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Bees Making Holes in Your Yard? They Could be Gentle Pollinators: Meet The Cellophane Bee
I am a horticulture consultant at the University of Maryland Extension’s Home & Garden Information Center (HGIC). Every spring we receive many questions about ground bees that make burrows and holes in lawns and ornamental garden beds. Homeowners are alarmed…
Read MoreLawn and Garden Tips for February
Lawn Late February through the end of March is the second-best time (the optimum time is late August through mid-October) to overseed your lawn to make it thicker or to cover bare areas. The freezing and thawing of the soil…
Read MoreWhere Do Maryland’s Butterflies Overwinter?
Who doesn’t love butterflies? It’s always a lift to see a butterfly or neat-looking moth flutter by on warm sunny days. At this time of year, butterflies are but a memory. Where do they go and how do they survive…
Read MoreSpotted Lanternfly: A New Invasive Pest That is Too Close for Comfort
Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is an insect native to China that was first detected in Southeastern Pennsylvania in September 2014. It has spread fairly rapidly since then. There were recent finds in Delaware and New York. Both were dead individual…
Read MoreLawn and Garden Tips and Tricks for December
Lawn Get a head start on spring lawn projects by submitting a soil test now. Keeping the soil pH in the 6.0 – 7.0 range is very important in maintaining healthy turf. Hand-pull winter annual weeds now to keep them from going…
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