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May 11, 2022
Euphorbias in flower
By Bernadette Gallagher, B.S. Wildlife Biology, ISA Certified Arborist, Gardner
Flowers are certainly not the first thing you may think of when you walk into our Madagascar Spiny Desert Biome. The first and most striking things you see are all... more
April 21, 2022
New Research Collaboration Aims to Save Eastern Hemlocks
By Rachel Kappler, PhD, Great Lakes Basin Forest Health Collaborative (GLB FHC) Coordinator
By Rachel Kappler, Great Lakes Basin Forest Health Collaborative (GLB FHC) Coordinator Holden research launched a new initiative this year to help conserve eastern hemlocks. The Great Lakes Basin Forest... more
March 9, 2022
Hey Cleveland! Grow your own Fruit and Vegetable Garden
By Sandi Cesarov, Horticulturist
Indoor Seed Starting for Beginners As I mentioned in a previous post for Holden Forests and Gardens, I spend my winter months planning out the upcoming garden season. I learned... more
June 11, 2021
Homogenized Biota in an Era of Urban Expansion and Globalization
By Caleb Lumsden, Research Department Intern
If you were to travel between two distant regions of the world, would you expect to see any overlap between their respective floral communities? If this question was posed a... more
March 9, 2021
Landscaping for Biodiversity in Ohio
Biodiversity encompasses the variety of life and connectedness among species. Incorporating native plants into the landscape provides natural beauty and enhances beneficial interactions by creating habitat, food, nest sites, pollen... more
November 6, 2020
Ecological Paths Through a Yellow Wood
By David J. Burke, PhD, Vice President for Science and Conservation
It’s that time of year when the woods turn yellow – or orange and red depending on where you live – and shine with the vibrance of fall color. This... more
October 9, 2020
Crabapples: a ripe system for research
Crabapples, the wild apple species and cultivars (Malus spp.), are important members of the rose family. Crabapples produce profuse blossom (Fig. 1) and small fruits (Fig. 2)1. Many crabapples are cultivated... more
April 10, 2020
Exploring Fire Blight in Ornamental Apple Trees
Plants are living in a microbial world. They interact not only with microbes in the soil but also the ones living in their flowers. These microbial partners can be beneficial... more
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