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Welcome to my blog Horticulture For Home Gardeners. The posts consist of informative and well researched information about garden pests and diseases, pruning information, plant varieties, soil management, weed control, and other garden related topics. The articles focus mostly on ornamental gardens. Please let me know what you think of the posts, I love hearing from my readers, Happy Gardening!

Posts about Tree and Shrub Problems

Eastern Filbert Blight On Harry Lauder’s…
Fire Blight In Purple Sand Cherries
Magnolia Scale …………………………..
Coral Spot Nectria Canker …..
Red Bark Phenomenon ……..
Spindle Galls; Unusual Growths On Linden Leaves Caused by Eriophyid Mites
Lilac Witches’ Broom …………….
Box Tree Moths (Cydalima perspectalis)
Vole Problems in Ornamental Gardens, Lawns, Orchards and Vegetable Gardens
Yellowing Yews
Juniper Rust (aka) Apple Cedar Rust
Boxwood Blight Verses Volutella Blight
Sun Scald – Preventing Southwest Injury
Boxwood Leaf Miners …………..
Hydrangea Problems…Leaf-tiers
White fluff on Pine Trunks and Branches…Pine Bark Adelgid …
Fall Web Worms
Dormant Oil …………………………..
Hydrangea Wood Borers
Black Knot Disease of Plum and Cherry Trees
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Mealybug Damage To Yews……..
Crown Gall on Euonymus ……..
Planting Near A Walnut Tree
Honey Locust Plant Bug Damage And Control
Lawns and Gardens- Tips For Surviving The Summer Heat And Drought
Winter Protection For Your Garden
Imported Willow Leaf Beetle
Tar Spot on Maple Leaves
Pine Needle Scale: Identification…
Juniper Blight (Phomopsis  and Kabatina)
Botryosphaeria Canker of Red Twig Dogwood
Viburnum Leaf Beetle …………..
Insect Pest of Boxwood…Boxwood Psyllid
European Fruit Lecanium Scale on Purple Leaved Sand Cherry
Topiary In Ornamental Home Gardens
Willow Leaf Gall Sawfly ………
Oak Sawflies

Posts About Soils and Fertilizers

Identifying and Correcting Soil Problems
Healthy Soil …………………………………………
Plant Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms and How to Correct Them
SOIL TEXTURE AND SOIL STRUCTURE
FERTILIZERS – Natural Verses Synthetic
Mycorrhizae Fungi -Your Plants Ticket to Good Health
Soil pH and it’s Importance ……
Calcium It’s Role in Soil and Plant Health
13 Essential Soil Nutrients For Plant Health
Winter Garden Care – Protecting Your Plants From Salt Damage

Posts About Pruning

When To Prune Trees, Shrubs, Roses and Vines
Pruning Techniques And Terminology

Posts About Weeds, Weed Control and Mulch

Poisonous to Touch Weed Series: Poison Ivy
Poisonous to Touch Weed Series: Poison Sumac
Birds Nest Fungi In Wood Mulch
Poisonous to Touch Weed Series: Giant Hogweed
Poisonous to Touch Weed Series: Poison Oak )
Dog Vomit Slime Mold in Wood Mulch
Poisonous to Touch Weed Series: Cow Parsnip
MULCH so Many Benefits and so Many Choices
Poisonous Hemlock (Conium maculatum)
Poisonous to Touch Weed Series: Wild Parsnip
20 Common Spring Weeds in Ontario
Japanese Knotweed

Posts About Annuals and Perennials

Daylily Problems………………….
Clematis Wilt —————————————————————————————
Gardening Naturally With Clematis
Planting Near A Walnut Tree
Lawns and Gardens- Tips For Surviving The Summer Heat And Drought————
Iris Borers and Bacterial Soft Rot 
Hydrangea Problems…Leaf-tiers
Root Nodules Caused by Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria Verses Root-Knot Nematode Disease
How to Plant Canna Lily Bulbs
Rose Sawflies——————
Leaf Spot Diseases of Iris————————————————————————————————————
Leaf Spot Diseases of Rudbeckia

Posts About Edible Gardens

Growing Tomato Plants From Seed
Flea Beetle Damage to Tomato Plants
Striped Cucumber Beetles Damage and Control
Haskap Berries

Posts About Trees and Shrubs for the Home Landscape

Boxwood For Ornamental Gardens
Topiary In Ornamental Home Gardens
Designing a Drought Tolerant Garden

Posts About Garden Insects

Natural Insect Control In The Garden
Boxwood Leaf Miners ………………………………………………….

Insect Pest of Boxwood…Boxwood Psyllid

Rose Sawflies
Crane Flies And Leather Jackets Damage and Control …………………………………..
Iris Borers and Bacterial Soft Rot 
Japanese Beetles .
Lily Beetles
Black-and-Yellow Garden Spider
Pine Needle Scale: Identification…
Viburnum Leaf Beetle ………………………………………………….
Spindle Galls; Unusual Growths On Linden Leaves Caused by Eriophyid Mites
Flea Beetle Damage to Tomato Plants
Fall Web Worms …………………

Spittlebugs and Frog Hoppers
Slugs and Snails in the Ornamental Garden
Hydrangea Wood Borers
Mealybug Damage To Yews…
Hydrangea Problems…Leaf-tiers – Horticulture For Home Gardeners
White fluff on Pine Trunks and Branches…Pine Bark Adelgid
Striped Cucumber Beetles Damage and Control
20+ Beneficial Insects for Home Gardens, Green Houses, Crops and
Imported Willow Leaf Beetle
Cut Worms in Home Gardens
Pear Slugs (Caliroa cerasi) on Purple Leaved Sand Cherry
Magnolia Scale …………………….
Honey Locust Plant Bug Damage And Control ………….

Springtails …………………………….
Insect Pests To Be On The Lookout For In The Garden
The Many Faces of an Aphid

Willow Leaf Gall Sawfly—–
Four-lined Plant Bug
Oak Sawflies

Posts About Winter Garden Care

Winter Garden Care – Protecting Your Plants From Salt Damage
Sun Scald – Preventing Southwest Injury On Deciduous Trees
Winter Protection For Your Garden

Lawn Care

Winter Garden Care – Protecting Your Plants From Salt Damage
Lawns and Gardens- Tips For Surviving The Summer Heat And Drought
Crane Flies And Leather Jackets Damage and Control
Creeping Red Fescue For Shady Turf Areas

Gardening Calendars

Ornamental Garden Calendar For March
Ornamental Garden Calendar For July
Ornamental Garden Calendar for November
Ornamental Garden Calendar for April
Ornamental Garden Calendar For August
Ornamental Garden Calendar for May
Ornamental Garden Calendar For September
Ornamental Garden Calendar For June
Ornamental Garden Calendar for October