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Outdoor living room: Jason Bornhorst, Lead Landscape Designer at Darby Creek Nursery & Landscaping, (614) 771-0388

To remedy a weaker lawn, Ashton advised to mow the grass taller and only move off about 1 inch.  His second tip is to feed the lawn a minimum twice a year in the spring and fall.  The best time to fertilize is early in the day when the foliage is still moist.  For proper lawn nutrition, it's best to feed the grass 4 or 5 times each year.

Cold Damaged Plants & The "Green" Movement: Pam Bennett, OSU Extension Educator and Master Gardener Coordinator; The Learning Garden at the Clark County OSU Extension Office, 4400 Gateway Blvd., Springfield, OH 43502; (937) 328-4607; bennett.27@osu.edu

Upcoming events include the Clark County Fair Flower Show from July 20-27 and the Gateway Learning Gardens Garden Jubilee on August 4, 2007 from 9am - 1pm

Create an Evening Garden: Dr. Steve Still, OSU Professor Emeritus and Executive Director of the Perennial Plant Association; ppa@perennialplant.org

Container Gardening 101: Jeff Turnbull, Owner of Darby Creek Nursery and Landscaping, (614) 771-0388

Growing to Green: Bill Dawson, Growing to Green Coordinator, (614) 645-5952 at Franklin Park Conservatory and Judge Dana Preisse, Franklin County Juvenile Court Garden

Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardens: Donna Daniel, Wildlife Biologist, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, (614) 644-3925

Rain Garden: Kelly McCutcheon, Restoration Ecologist, Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District, (614) 486-9613 and Stephanie Suter, Habitat Conservationist.  To learn how to create a rain garden on your property, copies of the Rain Garden Manual for Homeowners can be downloaded from  www.franklinswcd.org

Beware of Bagworms: David Shetlar, Ph.D., OSU's Bug Doc, Extension Landscape Entomologist/Turf, Trees, Shrubs, Christmas Trees; shetlar.1@osu.edu

Kathy's Creative Container Gardens: Kathy Burkholder, OSU Horticulturalist, (614) 292-5205, burkholder2@osu.edu

Hypertufa Troughs are molded concrete containers that may be made into various shapes and sizes. Ingredients to create one hypertufa trough include: 3 parts sifted peat moss, 3 parts Perlite, 2 parts Portland cement, and a few ounces of a synthetic concrete reinforcing fiber such as Fibermesh.

Visit any of these web sites for complete ingredients and instructions:

The volunteers of Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens at The Ohio State University invite you to their spring Plant Sale, Auction and Gardening Fair.  The dates are May 11 from 7am -7pm and on May 12 from 9am-3pm just east of Rt. 315 on the OSU Campus at Lane Avenue and Fyffe Road.  For a complete list of what's available, visit http://chadwickarboretum.osu.edu.

Emerald Ash Borer Update: David Shetlar, Ph.D., OSU's Bug Doc

For specific details and Ohio map, visit www.ashalert.osu.edu

For more information about Franklin Park Conservatory, located at 1777 East Broad Street, call (614) 645-TREE (8733) or visit www.fpconservatory.org.