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What’s all the buzz? The importance of a pollinator-friendly landscape

Monarch butterflies are great pollinators for gardens. Here are tips for gardeners that will help provide food and shelter for monarchs as they migrate in the spring and fall.
What’s all the buzz? The importance of a pollinator-friendly landscape
Terrariums can introduce a new generation to gardening

Wed, Aug 24, 2022

Terrariums are a good stepping stone into gardening for the younger generation.

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Jumping worms are real and a threat to the garden

Fri, Jun 24, 2022

The Asian jumping worm and other non-native earthworms have negative effects on the environment.

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Use caution with poison hemlock, ivy and oak

Tue, Jun 21, 2022

Poison hemlock is one of the most toxic plants found in Oklahoma. Other plants of concern include poison ivy and poison oak.

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Landscape architecture students design and construct seating for Centennial Garden

Wed, Jun 15, 2022

Students accustomed to working with colored pencils in quiet studios got their hands dirty for a class project. Using power tools like drills, sanders, circular saws and nail guns, landscape architecture students took their outdoor seating designs

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Best tips for avoiding summer mosquitoes

Thu, Jun 9, 2022

The primary way to eliminate mosquitoes is to get rid of their breeding grounds, according to David Hillock, Oklahoma State University Extension consumer horticulturist. In other words, remove standing water from around your property.

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How to attract hummingbirds to the landscape

Mon, Jun 6, 2022

Bright colored flowers along with full feeders are just a couple of ways to attract hummingbirds to the landscape.

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Grafting A Better Tomato

Fri, May 27, 2022

OSU graduate students grow grafted tomatoes in aquaponic systems.

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OSU announces two new turfgrass varieties

Thu, May 19, 2022

Oklahoma State University is releasing two new turfgrass varieties, OKC1876 and OKC3920, for commercial use. The two turfgrasses, which take many years to develop, are crosses between common bermudagrass and African bermudagrass.

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