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Crabgrass control during a hot summer
Published on June 29, 2022
Crabgrass has been enjoying the high temperatures in Michigan by invading turfgrass areas. -
Landscape trees begin to show signs of summer stress
Published on June 28, 2022
Mulching and watering are keys to keeping trees healthy during heat and drought. -
Winter injury on shrubs following combined environmental stresses
Published on June 24, 2022
MSU Plant & Pest Diagnostics and MSU Extension have seen an uptick in the number of winter injury cases in spring 2022. -
Broadleaf helleborine: A weedy orchid invading lawns and flowerbeds
Published on June 24, 2022
Updated methods for combating broadleaf helleborine. -
Where can you ask gardening questions?
Published on June 23, 2022
From food safety to insect identification, Ask Extension is an online tool that allows Michigan State University experts answer the public’s questions. -
Drive-by botany: Black locust and multiflora rose
Published on June 21, 2022
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in early June 2022. -
Drive-by botany: Purple dead-nettle and Morrow’s honeysuckle
Published on May 24, 2022
Profiles of common Michigan roadside flora in mid-May 2022. -
Consider a flowering bee lawn to help pollinators
Published on May 19, 2022
Another tool to make your yard more attractive to bees and other pollinators. -
Keep watch for the invasive box tree moth in 2022
Published on May 12, 2022
Monitoring and detection efforts continue to ensure box tree moth does not find a home in Michigan. -
Spongy moth, formerly gypsy moth, season starts soon
Published on May 11, 2022
Visit a newly revised MSU Extension website to learn about spongy moth, formerly gypsy moth, and what you can do to protect your trees this summer if you live in an area experiencing an outbreak.