ash

While it may be “old news” to some, it is important to keep informed about Emerald Ash Borer because, even though the initial infestation wave has long passed, it is still present in our forests and landscapes infesting new ash seedlings. There are still lingering ash at risk, and any trees that were previously protected by insecticides could be at risk if treatment is discontinued. 

  Over the past five weeks, Wooster Ohio, home of two great institutions of higher education, a liberal arts institution - the College of Wooster, and a land grant institution, Ohio State University’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, and the City of Wooster have provided ample photographic opportunities for horticulturalisms and botanizing. Here are a few, from my light and dark perspectives: