Tag Archives: Jen Llewellyn

Protect Evergreens Now, New Growth is Emerging

Monitor for needlecast and blight diseases on older foliage where new foliage is emerging on pine and spruce.  

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Fast times in the Ontario Landscape

This past week was way above average for temperatures for the beginning of May.  This has increased the GDD accumulations and hastened plant and insect development.  Many plants that normally bloom sequentially are blooming (and pollinating) at the same time, Aye … Continue reading →

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Continue to Protect Against Fireblight and Apple Scab

Now is the time that Fireblight (apple, pear, see above) and Apple Scab (apple) diseases are spreading to new, emerging growth in the nursery.  

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Potato Leafhoppers spotted in Hamilton Area!

Like Arnold said, “I’ll be back”. Potato leafhoppers were spotted on yellow sticky cards in the Hamilton area a few days ago.  

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EVERGREENS: Winter Desiccation or a Pest Issue?

I had a request for an article on diagnosing winter desiccation versus pest and disease issues on evergreens.  I find diagnosing diseases of evergreens versus physiological and abiotic disorders to be tricky.  But here is the decision-making process that I … Continue reading →

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Those Darling Buds of May, 2015

  We’ve got a warm week ahead of us and for those of us in the green industry, we  are all wishing that spring would slow down a little bit.  Buds are bursting like crazy, making bloom periods as well as … Continue reading →

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Spruce needle drop in the Landscape?

  It seems to be one of the most common complaints this spring: my spruce tree is turning brown and dropping needles!!!!

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Flower Buds and a Few Thugs

We’ve had such a cool spring that when we did start to get some “heat” a few weeks ago, it hastened the development of some of our earliest flowering plants.  Instead of there being distinct periods of bloom, many of … Continue reading →

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Managing a Few Diseases on Ornamentals

 Remember all that Fireblight (1st photo) and Apple scab (2nd photo) we had the last couple of years on apple, crabapple and pear?  Now is the time to start fighting back.

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Not All Norway Maples Are Created Equal

When you consider all of the trees that are grown for street plantings in the urban landscape, you will quickly come to realize that the number of possibilities is quite small.  Our streets used to be lined with gorgeous, vase-shaped … Continue reading →

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