Horticulture Resources

If you need your soil tested, this article provides instructions on how to collect soil samples, as well as where to get your soil tested.

The C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic is a diagnostic facility specializing in the identification of plant diseases, plant health issues, and insect-related problems.

The Sustainable SITES Initiative (SITES) is owned and administered by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI).
SITES is a rating system that guides, evaluates, and certifies sustainability and resilience in the design, development, and management of landscapes and other outdoor spaces. SITES supports landscape architects, planners, developers and others in implementing nature-based solutions.

i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban and rural forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools. The i-Tree tools can help strengthen forest management and advocacy efforts by quantifying forest structure and the environmental benefits that trees provide.

The Ohio State University’s Floriculture Team is comprised of experts from a wide variety of departments. We aim to provide Ohio’s Floriculture Industry with the resources necessary to attain sustained profitability and competitiveness. We’re working towards this through a comprehensive program that weaves together extension, research, and teaching. Here on our site - you'll find an array of information relevant to the floriculture industry, from cultivar trial results to upcoming floriculture industry events.

The plants in the Recommended Lists from the Botanical Garden at the Cincinnati Zoo come from trials and usage in the urban/suburban, Midwest conditions of Zoo grounds and also from extensive observations of plants in public gardens and private gardens from around the region.

Growing Degree Days (GDD) are a measurement of the growth and development of plants and insects during the growing season. GDD is a tool that should be in each green industry professional's "tool-box", and can be beneficial for consumers too.

Buckeye Yard and Garden onLine provides timely information about Ohio growing conditions, pest, disease, and cultural problems. Articles and supporting photos are created by members of the Extension, Nursery, Landscape, Turf (ENLT) team to benefit those who are managing a commercial nursery, garden center, or landscape business or someone who just wants to keep their yard looking good all summer. Additional fact sheet information on any of these articles may be found through the OSU FactSheet database: plantfacts.osu.edu

There are many resources available for plant identification, but these are some of the ones we use the most, divided into four categories – books, online pdf’s, websites, and apps.

The Pesticide Safety Education program provides educational programs and resources for Ohio's commercial and private pesticide applicators.

We are a research, extension and outreach construct based at the OSU Wooster campus. Our program is dedicated to research and outreach on topics related to honey bees, wild bees and other pollinators.

Ohio’s forests face numerous challenges to their health, ecological benefits and future existence. The hope is that this identification guide will assist foresters, woodland owners and other natural resource professionals to identify forest pests in the field.

Promoting stewardship across the woodlands of Ohio through classes, professional workshops and publications.

Ohioline is an information resource produced by Ohio State University Extension. Through Ohioline, you have access to hundreds of OSU Extension fact sheets covering a wide array of subjects such as agriculture and natural resources, family and consumer sciences, community development, and 4-H youth development.

The fact sheets on Ohioline provide cutting-edge, scientifically-based information generated via research conducted by Extension and other Ohio State faculty and staff, often in collaboration with other land-grant university colleagues.

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