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Author Archives: Jen Llewellyn
Good News: The Days are Getting Longer!
But dang, it’s cold out there! What’s up with the weather? Evelyn Browning Garriss, author of the Browning Newsletter and well-known “Weather Whisperer” will tell you, it’s because of the volcanic eruptions in the arctic. Yes, since 2011, there have … Continue reading
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Tagged evelyn browning garriss, Jen Llewellyn, polar vortex, winter 2015 prediction
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2015 Nursery Growers Short Course
Save the date! The 2015 Ontario Nursery Growers Short Course is coming up: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington 8:00 am to
Real or Fake?
Each year, Ontario households have the same annual debate: real or fake? If you talk to your clients, you’ll hear opinions for, against and everything in between. The answer? Whatever the client wants, Hello. But what does the science say?
Posted in Christmas Trees, Marketing, Nursery Production
Tagged Jen Llewellyn, Real Christmas Trees
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Is Your Spruce Tree Dropping Twigs?
This time of year arborists and landscapers often get calls from homeowners worried about all the twigs they find scattered on the ground below their spruce twigs. It’s just the current season’s growth that is affected and although it’s been … Continue reading
Posted in animal injury, Arboriculture, IPM, landscape
Tagged ipm on landscape trees, Jen Llewellyn, squirrel damage on spruce
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Listen, I know it’s raining. And by now you are thinking that you just can’t handle another rain day. Believe me, I hear ya. And I’m there too. But I checked the weather forecast and they are predicting sunny skies … Continue reading
Mid-Fall is a great time for IPM in the Landscape
The rainy, cool conditions that characterized the 2014 growing season have left their mark on several trees and shrubs. There is an unprecedented amount of foliar diseases in the landscape, some of which we don’t commonly see from year to … Continue reading
Posted in Arboriculture, Diseases, IPM, landscape, Mites
Tagged ipm nursery, Jen Llewellyn
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Keep Trees and Shrubs Healthy With Fall Fertilizing
Leaf drop and fall colour is visible on trees and shrubs in the landscape. This is especially true of woody plants on roadsides, high sandy knolls or compacted sites. In some cases where individual specimens are entering senescence earlier than … Continue reading
Some late season pests (September 17, 2014)
There are a few odds and sods kicking around this time of year. Usually late season feeding injury is not a big deal. However when the pest is going to make your ornamental plants its “forever” home…..you might want to … Continue reading
Rodent Patrol…..Are your woody plants protected for winter?
Yes fall is here, early. And if you haven’t already, its time to start your rodent management program. In Ontario we are blessed with several different species of herbivores that love to chow down on our ornamental woody plants.This past … Continue reading
Posted in Arboriculture, IPM
Tagged feeding damage on trees, Jen Llewellyn, vole management for trees
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Just how well does your landscape sprayer work?
When was the last time your calibrated your sprayer? Are you sure you are hitting the target? Is the operating pressure accurate or are you under/overestimating the total amount you are applying? If you are hesitating answering any of these … Continue reading
