Over 16,000 new and unusual perennials and annuals, native Ohio plants, herbs, and heirloom and organic vegetables will be offered at Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens’ Spring Plant Sale and Auction Fundraiser set for May 9–11 on Ohio State’s Columbus campus.
Month: May 2019
Get your Secrest plant shopping on
Eager to buy plants at May 11’s Plant Discovery Day plant sale? Hyperlinks to what’s being offered—woody plants, perennials, annuals, and herbs—have now been posted on the event’s website.
Wednesday: What’s your (eco) motivation?
CFAES scientist Douglas Jackson-Smith, professor of water security in the School of Environment and Natural Resources, presents “What Motivates Environmentally Responsible Behavior?” at 7 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, May 1, in the free monthly Wooster Science Café series.
1 week, 2 honors for innovator Katrina Cornish
CFAES scientist Katrina Cornish had a big week last week, taking home not one but two honors for her sustainability-related research.
Cornish, who is an internationally recognized expert on alternative natural rubber production and on natural rubber biosynthesis, won CFAES’ Innovator of the Year Award on April 22 at the college’s Annual Research Conference; and then, two days later, Ohio State’s Innovator of the Year Award at the university’s new Research and Innovation Showcase.
Visit her lab’s website to learn more about her work.
Spring into 2 CFAES plant sales
Get a jump on planting this spring with help from CFAES’ two arboretums—and by doing so you can help them in turn.
The Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens at Ohio State’s Columbus campus and the Secrest Arboretum at the CFAES Wooster campus both have benefit plant sales slated:
- Chadwick’s Plant Sale and Auction Fundraiser is May 10–11
- Secrest’s Plant Discovery Day is May 11 (member presale, May 10)
You’ll find trees, shrubs, and more to buy and experts to answer your questions. Proceeds help support the two facilities.