Author Archives: Gail Langellotto
Garden Ecology Lab Year in Review: COVID Edition
This past year presented challenge and change to the Garden Ecology Lab. COVID locked us out of the lab and out of the field for a period of time. We said goodbye to two lab members (Angelee graduated! Cliff decided … Continue reading
Posted in Lab News, Native Plants, Pollinators, science
Tagged Garden Ecology Lab Research, research recap
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Five Scientific Studies that Changed the Way I Think About Gardens, Part 3: Wild Bees > Honey Bees
This article is the third in a five part series that I am writing for the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon (HPSO) Quarterly Magazine. I am grateful to the team at HPSO for their editorial skills and feedback. Part 1 … Continue reading
Virtual Field Day: Garden Ecology Lab
Our colleague, Brooke Edmunds, was kind enough to shoot and edit this short video on two of our current lab projects: Jen Hayes’ study of native plants and nativars and Tyler Spofford’s study of the economic costs and benefits of … Continue reading
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Tagged Basil, Bucket Garden, nativars, Native Plants, pollinators, Tomatoes
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Five Scientific Studies that Changed the Way I Think About Gardens: Part 2, Putting a Price on Nature
This is the second is a series of articles that I am writing for the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon Quarterly Magazine. I extend my thanks to the HPSO editorial team for improvements to my narrative. *************** Humans benefit from … Continue reading
Five Scientific Studies that Changed the Way I Think About Gardens: Part 1
[Preface: For the past few years, I have written a column for the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon’s (HPSO) Quarterly Magazine. It has been a wonderful experience, as the HPSO provides excellent editorial assistance. Below, I share my most recent … Continue reading
Posted in bees, Beneficial Insects, garden ecology, science, urban
Tagged Ecological Theory, ecology research, Island Biogeography, Urban Ecology, urban pollinators
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OSU Has the 1st Endowed MG Professorship in the Nation!
Garden research takes a lot of time, patience, and money. For example, the four new research projects that I detailed in an earlier post will cost close to $180,000 *this year, alone* to cover the salary and benefits of one … Continue reading
Garden Ecology Lab Research Update
COVID-19 has impacted our research in many different ways, including making it more difficult to find time to provide research updates on a regular basis. Despite the long silence, we have many projects up and running this summer! In fact, … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddleja, butterfly bush, Cara, garden microbes, garden soils, Gwynne, Jen, nativars, Native Plants, pollinators, Tyler
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Link to ‘Garden(er) Microbiome’ Webinar Recording
Thanks to all who signed up for the ‘Citizen Science in the Garden!: Studying the Garden(er) Microbiome’ webinar. The webinar recording can be found below, or via THIS LINK. If you are interested in participating in this project, please leave … Continue reading
Welcome Gwynne Mhuireach and the Garden(er) Microbiome Project
This post a from Gwynne Mhuireach, who will be studying the microbiome of garden soils . . . and gardeners!! *********** A little about me… I am a researcher, farmer, and mom to twin teenagers. My formal education is broadly … Continue reading
How COVID-19 Has Impacted the OSU Garden Ecology Lab
I asked our group if they would be willing to share how COVID-19 is impacting their science, their studies, and their life. Our collective reflections can be found, below. Gail Langellotto, Professor and Statewide Master Gardener Coordinator: In early February, … Continue reading