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Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. When considering shade trees for landscape use ...

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Mr Sam Bryant, based at Glenlivet Wildlife, encouraged the use of "rat-repellent plants" to serve as a "natural deterrent". Mr Bryant explained: "Incorporating rat-repellent plants into the garden ...