Ohio State University Extension Bulletin

Ornamental Plants Annual Reports and Research Reviews 2000

Special Circular 177-01

Ohio State University Extension Nursery, Landscape, and Turf Team Directory: 2001

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.

An Invitation

Membership on the team is based on interest and commitment to the vision and the mission of the team. Potential members are encouraged to participate in some of our activities to determine if they would like to become a part of our team. If you are interested in the work of the team, please contact any of the team members.

Team Members

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
    440-326-5859
    440-326-5878 Fax
    behnke.1@osu.edu

    Pam Bennett

  • Consumer and environmental horticulture
  • Garden center management
  • Landscape ornamentals
  • Landscape maintenance
  • Communications
  • Master Gardener Program

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

    Brad Bergefurd

  • New crop evaluation
  • Trickle irrigation
  • Vegetable and fruit crops

    Extension Agent, Horticulture
    OSU Extension Enterprise Center
    1864 Shyville Road
    Piketon, OH 45661-9748
    749-289-3727
    740-289-4591
    bergefurd.1@osu.edu

    Barbara Bloetscher

  • Turfgrass culture and diseases
  • Plant and weed identification
  • Herbicide damage on crops and ornamentals
  • Homeowner herbicide information

    Research Assistant, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
    236 Kottman Hall
    2021 Coffey Road
    Columbus, OH 43210
    614-292-7457
    614-292-7162 Fax
    bloetscher.1@osu.edu

    Joe Boggs

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

    Extension Agent, Horticulture, Hamilton County
    11100 Winton Road
    Cincinnati, OH 45218-1199
    513-825-6000 Ext. 14
    513-825-6276 Fax
    boggs.47@osu.edu

    Pierluigi Bonello

  • Fungal tree pathology
  • Molecular ecology of ectomycorrhizal fungi
  • Ecology of multi-party systems

    Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology,
    The Ohio State University
    483C Kottman Hall
    2021 Coffey Road
    Columbus, OH 43210-1087
    614-292-1375
    614-292-4455
    bonello.2@osu.edu

    Jim Chatfield

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

    Northeast District Specialist, Horticulture
    Assistant State Specialist, Landscape Horticulture
    Northeast District Extension Office
    1680 Madison Avenue
    Wooster, OH 44691-4096
    330-263-3831
    330-263-3667 Fax
    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, OSU/OARDC
    Ohio State University Extension
    1680 Madison Avenue
    Wooster, OH 44691-4096
    330-263-3761
    330-263-3713 Fax
    cochran.7@osu.edu

    Erik Draper

  • Plant, pest, and site diagnosis (diseases, insects, and cultural/environmental)
  • IPM
  • Landscape installation and management
  • Tree fruits and small fruit management

    Extension Agent, Horticulture, Geauga County
    P. O. Box 387, 14269 Claridon-Troy Road
    Burton, OH 44021-0387
    440-834-4656
    440-834-0057 Fax
    draper.15@osu.edu

    David Dyke

  • Horticultural marketing

    Extension Agent, ANR/CD, Lawrence County
    1 Veterans Square
    Ironton, OH 45638
    740-533-4322
    740-533-4416 Fax
    dyke.15@osu.edu

    Denise Ellsworth

  • Pest diagnosis
  • IPM in the landscape
  • Master Gardener Program
  • Youth gardening, garden design, and teacher training

    Extension Agent, Horticulture and Environmental Education
    Stark-Summit Regional Office
    5119 Lauby Road
    North Canton, OH 44720-1544
    330-497-1611
    330-497-2807 Fax
    ellsworth.2@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
    gao.2@osu.edu

    Dan Herms

  • Integrated pest management
  • Phenology

    Assistant Professor, Entomology, OSU/OARDC
    1680 Madison Avenue
    Wooster, OH 44691
    330-202-3506
    330-263-3686 Fax
    herms.2@osu.edu

    Harry A. J. Hoitink

  • Composting
  • Compost-amended substrates to control disease

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

    Pablo Jourdan

  • Micropropagation
  • Genetics
  • Breeding of woody plants
  • Plant materials

    Associate Professor
    Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
    Howlett Hall
    2001 Fyffe Court
    Columbus, OH 43210-1007
    614-292-7224
    614-292-3505 Fax
    jourdan.1@osu.edu

    Jack Kerrigan

  • Consumer and environmental horticulture
  • Landscape design and plant selection
  • Diagnosis of landscape cultural problems
  • Communications for media
  • Master Gardener Program

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

    Joanne Kick-Raack

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

    Coordinator, Pesticide Applicator Training
    Extension Entomology
    1991 Kenny Road
    Columbus, OH 43210
    614-247-7489
    614-292-9783 Fax
    kick-raack.1@osu.edu

    Michael Knee

  • Plant physiological ecology
  • Herbaceous native plants and grasses

    Professor, Horticulture and Crop Science
    Howlett Hall
    2001 Fyffe Court
    Columbus, OH 43210-1096
    614-292-3684
    614-292-3505 Fax
    knee.1@osu.edu

    Charles 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
    Department of Plant Pathology, OSU/OARDC
    1680 Madison Avenue
    Wooster, OH 44691-4096
    330-263-3672
    330-263-3841 Fax
    krause.2@osu.edu

    Pete Lane

  • Turf and landscape diagnoses

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

    John Lloyd

  • Entomology
  • Integrated pest management

    Extension Research Associate
    Entomology, OSU/OARDC
    1680 Madison Avenue
    Wooster, OH 44691
    330-263-3950
    330-263-ENTO
    lloyd.97@osu.edu

    Mary C. Maloney

  • Consumer and environmental horticulture
  • Volunteer management
  • Curriculum development
  • Arboretum programs
  • Master Gardener Program

    OSU Chadwick Arboretum Education and Volunteer Coordinator
    264B Howlett Hall
    2001 Fyffe Court
    Columbus, OH 43210-1096
    614-688-3479
    614-292-3505 Fax
    maloney.23@osu.edu

    Hannah Mathers

  • Production
  • Nursery and landscape management
  • Weed science
  • Cold hardiness research
  • Spanish newsletter editor
  • Buckeye column

    Extension Specialist, Nursery and Landscape
    Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
    248C Howlett Hall
    2001 Fyffe Court
    Columbus, OH 43210-1096
    614-247-6195
    614-292-3505 Fax
    mathers.7@osu.edu

    Jane Martin

  • Consumer and environmental horticulture
  • Landscape ornamentals and maintenance practices
  • Landscaper/homeowner conflict resolution
  • Communications for media
  • Master Gardener Program

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

    Martin F. Quigley

  • Landscape ecology
  • Landscape architecture (MLA)
  • Environmental analysis

    Assistant Professor
    Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
    Howlett Hall
    2001 Fyffe Court
    Columbus, OH 43210-1096
    614-292-1985
    614-292-3505 Fax
    quigley.30@osu.edu

    Tim Rhodus

  • Management
  • Economics
  • The Internet

    Professor
    Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
    Ohio State University Extension
    2001 Fyffe Court
    Columbus, OH 43210-1007
    614-292-3871
    614-292-3505 Fax
    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
    rimelspach.1@osu.edu

    Marianne Riofrio

  • Volunteer management
  • Vegetable gardening
  • Yard and garden IPM
  • Master Gardener Program

    Extension Associate
    OSU Extension Master Gardener Program State Coordinator
    Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
    232 Howlett Hall
    2001 Fyffe Court
    Columbus, Ohio 43210-1007
    614-292-8326
    614-292-3505 Fax
    riofrio.1@osu.edu

    Mary Ann (Mimi) Rose

  • Nutrition and fertilizers
  • Nursery container production
  • Weed control in ornamentals
  • Water, media, and soil testing

    TruGreen-Chemlawn Technical Center
    135 Winter Road
    Delaware, OH 43015
    740-548-7330
    740-548-4860 Fax
    mrose@TGCL-TS.com

    Dave Shetlar

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

    Associate Professor, Extension Entomology
    1991 Kenny Road
    Columbus, OH 43210-1000
    614-292-3762
    614-292-9783 Fax
    shetlar.1@osu.edu

    Tom Shockey

  • Garden center employee training
  • Department of Horticulture and Crop Science intern placement
  • Consumer horticulture
  • Youth gardening project evaluation

    Extension Associate/Student Services Coordinator
    Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
    257A Howlett Hall
    2001 Fyffe Court
    Columbus, OH 43210-1007
    614-292-3846
    614-292-3505 Fax
    shockey.2@osu.edu

    Steven Still

  • Ornamental woody and herbaceous plant identification

    Professor
    Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
    217 Howlett Hall
    2001 Fyffe Court
    Columbus, OH 43210
    614-292-6027
    614-292-3505 Fax
    still.1@osu.edu

    Amy Stone

  • Consumer and environmental horticulture
  • Green industry training
  • Landscape maintenance practices
  • Master Gardener Program

    Extension Agent, Consumer and Urban Horticulture
    Ohio State University Extension, Lucas County
    One Government Center, Suite 550
    Toledo, OH 43604-2245
    419-213-4254
    419-243-MOTH
    419-354-6416 Fax
    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
    street.1@osu.edu

    Daniel Struve

  • Production systems for woody plants
  • Seed propagation
  • Plant selection
  • Plant establishment

    Professor
    Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
    241B Howlett Hall
    2001 Fyffe Court
    Columbus, OH 43210
    614-292-3853
    614-292-3505 Fax
    struve.1@osu.edu

    Nancy Taylor

  • Diagnosis of plant diseases
  • Diagnosis of ornamental, tree, and shrub diseases
  • Coordinator of the C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic

    Extension Associate, Department of Plant Pathology
    C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic
    201 Kottman Hall
    2021 Coffey Road
    Columbus, OH 43210-1087
    614-688-5563
    614-292-4455 Fax
    taylor.8@osu.edu

    Curtis Young

  • IPM
  • Insect identification and management

    Extension Agent, IPM, Northwest District
    952 Lima Avenue, Box C
    Findlay, OH 45840-2349
    419-722-5947
    419-422-7595
    young.2@osu.edu

    Randy 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
    440-350-2269
    440-350-5928 Fax
    zondag.1@osu.edu

    During the growing season, the team teleconferences weekly and develops a newsletter called the Buckeye Yard and Garden Line, which is available by a fax subscription service (contact a local team member) or on the World-Wide Web at:

    http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs/hcs.html

    Ohio State University Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Horticulture and Crop Science in Virtual Perspective

    Buckeye Yard and Garden Line Fax Centers

    Clark County - Pam Bennett
    Clermont County - Gary Gao
    Cuyahoga County - Jack Kerrigan
    Franklin County - Jane Martin
    Hamilton County - Joe Boggs
    Lake County - Randy Zondag
    Lucas County - Amy Stone
    Montgomery County - Pete Lane

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