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Establishing Lawns
Publication Number 426-718, Revised 2001
Lawns
 
Selecting Turfgrass
Publication Number 426-719, Revised 2001
Lawns
 
Maintaining Lawns
Publication Number 426-717, Revised 2001
Lawns
 
Mowing To Recycle Grass Clippings
Mowing To Recycle Grass Clippings: Let the Clips Fall Where They May! Publication Number 430-402, February 2000
Lawns
 
Home Lawn Fertilization in Virginia
Publication Number 430-003, Posted July 2001
Lawns
 
Fertilizing Lawns
Publication Number 426-720, Posted July 1997
Lawns
 
Aerating Your Lawn
Publication Number 430-002, Posted June 2001
Lawns
 
Soil Testing for the Lawn and Landscape
Publication Number 430-540, Posted May 2005
Lawns; Soil Testing
 
'Leave' Them Alone: Lawn Leaf Management
Crop and Soil Environmental News, November 2004
Landscaping; Lawns
 
Selecting Landscape Plants: Broad-Leaved Evergreens
Publication Number 426-607, posted July 2000
Shrubs and Vines
 
Pruning Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
Publication Number 426-709, Posted July 1997
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Shrubs and Vines; Trees
 
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Shrubs
Publication Number 430-459, Posted December 2002
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Shrubs and Vines
 
Selecting Landscape Plants: Flowering Trees
Publication Number 426-611, posted June 2000
Landscaping; Trees
 
Selecting Landscape Plants: Rare and Unusual Trees
Publication Number 426-604, posted July 2000
Landscaping; Trees
 
Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees
Publication Number 426-610, posted August 2000
Landscaping; Trees
 
Trees for Problem Landscape Sites -- Screening
Publication Number 430-025, posted January 2000
Landscaping; Trees
 
Publications in the Sustainable Landscape Management Series
Landscaping
 
Trees for Problem Landscape Sites -- Trees for Hot Sites
Publication Number 430-024, posted January 2000
Landscaping; Trees
 
Planting Trees
Publication Number 426-702, Revised 2001
Landscaping; Trees
 
Tree and Shrub Planting Guidelines
Publication Number: 430-295, Revised June 2004
Landscaping; Shrubs and Vines; Trees
 
Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs
Publication Number 426-715, Revised 2001
Landscaping; Shrubs and Vines; Trees
 
Managing Winter Injury to Trees and Shrubs
Publication Number 426-500, Revised June 2001
Shrubs and Vines; Trees
 
A Guide to Successful Pruning: Pruning Basics and Tools
Publication Number 430-455, April 1999
Pruning Trees and Shrubs
 
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Deciduous Trees
Publication Number 430-456, Posted December 2002
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Trees
 
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Evergreen Trees
Publication Number 430-457, Posted December 2002
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Trees
 
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Shrub Pruning Calendar
Publication Number: 430-462, posted June 1998
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Shrubs and Vines
 
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Decidous Tree Pruning Calendar
Publication Number: 430-460, posted June 1998
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Trees
 
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Evergreen Tree Pruning Calendar
Publication Number: 430-461, posted June 1998
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Trees
 
A Guide to Successful Pruning: Stop Topping Trees!
Publication Number 430-458, posted April 1999
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Trees
 
Perennials: Culture, Maintenance and Propagation
Publication Number 426-203, Revised 2004
Landscaping; Perennials/Annuals
 
Herbs
Publication Number 426-420, posted August 2000
Perennials/Annuals
 
Hosta
(Plantain Lily Hosta species) August 1996
Perennials/Annuals
 
Selecting Landscape Plants: Ground Covers
Publication Number 426-609, posted July 2000
Landscaping; Perennials/Annuals
 
Planning the Vegetable Garden
Publication Number 426-312, Posted September 2006
Vegetable and Herb Gardening
 
Vegetables Recommended for Virginia
Publication Number 426-480, posted July 2000
Vegetable and Herb Gardening
 
Irrigating the Home Garden
Publication Number 426-322, August 1996
Landscaping; Plant Maintenance; Vegetable and Herb Gardening
 
Fertilizing the Vegetable Garden
Publication Number 426-323, Posted January 2002
Vegetable and Herb Gardening
 
Integrated Pest Management for Vegetable Gardens
Publication Number 426-708, Revised January 2005
Integrated Pest Management; Vegetable and Herb Gardening
 
Tomatoes
Publication Number 426-418, Revised 2004
Vegetable and Herb Gardening
 
Indoor Plant Culture
Publication Number 426-100, Posted June 2001
Indoor Plants
 
Care of Specialty Potted Plants
Publication Number 426-101, Posted June 2001
Indoor Plants
 
Trees for Problem Landscape Sites -- Trees for Landscape Containers and Planters
Publication Number 430-023, posted January 2000
Container Gardening; Trees
 
Vegetable Gardening in Containers
Publication Number 426-336, Revised 2004
Container Gardening; Vegetable and Herb Gardening
 
Soil Sampling for the Home Gardener
Publication Number: 452-129; Posted June 2002
Garden Planning; Landscaping; Soil Testing
 
Gardening Equipment
Publication Number 426-315, Posted September 2006
Garden Planning; Landscaping
 
Building Healthy Soil
Publication Number 426-711, Revised 2001
Garden Planning; Landscaping
 
Mulching for a Healthy Landscape
Publication Number 426-724, Revised 2001
Landscaping; Plant Maintenance
 
Creating a Water-Wise Landscape
Publication Number 426-713, Revised 2004
Garden Planning; Landscaping
 
Diagnosing Plant Problems
Publication Number 426-714, Revised 2001
Integrated Pest Management; Plant Maintenance
 
Applying Pesticides Safely
Publication Number 426-710, Revised March 2005
Insect and Pest Problems; Integrated Pest Management; Plant Maintenance
 
Managing Wildlife Damage: Moles
Publication Number 420-201, Posted January 1999
Critters
 
Planting Shrubs
Publication Number 426-701 Revised 2001
Landscaping; Shrubs and Vines
 
Ornamental Perennial Vines
Landscaping; Shrubs and Vines
 
Managing Wildlife Damage: Beavers (Castor canadensis)
Publication Number: 420-202, Posted October 2000
Critters
 
Managing Wildlife Damage: Black Bears (Ursus americanus)
Publication Number 420-200, Posted January 1999
Critters
 
Managing Wildlife Damage: Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Publication Number 420-203, Posted November 2001
Critters
 
Managing Wildlife Damage: Moles
Publication Number 420-201, Posted January 1999
Critters
 
Skunk Management
Critters
 
Voles
Critters
 
Snails And Slugs
Critters; Insect and Pest Problems
 
Bats
Critters
 
Ants
Insect and Pest Problems
 
17 Year Cicadas
Insect and Pest Problems
 
Aphids
Insect and Pest Problems
 
Bagworms
Insect and Pest Problems
 
Japanese Beetles
Insect and Pest Problems
 
Lace Bugs
Insect and Pest Problems
 
Spider Mites
Insect and Pest Problems
 
Aphids
Insect and Pest Problems
 
Bagworms
Insect and Pest Problems
 
Growing Azaleas
Shrubs and Vines
 
Managing Plant Diseases with Biofungicides
Virginia Vegetable, Small Fruit and Specialty Crops
Integrated Pest Management
 
Commercial Greenhouse, Nursery & Landscape
Landscaping
 
Insect Identification
Insect and Pest Problems; Integrated Pest Management
 
Ornamental Plant Disease Management Assistant
Publication Number 450-802, Posted April 2003
Insect and Pest Problems; Integrated Pest Management
 
Conditions Contributing to Various Plant Nutrient Deficiencies
Plant Maintenance
 
Weed Identification Guide
Interactive Application
Landscaping; Lawns; Plant Maintenance
 
Summer Lawn Management: Watering the Lawn
Publication 430-010
Landscaping; Lawns; Plant Maintenance
 
2007-2008 Turfgrass Variety Recommendations
Garden Planning; Landscaping; Lawns
 
Deer Resistant Plants
Garden Planning; Landscaping; Perennials/Annuals
 
Japanese Stilt Grass
Landscaping; Lawns; Weed Control
 
Invasive Plants - A Horticultural Perspective
426-080
Garden Planning; Invasive Plants
 
Reducing Pesticide Use in the Home Lawn and Garden
450-725
Integrated Pest Management; Plant Maintenance
 
Weed Identification in Nurseries and Landscapes
Proper identification is the first step to controlling weeds in the nursery, said Tom Dudek, hort. ext. specialist at Mich. State. He suggests 2 publications: "Weeds of Container Nurseries in the United States" by Joseph C. Neal, N.C. St. Univ,. and Jeffrey F. Derr, Va. Tech; and "An IPM Pocket Guide for Weed Identification in Nurseries and Landscapes" from Mich. State Ext. (pub. No. E-2982) The pocket guide is also available online.
Weed Control
 
Emerald Ash Borer in Virginia
Insect and Pest Problems
 
Dogwood Borer
Insect and Pest Problems; Trees
 
Tomato Planting
Vegetable and Herb Gardening
 
Septoria Leaf Spot of Tomato
Insect and Pest Problems; Vegetable and Herb Gardening
 
Blossom End Rot
Insect and Pest Problems; Vegetable and Herb Gardening