A Cold Spring, Garden Design and other June News
“It is the month of June, The month of leaves and roses, When pleasant sights salute the eyes, And pleasant scents the noses…” — Nathaniel P. Willis
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- Pollinator plants for blooms all season June 22, 2026In nature, there are plants blooming all season to provide plenty of food for diverse pollinator species. On the other hand, in many yards and gardens there are times of the year when few, if any, plants are blooming. In the home landscape there tends to be many spring blooming plants but not as many […]Dr Lauren Kurtz
- Plant Galls – Natural Oddities Worth Looking For June 16, 2026Plant galls are oddities of the plant world created by insects, mites or pathogens whose activity or natural chemicals manipulate plant hormones which then cause abnormal tissue growth. Fungal galls can indicate a serious problem that may eventually severely damage or kill the plant, but galls caused by arthropods very often cause no serious damage […]UConnhgec Ladybug
If Scindapsus is Wrong, I Don’t Want to Be Right
By Dr. Matthew Lisy, UConn Adjunct Faculty It really is not sinful to like Scindapsus. In fact, it can be very enjoyable to add some to your plant collection. These are a lesser-known houseplant, but are rapidly becoming very popular. They are very similar to the vining Philodendrons, and are most often confused with Pothos (Epipremnum). All of these aforementioned plants belong to the Araceae family. The Scindapsus come from Southeast Asia, Philodendrons from Central/South America, and Pothos from the Tropical […]
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Discussing Gardening Resources on CRIS Radio
CRIS Radio: Focal Point 6/1/2026 Heather Zidack from the UConn Home & Garden Education Center talks to host, Stephen Thal, about the cool spring we’ve had and the number of gardening resources out there for people to explore! Transcript 00:00:00 Stephen Thal Hi, welcome to another segment on Focal Point. This is Steven Thal and we’ve been hosting many programs […]
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