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Boston Marathon Road Closures 2025

Weston Nurseries of Hopkinton is thrilled to once again be right on the path of the Boston Marathon. Due to road closures for the marathon, our Hopkinton Garden Center and

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Winter Bird Feeder Tips

The colder and snowier it gets, the more precious birds visiting feeders become. They utilize feeders as other food sources more commonly found in warmer months of the years become

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Four species of Ophiognomonia (O. alni-viridis, O. hiawathae, O. intermedia and O. michiganensis), Cryptocline betularum, Marssonina betulae, and Colletotrichum are known to occur on birch (Betula) in the United States (Sinclair and Lyon 2005, Walker et al. 2012). Based on

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Sooty Mold

Sooty mold is a dark colored fungus that grows on honeydew excreted by piercing sucking insects or on substances exuded from leaves of certain plants. Common genera of sooty mold

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Magnolia Scale

The magnolia scale (Neolecanium cornuparvum) can grow up to ½ inch in length, making it one of the largest native scale insects found in the United States. Its host range

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Vertical Vegetable Gardening, Cucumbers on Trellis, Weston Nurseries

Cucumber Beetles

Striped cucumber beetles (SCB) are approximately 7 mm-long, yellow beetles with three black stripes that reach the end of the forewings, a yellow thorax, and a black head. Larvae are

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Mosquito Control In Gardens

Since mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide we breathe out, unless we stop breathing, mosquitoes will keep coming. Gardening can be so much more pleasurable when you don’t have

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Weston Mourns the Loss of Wayne Mezitt

Weston mourns the loss of Wayne Mezitt.

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Ants In Lawns

Many species of ants invade lawns throughout New England. Ants normally prefer dry, well drained soils which have a low water holding capacity. They can be pests in turfgrass areas

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