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Every winter we huddle up all cozy in our homes while bunnies burrow into areas as close to some tasty young shrubs as they can get. Even they aren't as interested in venturing too far in 10 below zero weather! This 'Scoop offers the best method of protecting your shrubs and suggestions on rabbit "resistant" shrubs and perennials too.  

You may be asking "Why is it such a big deal?" Simply put, healthy soil gives us clean air and water, bountiful crops and forests, productive grazing lands, diverse wildlife and beautiful landscapes. All of which enhances our lives. Fun fact: There can be a billion microorganisms in a teaspon of compost or soil! 

It happens every year. The beautiful native Goldenrod gets blamed for Ragweed's "achoo season". It's understandable as they belong to the same plant family but from very different genus. So which is really responsible for those sneezes and watery eyes? Find out...

Blight is baaack.... Coming out of a tough winter (2024/25) into a cool, wet spring, it was bound to happen. Lilac blight thrives in that environment.