Ladybug Blog

• Two of a Kind – Volutella Blight vs Boxwood Blight
  Boxwoods are frequent patients at the Plant Diagnostic Lab. Although they are very pleasing to the eye when perfectly manicured and sculpted, it is a rare sight to see a boxwood left unscathed by disease. Boxwoods are not the most resilient plants, susceptible to a host of pests and pathogens. Two of the most common […]
• Toto, We Aren’t in Kansas Anymore
  I was at a party over the weekend at a friend’s house.  I had no idea she really liked plants, and she said the same thing to me.  It seems strange, but I guess plants never really came up.  As she was showing me around, she said something that I hear all the time from […]
• Plants Need Some Companionship Too!
  As you get ready or maybe even begun to plant your vegetable garden, don’t think you have to limit yourself just to edibles. Feel free to mix it up a bit either by interplanting early and late maturing vegetables or by adding some flowers and herbs. There are lots of articles and books on companion […]