEUs, and OGIA OCNT credits. Early-bird registration ends this coming Saturday, January 17

On December 30, 2025, wind gusts in the general Marblehead, Ohio, region were significantly strong, with reports near Lake Erie reaching up to 72 mph at a weather station in Fairport Harbor and up to 60 mph in other parts of northern Ohio. So, what did our trees have to say about the wind? Were we listening?

A staple in the Buckeye Yard and Garden Line (BYGL), The Plant Phenology and Growing Degree Day Posts will continue to be a woven part of this year's Alerts. While there isn't a lot to report, the value of today's post shows that no matter where in Ohio you are from north to south, or east to west, we all begin at zero - an auto reset of sorts.

Attention gardeners who are already growing apples, or would like to grow apples in a home orchard. Ohio State University Extension FactSheet, HYG-1401, Growing Apples in the Home Orchard, has been updated and available online.

If you will be in Cleveland over the Holiday Season, for a Cleveland Cavaliers Game, Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland Natural History Museum, The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, The Health Museum, The Crawford Historical Museum, Severance Hall, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Terminal Tower, the Rock Hall of Fame, or Tower City, check out the Cleveland Rockefeller Greenhouse!

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!