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Gardening Friends?

May 27, 2021June 15, 2021 / michaelboice4151 / Leave a comment

Gardening season is here. As we become more involved in our landscapes and gardens, we need to be watchful of the possible hazards we might encounter.

Winter and the Landscape

March 4, 2021June 15, 2021 / michaelboice4151 / Leave a comment

Winter is a time of stress on the landscape plants. Extra care during the winter will protect plants in the landscape, and they will recover looking their best.

How to Handle Fall Yard Waste

October 24, 2020June 15, 2021 / michaelboice4151 / Leave a comment

Fall in a beautiful but messy time in Kentucky. How you handle yard waste impacts your garden and our environment.

Getting Into the Summer Garden

May 31, 2020June 15, 2021 / michaelboice4151 / 2 Comments

Horticulture Assistant Michael Boice offers summer gardening advice on vegetable gardening, container gardening, mulching, house plants, summer weed control, and more.

How & When to Prune Your Landscape

October 8, 2019June 15, 2021 / michaelboice4151 / Leave a comment

Proper pruning can improve the health and attractiveness of your landscape. Different trees and shrubs have different pruning requirements.

Puffball Mushrooms in the Yard

September 5, 2018October 21, 2020 / Traci Johnson / Leave a comment

Oddly shaped, funny smelling alien life form arising from the soil. These oddities of nature are puffballs, fungi that appear in late summer and early fall.

Landscape Help Publications Available

May 29, 2017June 15, 2021 / michaelboice4151 / 1 Comment

Landscape questions? Kentucky Extension might have a landscape publication to help! New and updated landscape publications available online. Contact us about pond weeds.

Top 5 Landscaping Mistakes

September 1, 2016June 15, 2021 / michaelboice4151 / 5 Comments

Often we plan a landscape without thinking about the needs of plants or how they grow. Learning about the plants in your landscape will improve your chance for success and reduce the maintenance required to keep it looking good.

Putting Nature to Work in Your Landscape

September 30, 2015June 15, 2021 / michaelboice4151 / Leave a comment

Nature is always throwing something new at us, so why not be prepared? The Oldham County Cooperative Extension Service, Oldham County Watershed Coordinator, and the Kentucky Waterways Alliance would like to teach you how to take advantage of what comes our way in a free workshop.

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