Ornamental Plants

Annual Reports and Research Reviews

Extension Nursery, Landscape, and Turf Team Directory: 1997

Our Vision

The vision of the Extension Nursery, Landscape, and Turf Team is to serve as the University's partner with the green industry to position us for the future.

Our Mission

The mission of the Extension Nursery, Landscape, and Turf Team, through our interdisciplinary and industry partnerships, is to improve the process of acquisition, delivery, and support of accurate, practical, and timely educational resources.

Charles Behnke

• Diagnosis of cultural problems of trees and shrubs
• Weed identification
• Insect identification
• Greenhouse management
• Garden center employee training
• IPM

Extension Agent, Horticulture, Lorain County
42110 Russia Road
Elyria, OH 44035-6815
216-322-0127 or 329-5350
216-329-5351 FAX
E-mail: behnke.1@osu.edu

Pam Bennett

• Consumer and environmental horticulture
• Garden center employee training
• Landscape ornamentals
• Landscape maintenance
• Communications

Extension Agent, Horticulture, Clark County
4400 Gateway Blvd., Suite 104
Springfield, OH 45502-9337
937-328-4607
937-328-4609 FAX
E-mail: bennett.27@osu.edu

Joe Boggs

• Ornamental entomology
• Landscape management
• Turf management
• Tree nursery management
• Urban forestry
• Diagnosis of plant problems
• IPM

Extension Agent, Horticulture, Hamilton County
11100 Winton Road
Cincinnati, OH 45218-1199
513-825-6000 x 14
513-825-6276 FAX
E-mail: boggs.47@osu.edu

Jim Chatfield

• Diagnosis of plant problems
• Plant disease control
• Ornamental plant selection
• Plant pest monitoring
• IPM

Northeast District Specialist, Horticulture
Asst. State Specialist, Landscape Horticulture
Northeast District Office
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691-4096
330-263-3831
330-263-3667 FAX
E-mail: chatfield.1@osu.edu

Ken Cochran

• Taxonomy and classification of ornamental plants
• Plant selection for environmental enhancement
• Landscape management
• Nursery operations and management
• Plant propagation

Director, Secrest Arboretum, OARDC
Asst. Professor, Agricultural Technical Institute
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691-4096
330-263-3761
330-263-3713 FAX
E-mail: cochran.7@osu.edu

Erik Draper

• Diagnosis of plant problems (diseases, insects/mites, cultural and environmental)
• Landscape maintenance
• IPM
• Tree and small fruit production

Extension Agent, Horticulture, Mahoning County
490 S. Broad Street
Canfield, OH 44406-1604
330-533-5538
330-533-2424 FAX
E-mail: draper.15@osu.edu

Mike Ellis

• Plant disease management (fruit)

Professor and Extension Specialist,
Plant Pathology
Department of Plant Pathology, OARDC/OSU
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691-4096
330-263-3849
330-263-3841 FAX
E-mail: ellis.7@osu.edu

Gary Gao

• Tree fruits and small fruits
• Plant and soil nutrition
• Consumer horticulture
• Garden center employee training
• Plant physiology

Extension Agent, Horticulture, Clermont County
P.O. Box 670, 1000 Locust Street
Owensville, OH 45160-0670
513-732-7070
513-732-7060 FAX
E-mail: Gao.2@osu.edu

Harry A. J. Hoitink

• Composting
• Compost-amended substrates to control disease

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Sciences
Department of Plant Pathology, OARDC/OSU
1680 Madison Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691-4096
330-263-3848
330-263-3841 FAX
E-mail: hoitink.1@osu.edu

Jack Kerrigan

• Consumer and environmental horticulture
• Landscape design and plant selection
• Diagnosis of landscape cultural problems
• Landscaper/home-owner conflict resolution
• Communications for media

Extension Agent, Horticulture, Cuyahoga County
2490 Lee Boulevard, Suite 108
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118-1255
216-397-6000
216-397-3980 FAX
E-mail: kerrigan.1@osu.edu

Joanne Kick-Raack

• Pesticide training
• Diagnosis of landscape problems
• Nematodes
• Pesticide regulations

Coordinator, Pesticide Applicator Training
Extension Entomology
249 Howlett Hall
2001 Fyffe Court
Columbus, OH 43210
614-292-9085
614-292-3505 FAX
E-mail: kick-raack.1@osu.edu

Charles R. Krause

• Plant disease management
• Application technology research
• Spray drift
• Abiotic disease diagnosis
• Cultivar identification of nursery and greenhouse crops

Plant Pathologist
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
126 Selby Hall, OARDC/OSU
Wooster, OH 44691-4096
330-263-3672
330-263-3841 FAX
E-mail: krause.2@osu.edu

Pete Lane

• Turf and landscape diagnosis

Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural
Resources, Montgomery County
1001 S. Main Street
Dayton, OH 45409-2799
937-224-9654
937-224-5110 FAX
E-mail: lane.2@osu.edu

Jane Martin

• Consumer and environmental horticulture
• Landscape ornamentals
• Landscape maintenance practices
• Garden center employee training
• Landscaper/homeowner conflict resolution
• Communications for media

Extension Agent, Horticulture, Franklin County
1945 Frebis Avenue
Columbus, OH 43206-3792
614-462-6700
614-462-6745 FAX
E-mail: martin.16@osu.edu

Bill Pound

• Turfgrass fertility
• Turfgrass weed control
• Turfgrass selection and establishment
• Turfgrass growth regulators
• Turfgrass culture (aerification, irrigation and mowing)
• IPM

Turfgrass Extension Specialist
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1007
614-292-9090
614-292-7162 FAX
E-mail: pound.1@osu.edu

Tim Rhodus

• Management
• Economics
• The Internet

Associate Professor
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
2001 Fyffe Court
Columbus, OH 43210-1007
614-292-3871
614-292-3505 FAX
E-mail: rhodus.1@osu.edu

Joe Rimelspach

• Turfgrass management
• Turfgrass disease diagnosis
• Turfgrass patch diseases
• Landscape management
• Diagnosis of landscape problems
• IPM

Extension Turfgrass Pathologist
Department of Plant Pathology
248B Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1087
614-292-9283
614-292-7162 FAX
E-mail: rimelspach.1@osu.edu

Marianne Riofrio

• Master Gardener program
• Home vegetable production
• Yard and garden IPM

Extension Associate
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
2001 Fyffe Road
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1007
614-292-8326
614-292-3505 FAX
E-mail: riofrio.1@osu.edu

Mary Ann (Mimi) Rose

• Nutrition and fertilizers
• Nursery container production
• Weed control

Landscape Extension Specialist
Assistant Professor
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
2001 Fyffe Court
224C Howlett Hall
Columbus, OH 43210-1007
614-292-3856
614-292-3505 FAX
E-mail: mimirose+@osu.edu

Dave Shetlar

• Ornamental tree and shrub entomology
• Turfgrass entomology
• Christmas tree entomology
• Pest monitoring and detection
• IPM

Assistant Professor, Extension Entomology
1991 Kenny Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1000
614-292-3762
614-292-9783 FAX
E-mail: shetlar.1@osu.edu

Tom Shockey

• Garden center employee training
• Horticulture and crop science intern placement
• Consumer horticulture
• Youth gardening project evaluation

Extension Associate
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
257A Howlett Hall
2001 Fyffe Court
Columbus, OH 43210-1007
614-292-3846
614-292-3505 FAX
E-mail: shockey.2@osu.edu

Amy Stone

• Consumer and environmental horticulture
• Green industry training (NW Ohio)
• Landscape maintenance practices

Horticulturist
Agricultural Business Enhancement Center
440 East Poe Road, Suite D
Bowling Green, OH 43402-1351
419-354-6916 x 13
419-354-6416 FAX
E-mail: stone.91@osu.edu

John Street

• Turfgrass management
• Turfgrass fertilization
• Turfgrass weed control
• Fate of pesticides and nitrogen in turf

Turfgrass Extension Specialist
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1007
614-292-9091
614-292-7162 FAX
E-mail: street.1@osu.edu

Nancy Taylor

• Diagnosis of plant diseases
• Diagnosis of ornamental, tree, and shrub diseases

Extension Associate
Department of Plant Pathology
201 Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1087
614-292-1375
614-292-7162 FAX
E-mail: taylor.8@osu.edu

Randall Zondag

• Commercial nursery production (field and container, fertility, pesticide, safety, and water quality)
• Landscape installation and maintenance
• IPM
• Soils
• Greenhouse management
• Fruit production

Extension Agent, Horticulture, Lake County
99 East Erie Street
Painesville, OH 44077-3907
216-350-2269
216-350-5928 FAX
E-mail: zondag.1@osu.edu