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Water evergreens through the fall

Unlike deciduous trees and shrubs, evergreens have a continuous need for water during fall and winter. When the ground dries out or freezes the roots, evergreens can no longer supply water to the leaves or needles, and they can begin to die. This results in a condition called winter burn or winter desiccation. All evergreens can suffer from this condition. Evergreens exposed to winter sun and wind will have more injury than those in shaded, sheltered locations. Both wind and sun accelerate water loss from evergreens. There are several steps you can take to help your evergreens avoid ...

What to leave standing in your garden’s fall cleanup

Fall is garden cleanup time, but that doesn’t mean you should turn your property into a barren wasteland. PLANTS TO KEEP Leave perennials that produce seed heads standing over winter to feed nonmigratory birds and provide shelter for pollinators and beneficial insects. These include allium, aster, big-leaf lupine, black-eyed Susan, chocolate flower, coneflower, goldenrod, milkweed, rattlesnake master, sneezeweed and trumpet vine, among others. Most spring-blooming shrubs produce their flowers on “old wood,” which is the prior year’s growth. Cutting them back now would ...

Valley Grows calendar for Oct. 19

Here are upcoming gardening events through the Ohio State University Extension Office. For more information and a complete list, contact: • OSU Mahoning County Extension Office, 490 S. Broad St., Canfield. 330-533-5538. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. • OSU Trumbull County Extension Office, 520 W. Main St. Suite 1, Cortland. 330-638-6783. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Plant and Pest Clinic You can submit your questions by calling the Mahoning County office at 330-533-5538 or emailing us at ...

10/19/26 BRIDGE — BY STEVE BECKER

An unheralded team from Russia defeated a highly favored United States team in a 96-deal match to win the 2004 World Women's Bridge Olympiad. Throughout the course of the event, the Russians — Olga Galaktionova, Victoria Gromova, Natalia Karpenko, Maria Lebedeva, Tatiana Ponomareva and Irina ...

Religion news

BIBLE WALK: Hubbard First Presbyterian Church will have an indoor trunk or treat and Bible Walk at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Bible Walk includes displays of Adam and Eve, the plagues of Egypt and musical instruments. The event is weather permitting, and there will be old-fashioned games set up outside. SISTERS OF CHRIST: Sisters in Christ Widows Support Group meets at 10 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month at Corner House Christian Church, 6954 Chestnut Ridge Road, Hubbard. The group is for any widow who has lost a spouse. LABYRINTH WALK: The Ursuline Sisters Mission, 4280 Shields ...

Youngstown church hosts hymn sing

YOUNGSTOWN — Trinity United Methodist Church, 30 W. Front St., invites the community to an evening of sacred music and reflection at 7 p.m. Sunday. The event, “Amazing Love: A Hymn Sing with Reflections” will take place in the church’s sanctuary. Pastor Sam Mohn of Trinity United Methodist Church said the special evening will bring together beloved hymns of the Christian faith, the sounds of Trinity’s historic pipe organ and meaningful reflections offered by area clergy. Through music and spoken word, participants will explore the enduring message of God’s amazing love, ...