By David P. DavisNewsroom@DominionPost.com This week, the West Virginia Botanic Garden is “on fire” with a full display of summer flowering plants and the insects that love them. WARNING: If you do not like insects, stay away! But, if you like flowers, butterflies, bees and beetles, ...
By David P. DavisNewsroom@DominionPost.com Summer is in full swing here in West Virginia, with plenty of hot weather and rain. These are great growing conditions for everything in bloom, especially plants that are annuals and have only one season to make their mark. At the West Virginia ...
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Dr. Mark E. Rogers has recently seen as many as four cases of Lyme disease daily at WVU Urgent Care at Suncrest Towne Centre, one indication that the tick-borne illness is on the rise in Monongalia County. “This year, it’s really taken ...
“You have some gall,” my friend replied after I sent him a slew of photos. The photos were of ... wait for it ... plant galls. If you are unfamiliar with these lumps and bumps on leaves, stems, branches and even roots, they are abnormal plant growth caused by an external ...
By David P. Davis Newsroom@DominionPost.com This article is dedicated to my mom, Sarah Davis, who passed away this week at 94. Sarah was a true lover of plants and gardening to the end. Daylilies are perennial plants in the genus Hemerocallis and are not in the lily family, although ...
Oh dear. Oh deer. Oh dear, oh deer. If you’ve gardened, or have friends who have, you probably know about deer overpopulation. Even if your haven’t had horticultural damage by local whitetails you’ve probably witnessed it when walking or hiking in local woods. An ...