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Mushroom Month See all
September is national mushroom month!
September 13, 2024
Edible Mushrooms and Their Poisonous Look-alikes
By Claudia Bashian-Victoroff, MS, Research Specialist
If you are new to identifying mushrooms, I recommend that you read my earlier article, How to identify mushrooms and other fungi, for context and terminology before reading on. Mushroom... more
September 6, 2024
Common Lawn Mushrooms and What To Do About Them
By Claudia Bashian-Victoroff, MS, Research Specialist
As a scientist at HF&G, I often hear questions like, “How can I get rid of mushrooms in my yard?” or “Is it safe to have mushrooms in my lawn?”.... more
September 22, 2023
Fungi: More than Just Mushrooms
By Sarah Kyker, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate
As a soil scientist, I love seeing mushrooms pop up aboveground. It’s always exciting to see the variety of mushrooms that fruit at different times of the year. But in... more
Tree Care See all
Tips for keeping your trees healthy year-round.
October 7, 2021
Tips for Keeping Trees Healthy
Very few trees die of old age in residential or urban areas—mechanical damage and improper care pose huge threats to trees. If you don’t listen carefully to what your tree... more
August 25, 2021
Summer Tree Care Tips: Watering
Is your tree thirsty? Did you plant a new tree earlier this spring? Does the soil surrounding the trunk look like the surface of the moon? Is it showing signs... more
January 20, 2021
Structural Pruning of a Young Tree
Nursery grown trees are often pruned to produce a compact, bushy appearance, resulting in branches packed closely on the stem. Begin a pruning program after planting to create a mature... more
It's Poppin' See all
Weekly bloom report
April 17, 2025
It’s Poppin’: April 17
By Tom Arbour, M.En., Curator of Living Collections
Tulips, Magnolias, & Wildflowers Shine Blue Skies returned to northeast Ohio this week and many new blooms, lying in wait for the last several weeks, have popped. Wildflowers are now... more
April 10, 2025
It’s Poppin’: April 10
By Tom Arbour, M.En., Curator of Living Collections
We had some very cold temperatures this week, and while those put a damper on some of our early blooming trees, including our earliest blooming magnolias, there are still many... more
April 3, 2025
It’s Poppin’: April 3
By Tom Arbour, M.En., Curator of Living Collections
Things are poppin’! Here’s a quick roundup of the highlights this week! At the garden, magnolias, cherries and daffodils are all at peak. Look for the following: At the Arboretum,... more
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