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Annuals, Perennials, and Bulbs

Home Vegetable, Fruit, & Herb Gardening

Vegetables

Fertilizing the Vegetable Garden
Integrated Pest Management for Vegetable Gardens
Intensive Gardening Methods
Kitchen Gardening Presentation by Henrico Master Gardeners
Mulches for the Home Vegetable Garden

Vegetables

Micro Tunnels in Vegetable Crops: Beyond Season Extension
Planning the Vegetable Garden
Season Extenders
Vegetable Gardening in Containers
Virginia’s Home Garden Vegetable Planting Guide: Recommended Dates & Amounts to Plant

Garden Insects and Pests

General

Bug Guide: Identification, Images & Information
Insect Identification Lab at Virginia Tech

Beekeeping and Bees

Entomologist’s Tips for Installing & Maintaining Native Bee ‘Houses’
Native and Solitary Bees in Virginia

Garden & Landscape Design

Garden & Landscape Design

Container & Raised-Bed Gardening
Gardening & Landscaping for Nature
How to Meadowscape in Your Garden
Landscape Choices Inspired by Nature
Pollination Partners

Garden & Landscape Design

Rain Garden Plants
Selecting Plants for Virginia Landscaping: Showy Flowering Shrubs
The Value of Landscaping
Virginia Firescapes: Firewise Landscaping for Woodland Homes

Sustainability, Gardening & the Environment

General

Be a Steward of the Environment
Landscaping for Less in the Landfill
Sustainability Landscaping Basics

Pesticide Use

BMPs for Non-Chemical Weed Control
Minimum-Chemical Gardening
Reducing Pesticide Use in the Home Lawn & Garden

Turfgrass/Lawns

How to Create a Bird-Friendly Yard
Rethink Your Lawn: Adding Native Plants to Your Home Landscape (YouTube Video)

Habitat Assessment

Habitat at Home
Habitat for Wildlife: The Habitat Partners Program
Managing Land in the Piedmont of Virginia: for the Benefit of Birds & Wildlife

Indoor Plants

Invasive Plants

Controlling Invasive Plants: Safely and Effectively with Herbicides
Exotic Invasive Plants
Garden Escape Artists: Many Frequently-Planted Garden Plants Cause Trouble in the Wild
How to Control Invasive Plants: Manual, Mechanical, & Biological Methods
Invasive Plant Species of Virginia
Invasive Plants: A Horticultural Perspective
Invasive Plants Fact Sheets
Managing Invasive Alien Plants in Natural Areas, Parks & Small Woodlands

Invasive Plants

Mistaken Identity? Invasive Plants & their Native Look-Alikes
Non-Native Invasive Plant Species Control Treatments
Non-Native Invasive Plants of Concern in the Central Rappahannock & Regional Native Alternatives
Phasing Out the Propagation & Sale of Invasive Plants
Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas
Pretty but pungent: the curious case of the Callery pear
Tree-of-Heaven: Control Strategies
Virginia Invasive Plant Species List

Turf & Lawns

Turf/Lawns

Choosing & Establishing Warm-season Turfgrasses for Virginia Lawns
“Fall” Into your Cool-Season Lawn: Selecting the Best Grass
Fall Lawn Care
Hand Tools Safety: Lawn Care Training Guide on Hand Tool Care & Safe Use
Lawn Alternatives: Ways to Reduce Your Lawn
Lawn Fertilization in Virginia
A "Lawn to Dye For" Video Series
Meadows & Prairies: Wildlife-Friendly Alternatives to Lawns
A Virginian’s Year-Round Guide to Yard Care

Turf/Lawns

Establishing Lawns
Mowing to Recycle Grass Clippings: Let the Clips Fall Where They May!
Reducing Erosion and Runoff
Selecting Turfgrass
Spring & Summer Lawn Management Considerations for Cool-Season Turfgrasses
Spring & Summer Lawn Management Considerations for Warm-Season Turfgrasses
Turf & Garden Tips Podcast
Turfgrass Seasonal Recommendations
Virginia Turfgrass Variety Recommendations
Weed Management in Lawns

Turf/Lawns: Brown Patch

Brown Patch: Lawn
Brown Patch & Large Patch Diseases of Lawns
Brown Patch in Turf

Turf/Lawn Maintenance

Maintenance Calendar for Warm-Season Lawns in Virginia
Maintenance Calendar for Cool-Season Turfgrasses in Virginia
Turf Care Calendar for Cool-Season Grasses

Native Plants & Habitats

Plants Lists & Databases

Plant Disease & Integrated Pest Management

Disease & Pest Management

Biorationals: Ecological Pest Management Database
Boxwood Blight Task Force
Diagnosing Plant Problems
The Disease Triangle: a plant pathological paradigm revisited
Glyphosate: Health Controversy, Benefits & Continuing Debate
Herbicide Basics
Intro to Integrated Pest Management
An Introduction to Integrated Pest Management

Disease & Pest Management

Myth-busting IPM for Extension Master Gardeners
Organic vs. Conventional (Synthetic) Pesticides: Advantages & Disadvantages
Pesticide Storage & Disposal – A Quick Guide for Home Use
Reading Pesticide Product Labels
Understanding Pesticide Toxicity
2024 Pest Management Guide: Home Grounds & Animals
How to Use this Pest Management Guide for Home Grounds & Animals

Propagation, Pruning, and Poisonous

Pruning

Deciduous Tree Pruning
Deciduous Tree Pruning Calendar
Evergreen Tree Pruning
Evergreen Tree Pruning Calendar
Physiology of Pruning Fruit Trees

Pruning

Pruning Basics & Tools
Shrub Pruning
Shrub Pruning Calendar
Stop Topping Trees

Soil Information & Testing

Composting

Backyard Composting
Compost: What Is It & What’s It To You
Making Compost From Yard Waste
Tools & Techniques: Garden Equipment
Using Compost in Your Landscape

Soil Kits & Testing

Building Healthy Soil With Best Management Practices
Soil Sample Information Sheet
Soil Sampling For The Home Gardener
Soil Sampling For The Farm
State Soil Testing Lab: Fees & Forms

Trees, Shrubs, Groundcovers & Weeds

Wildlife

General

Backyard Wildlife Habitats
Nuisance Wildlife Trappers by County
Nuisance Wildlife: Wildlife Damage Management
When Wildlife Overstays Its Welcome
Wildlife Damage Management Fact Sheets

Deer & Beer

Community-Based Deer Management
Effects of Deer Herbivory on Hardwood Forests in the Piedmont of South Carolina
Landscape Plants Rated by Deer Resistance
Bears
Bearwise
Virginia’s First Bear Smart Community

Snakes

Managing Human Wildlife Interactions: Snakes
Snakes of Virginia
Virginia Snake Identification Guide

Mosquitos & Ticks

Mosquitos and Their Control
Common Ticks of Virginia
Tick and Disease Identification Chart
Asian Longhorned Tick

Other Resources & Publications

Albemarle Garden Club
Blandy Experimental Farm: State Arboretum of Virginia
Blue Ridge Prism
Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards
Garden Club of Virginia
Home Grown National Park
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Plant Database
Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Native Virginia Now! YouTube Channel
North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
Sustainability Matters
United States Botanic Garden
Virginia Master Naturalists
Virginia Native Plant Society
Wildflowers of the United States