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Hort Notes: Beware of Sour Mulch

June 30, 2016

The effect of sour mulch on plants can be very rapid; symptoms can appear within 24 hours.

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Hort Notes: Tree Planting - What Do the Standards Say?

June 6, 2016

Though we may all have our “own way” of doing things, what do the experts from academia and industry tell us about correct planting?

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Hort Notes: Misconceptions about Superweeds, and a Tool for Managing Yellow Nutsedge

May 3, 2016

Learn the truth about superweeds, and an effective tool for dealing with yellow nutsedge.

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Hort Notes: Deer Tick Awareness

April 6, 2016

The Blacklegged Tick, also called the Deer Tick, is abundant throughout Massachusetts. One bite can change your life!

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Hort Notes: Selecting the Right Landscape Mulch

March 4, 2016

Mulches are important components of sustainable gardens and landscapes, providing many benefits to plants and making surface areas more attractive and easier to maintain.

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Emerging and Established Diseases of Boxwood

February 5, 2016

Boxwood (Buxus spp.) is one of the most common woody ornamentals on the landscape in New England. Unfortunately, they harbor and array of fungal pathogens with some capable of causing severe damage or even death.

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