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Basic Green is a unique resource - providing the nursery/landscape industry, particularly in Ohio, with a credible source of horticulture information in both English and Spanish.

"I am a firm believer in knowing the basics. Basic knowledge of plant development, growth, culture, and maintenance is like a foundation of a building. Just as a building needs a strong foundation or the whole structure can collapse - in education, the basics have to be firmly entrenched or our grasp of a subject can crumble." -- Dr. Hannah Mathers, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist - Nursery & Landscape, OSU Department of Horticulture & Crop Science (The Buckeye, 2001)

2012 OSU Nursery Short Course and CENTS is almost here!  We have complete information and registration now available!  Sign up now! 

The "Greening the Highways" Project under the direction of Dr. Hannah Mathers and Ph D student Michele Bigger is getting much press! Here are the links:

http://video.nbc4i.com/v/42239346/urban-trees.htm?q=trees

http://www.snponline.com/articles/2011/06/12/gahanna_news/news/ghplanting_20110607_0926am_6.txt

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2010 Research Summary Reports are now completed.  See the entire report by clicking here.

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