VCE Resources
Annuals, Perennials & Bulbs
Annuals: Culture and Maintenance
Perennials: Culture, Maintenance, and Propagation
Flowering Bulbs: Culture and Maintenance
Fooling Mother Nature: Forcing Flower Bulbs for Indoor Blooms
Home Fruit & Herb Gardening
Getting Started With Small Fruits and Hops
Home Fruit Diseases and Insects
Native Fruit & Nut Trees and Shrubs of the Virginia Mountains & Piedmont
Tree Fruit in the Home Garden
Weed Management in Small Fruit Crops
Vegetable Gardening
Fertilizing the Vegetable Garden
Intensive Gardening Methods
Kitchen Gardening Presentation by Henrico Master Gardeners
Mulches for the Home Vegetable Garden
Planning the Vegetable Garden
Season Extenders
More Vegetable Gardening
Micro Tunnels in Vegetable Crops: Beyond Season Extension
Vegetable Gardening in Containers
Integrated Pest Management for Vegetable Gardens
Virginia’s Home Garden Vegetable Planting Guide: Recommended Dates & Amounts to Plant
General Garden Pests
Bug Guide: Identification, Images, & Information
Insect Identification Lab at Virginia Tech
Beneficial Insects
Beneficial Insects – Nature’s Pest Control
Good Bugs – Bad Bugs
Pollinator Gardening Tips 101
Spiders: An Underserved Bad Reputation
Project Pollinator – Building Gardens for Pollinators, A Comprehensive “How-to” Guide
Beekeeping and Bees
Entomologist’s Tips for Installing & Maintaining Native Bee ‘Houses’
Native & Solitary Bees in Virginia
Insect Pests
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Emerald Ash Borer
Emerald Ash Borer Treatment Program
Emerald Ash Borer: Options for Landowners
Insect & Mite Pests of Boxwood
Spotted Lanternfly in Virginia
Garden & Landscape Design
Container & Raised-Bed Gardening
Rain Garden Plants
Pollination Partners
The Value of Landscaping
Landscape Choices Inspired by Nature
Garden & Landscape Design
Virginia Firescapes: Firewise Landscaping for Woodland Homes
Selecting Plants for Virginia Landscaping: Showy Flowering Shrubs
Gardening & Landscaping for Nature
How to Meadowscape in Your Garden
General Sustainability, Gardening & the Environment
Be a Steward of the Environment
Landscaping for Less in the Landfill
Sustainability Landscaping Basics (video)
Pesticide Use
Minimum-Chemical Gardening
Reducing Pesticide Use in the Home Lawn & Garden
BMPs for Non-Chemical Weed Control
Water Conservation
Creating a Water-Wise Landscape
Home Landscape Practices to Protect Water Quality
Reducing Erosion & Runoff
How to Plan for & Plant: Streamside Conservation Buffers with Native Fruit & Nut Trees & Woody Floral Shrubs
Understanding the Science Behind Riparian Forest Buffers: Resources for Virginia Landowners
Managing Land in the Piedmont of Virginia: for the Benefit of Birds & Other Wildlife
General Habitat Assessment
Habitat for Wildlife: The Habitat Partners Program
Habitat at Home
Managing Land in the Piedmont of Virginia: for the Benefit of Birds & Other Wildlife
Turfgrass/Lawns
Rethink Your Lawn: Adding Native Plants to Your Home Landscape (YouTube video)
How to Create a Bird-friendly Yard
Schoolyard Habitat Program
Schoolyard Habitat Project Guide
Schoolyard Habitat References: Top Picks from the Virginia WILD School Sites Program
A Sampling of Schoolyard Habitat Web Sites
Backyard Habitat Certification Program
Certification Criteria