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Environmental Horticulture refers to the use of greenhouse and nursery plants to improve aesthetics in the human environment.
Over the past several years, we have performed a series of research trials studying fertilizer requirements for a wide variety of herbs and ornamental plants. In addition, we provide a large amount of information in the form of fact sheets designed to be useful for both industry professionals and the general public. Included below is a summary of our research results as well as an index of the fact sheets we have available, including a series covering general production information and a series highlighting production and consumer care factors for a variety of selected plant species:
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Last updated: 03/10/2009
Got Deer?
Grow It Eat It blogger, Dale Johnson, has advice for excluding deer from your gardens. - posted Jun 18, 2009
Landscape Diseases
With the recent wet weather across Maryland there have been many diseases present in the landscape. Examples of a few that are currently active are included below: - posted Apr 1, 2009
Mosquitoes
Those little blood-suckers are back!....Mosquitoes
The wet spring has been a boon to mosquitoes providing lots of places to breed. Mosquitoes are annoying to most people because of their biting. They are also very important as carriers of diseases. - posted Apr 1, 2009