
Home and Garden Information Center Our best wishes to you for a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday from the folks at HGIC. Safe travels.

Home and Garden Information Center Chris McComas, one of the HGIC horticulture consultants, stars in our latest YouTube video explaining what HGIC is all about. Check it out.
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'Broadleaved Shrubs and Shade Trees: Problems, Picture Clues, and Management Options', is an
invaluable resource for novice and experienced home gardeners, master
gardeners, students, extension and college educators, landscape
professionals, and horticultural consultants and is now available to order from NRAES. This eas...y-to-use, photo-based guide illustrates
over 125 problems that affect broadleaved shrubs and shade trees,
allowing users to diagnose and remedy problems before it's too late!
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Why didn’t my azaleas flower this year? … Why is my maple tree showing its fall colors in July? … What’s been chewing little round holes in the leaves of my roses? … What’s causing those unsightly brown ...

Home and Garden Information Center Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford') is one of the most popular trees for planting in the eastern United States. Right now they are showing their fall color. Due to their invasive nature, they are a 'Species of Concern' in Maryland and many other states.
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Callery pear, or Bradford pear, is an ornamental, deciduous tree that can grow up to 40 ft. (12.2 m) in height. Some non-sterile cultivars of this species have escaped and are invading natural areas throughout the eastern United States. ...

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Proper care for your poinsettias will allow you to enjoy their beauty and festive colors throughout the holidays and beyond. http://www.hgic.umd.edu/_media/documents /hg30.pdf

Home and Garden Information Center What do baseball bats and maple syrup have in common? To find the answer to that question and to catch up with HGIC news look at the current issue of our enewsletter.
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Home and Garden Information Center Next time you are on the University's main campus in College Park take the Campus Tree Walk.
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Home and Garden Information Center Another great reason to love plants!
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ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2009) Air quality in homes, offices, and other indoor spaces is becoming a major health concern, particularly in developed countries where people often spend more than 90% of their time indoors. ...

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Beautiful Zinnias. One of the most popular bedding plants, Zinnias originally grew as wildflowers
native to the southwest United States, Mexico and Central America. The common name honors Johann Gottfried Zinn, professor of medicine in Gottingen, Germany. He died in 1759.
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Bothered by bugs on the homefront? Looking for ways to turn your thumb –
and garden – green? Curious about what you can do to enhance the
environment and protect water quality?
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Bothered by bugs on the homefront? Looking for ways to turn yourthumb – and garden – green? Curious about what you can do toenhance the environment and protect water quality? You’re in ...

Home and Garden Information Center Marylanders Plant Trees. Have you planted a new tree this year? Make it count towards the goal of planting 50,000 trees each year in Maryland.
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Please take a few moments to registry the tree(s) you recently planted. By officially registering your project, your trees will be counted toward the Maryland goal of planting 50,000 new trees each year at our homes, businesses and communities. ...

Home and Garden Information Center Nature can inspire great minds to do great things.
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Home and Garden Information Center Great article in November 2009 issue of Chesapeake Home magazine 'Color and Beauty in Winter's Garden' by Peggy Ricco
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Evergreen hollies produce berries and are beautiful during winter snow showers. Photo courtesy of Planting Fields Arboretum

Home and Garden Information Center The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued a press release on October 19, 2009 about Sudden Oak Death (SOD) infected plants potentially shipped to Maryland residents from a nursery stock producer in Oregon.
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ANNAPOLIS, MD (Oct. 19, 2009) – Maryland residents may have received nursery plants infected with the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, which causes the disease sudden oak death. This disease affects plants, trees and other shrubbery, but poses no threat to people.The U.S. ...


























