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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