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About The Host |
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FRED HOWER As “The Ohio Nurseryman”. Fred Hower has over 45 years experience as a horticultural consultant, certified arborist and landscape designer. A graduate of The Ohio State University, he teaches in the horticulture department at Columbus State Community College. In addition to hosting ‘Plant Talk,’ he’s written more than 400 columns in 90 newspapers and has made frequent guest appearances on television. He recently received the “Distinguished Contribution Award” from the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association, and is co-author of the “Tree and Shrub Gardening for Ohio.”
A graduate of Ohio State University, Fred has a B.S. in Ornamental Horticulture. Fred has received the Meritorious Service Award from the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association, the first Senior Careerist Award from the Ohio State University Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, three Grand Awards for Landscape Design from the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association, the Award of Merit from the International Society of Arboriculture, and a PLAN award for landscape design from the Junior League of Columbus. Fred has also been active in the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association, the Columbus Landscape Association, the Southwestern Ohio Environmental Horticultural Association, the International Society of Arboriculture, and is an honorary member of the Ohio Landscaper's Association.
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Fred, along with Alison Beck, co-authored the book, "Tree and Shrub Gardening for Ohio,"
which was published in 2004 (click
book for larger image). In his book, Fred shares his
extensive knowledge of Ohio's trees and shrubs. Ohio gardeners
are guided from selection through planting and maintaining their
gardens' trees and shrubs. Fred's book also describes
woody ornamental
varieties, cultivars, and hybrids that will thrive in Ohio. Included
are practical tips on pruning, optimal location, maturity, planting,
pests, and diseases. The book is loaded with hundreds of color
photographs to make tree and shrub identification quite easy.
A Quick Reference Guide and Glossary round out the great features
within Fred's book.
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Read more...
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Fred's To Do List
Relax, read and study
Review successes and failures from '09
Be mindful of indoor lighting and humidity
FEED the BIRDS
Plant of the Week
Moth Orchid  |
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