Five faculty members in the Agricultural and Natural Resources Program in the College of Agricultural Sciences were national award-winners and several faculty and staff in the Family and Community Health Program in the College of Health won awards.
The choices go beyond traditional poinsettias and amaryllis. Colorful African violets, gloxinia, cyclamen, orchids, ornamental peppers and Christmas cactus are blooming and readily available.
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released its new Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the national standard by which gardeners can determine which plants are most likely to survive the coldest winter temperatures at a certain location.