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Arborvitae Destruction in a Bag
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June 3, 2015. Arborvitae Destruction in a Bag. A couple of summers ago, our family took a trip to the Antietam Civil War Battlefield. I love history as much as I do plants. You can imagine my joy as we walked out of the hotel parking lot and I saw an insect I had not seen since childhood. I got my kids out of the car so they could see this rare sight. The only thing they wanted to do less than having their dad drag them around a battlefield was to look at some insect pest. I am spreading the word that pe...
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Let’s Talk Ticks, and Powassan Virus Risk
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Small mammals infect ticks with the Powassan virus. April 22, 2015. Let’s Talk Ticks, and Powassan Virus Risk. The snow has finally melted, so it’s time to talk ticks. Unless you’ve had your head buried in the snow, you know why. Small mammals such as squirrels and woodchucks infect ticks, which in turn infect people. But the virus is very rare, and it isn’t new. In fact, it was first identified in Ontario, Canada, in 1958. The focus of this article is to help educate you about the seriousness of the vir...
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Tulip Mania
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Beautiful Tulips at Redding Nursery. April 19, 2014. A customer recently inquired about the price of our tulips. An intriguing question, for what price can we put on beauty? What will we pay to see the first herald of spring? What would we give to gaze upon a field of red and yellow and white? Did you know that there was a time when the price of a tulip was as much as a house or an entire farm? When a man would give up everything he owned for a single bulb? Impossible, you say? Sometime in the 1630s, Hol...
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Learning About the Lace Bug
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July 14, 2015. Learning About the Lace Bug. Lace and Bug. Two words that don’t seem to go together. Kind of like “Jumbo Shrimp” or “Awfully Good.” But put these two words together and you create an oxymoron that will make your plants look “Pretty Ugly.”. Pieris Mountain Fire, an Andromeda variant. Sycamore Lace Bug by Gilles San Martin. Is licensed under CC SA 2.0. Stippled, yellow leaf; warning signs of a lace bug infestation. Is licensed under CC SA 2.0. 8216;Lace Bugs’ – UCONN College of A...8216;Cont...
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Philadelphia Flower Show
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May 14, 2015. Nothing gets me ready for Spring like a visit to the Philadelphia Flower Show. Touted as the world’s oldest and largest indoor flower show, this annual show not only inspires, it takes your breath away. And after this past winter, I was in desperate need of a little inspiration. For more information about the Philadelphia Flower Show, visit theflowershow.com. Short URL: http:/ www.reddinggardener.com/? Category: Garden and Landscaping. THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY…. Not only does the Phil...
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Big Problem: Small Scale
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March 30, 2014. Big Problem: Small Scale. Oystershell scale on blueberry bush. Though, are among the most troublesome of landscape pests. They have no wings or legs to speak of. In fact, as adults they barely move, let alone creep and crawl. Despite this lack of mobility, chances are there are thousands, perhaps billions, of them feeding on your landscaping right now. See photo and description below). Others, like the oystershell scale. Photo below, right). Ant feeding on “honeydew”. This armored scale p...
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A Rare Return of the Titan
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August 14, 2013. A Rare Return of the Titan. Timing, they say, is everything. I was in Washington DC recently for business and sightseeing was the last thing on my mind. But shortly after arriving at my hotel I received an urgent text from my wife, A titan arum is blooming at the US Botanical Garden. As a certified plant geek, I knew I had to see this rare horticultural event. 8220;So, what was it about this plant (you ask), that had thousands of plant enthusiasts lined up for over an hour? And this was ...