Wildflower walks scheduled
Take part in a Spring Wildflower Walk April 12 at Clary Gardens with Tammi Rogers from the Coshocton County OSU Extension office. The walk will start at 10 a.m. and participants will take a guided tour of the spring wildflowers on the Clary Gardens Woodland Trail. Meet at the upper parking lot. Good walking shoes are a must and dress for the weather. Feel free to bring your favorite wildflower ID...
Men in the garden: Just one of the many new outdoor trends in 2014
I grew up in a home that gardened. The home that looked like it was two stories deep in decorative trees, hydrangea bushes, ornamental grasses, small pine trees and enough perennials to cause allergy attacks down the block. Houses like that are familiar to all of us. If it wasnt your own home, it was a neighbors or a family members. However, modern gardening doesnt have to look like it...
Wild plants are not weeds but endangered treasures
Mention endangered species and people will think of the tiger or the polar bearsomething large, active and far away. But here in Ohio, more than 600 species of wild plants are listed as endangered or threatened with extinction. Many of these grow right here in our region. According to Ohio Department of Natural Resources botanist Rick Gardner, the best places to spot these vanishing treasures...
Create a garden both you and the local butterflies can enjoy
You dont have to know a lot about butterflies to enjoy them. And if you want to enjoy them during the warm weather, you can attract them with just the right plants. While the thought of a butterfly typically conjures up visions of the glorious monarch, Ohio actually is home to more than 60 different varieties, from the appropriately named Common Buckeye, to the Silvery Checkerspot and the...
You versus the dandelion: Can you win the battle naturally?
If Ohio had an official state weed, surely it would be the dandelion.Dandelions, like metal pop tabs, cockroaches and disposable diapers, seem to defy every effort to rid the world of them.But wait, the dandelion isn’t a just a villain in your quest for the perfect, putting-green lawn. Every part of the plant is good and useful in both culinary and pharmaceutical endeavors. There’s dandelion...Mt. Eaton Spring Sale
Although it doesnt always feel that way, temperatures are rising and winter is almost over. That means the Mt. Eaton Spring Sale is just around the corner. This year the sale will be April 3, but unlike years past, bargains will be available all day, not just in the afternoon and evening. Now in its sixth year, the Spring Sale has been growing steadily since its inception. I expect a lot of...FCCLA Regional Contest Winner
Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center (ACWHCC) Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) students participated in regional competition at the Lorain County Community College Saturday, March 1. Sheena May, West Holmes senior, received a Gold Medal in the Language and Literacy category. May qualifies for FCCLA State Competition in Columbus April 23-25. The FCCLA Adviser is...
F.B.Eye speaks at Training Center for DD Awareness month
March is Developmental Disabilities month and the Holmes County Training Center has been hosting programs to help educate the public. One of their latest events featured Sue Thomas, the deaf FBI agent who inspired the television series Sue Thomas F.B.Eye. In her talk, Thomas told the story of her life. She shared her determination to keep going and her unlikely sense of humor. To set the...Spring religion academy to address issues of poverty
Despite a dramatic increase in global wealth, international poverty rates continue to escalate, widening the gap between the haves and have-nots, and reigniting the debate about how the world should respond. The 2014 Spring Academy of Religion, hosted annually by the College of Wooster, will attempt to better understand the causes of poverty, as well as the lives, the hopes and the humanity of...