During a visit to a greenhouse, dark angular leaf spots were observed on two coleus cultivars. Necrotic spotting was more pronounced on the lower foliage than the upper foliage. (The necrotic spots were confined between the secondary veins, which gave them a blocky appearance, but in the case of these Hosta, were confined between the…
Warm weather brings with it lots of good things including longer days spent enjoying our yards with our families. Unfortunately, more time spent outdoors also means an increased risk of contracting a tick-borne disease. Deer ticks are known vectors of Lyme disease which, according to the Tick Borne Disease Alliance is the number one tick-borne…
Boxwood, long popular with homeowners for being versatile, easy to prune and largely resistant to deer browsing has recently come under fire from a very dangerous fungus. Boxwood Blight, a fungal disease that first reared its head in the United Kingdom in the 1990’s, has made its way to the United States with reported cases…
