*Black-eyed Susan is a dependable, long blooming plant that has daisy like flowers that generally reach 2-3' tall. Black-eyed Susan blooms primarily from early to mid-summer for about a month, although some plants will bloom during the late summer or fall. Flower bloom color varies from orange to yellow, which attract birds and butterflies to the garden. Black-eyed Susan enjoys moist, well-drained soil and prefers full sun.

*This fir is widely considered the most adaptable fir species for Ohio landscapes and is very attractive throughout the seasons for its regular conical shape and blue-green needles that taste a bit like tangerines, or as Laura Deeter of OSU-ATI notes with precision, "like minneolas." The aromas of crushed needles are wonderful as well. As noted, it is adaptable to our steamy Midwest summers, though go easy on the not preferring the cooler summer temperatures of air and soil that are more optimal for a number of other firs. Go easy on the heavy clay soils. White fir is native to the western US and will grow here to a medium-sized tree of 30-50', though it can grow taller. 'Candicans' is a cultivar with a narrower growth habit than the species and features beautiful silver-blue needles.

There are three species of Setaria that inhabit roadsides, ditch banks, fields, pastures, and other disturbed areas. Proper identification will be helpful when control strategies are being developed. YELLOW FOXTAIL (S. lutescens), GIANT FOXTAIL (S. faberii), and GREEN FOXTAIL (S. viridis) are all monocot summer annuals.

The foxtails are clump-forming, wide bladed, erect grasses that can reach beyond 3' in height. The most recognizable characteristic on these plants are the spike-like panicle seedheads that resemble the tail of a fox. Each foxtail can produce more than 50 seeds per plant if left to mature. In just one season, a small stand of these plants can deposit thousands of seeds into a planting bed making control the following season even more difficult. Yellow foxtail is easily identified by its yellowish, bristly, erect seedhead. The seedheads on green and giant foxtail are larger and come in shades of green and purple. Giant foxtail can be distinguished even further by its nodding character.

The foxtails are weeds of cultivated areas, including landscapes and nurseries. They prefer to grow in nutrient-rich soil. Members in the genus Setaria can be found growing around the world. By midsummer, the effects of spring applications of pre-emergence herbicide controls begin to wear down and afford foxtail seeds their foothold. Control strategies of these annual plants at this time include hand and mechanical cultivation, mechanical seedhead removal, and post-emergence herbicides. It should be noted that post-emergence herbicides will kill the plant but any viable seed within the seedhead generally will germinate the next year.