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for Landscapes, Ornamentals, and Houseplants
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Landscaping the Home Grounds
$2.25
This 64-page guide considers the principles and philosophy of residential landscaping in public, service, and private areas; use of shrubs, trees, and groundcovers; and fencing.
Department:
Horticulture
Catalog Number:
AGRS-023
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Woody Ornamental Insect, Mite, and Disease Management
$15.00
This recently revised 118-page guide summarizes insect, mite, and disease management practices for woody ornamentals and shade trees. The three major topic areas are insects and mites, diseases, and pesticide safety. Its use is intended primarily for arborists, nursery growers, landscape maintenance personnel, extension educators, and consultants.
Department:
Horticulture
Catalog Number:
AGRS-025
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Scouting and Controlling Woody Ornamental Diseases in Landscapes and Nurseries
$7.00
This 90-page pocket guide with 100 color photographs shows stages of diseases that afflict 17 popular trees and shrubs. Nursery owners, landscapers, and homeowners can use this reference to learn how to scout for fungus and bacteria and manage diseases once they are identified.
Department:
Plant Pathology
Catalog Number:
AGRS-062
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Windbreaks and Shade Trees
Planting trees around homes is an ancient concept used to conserve home energy use. This 8-page publication provides information for homeowners interested in using shade trees and windbreaks for energy savings. Topics include how to accomplish energy savings, how to properly build and locate windbreaks, and how much windbreaks will cost and save the typical household.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
UH172
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Pruning Ornamental Plants
$4.00
Proper ornamental plant care begins with selecting the right plant for the right place, exercising proper care in site preparation and planting, and establishing timely and appropriate maintenance. Pruning is necessary to maintain a healthy and vigorous tree or shrub, but it is not a way to fix poor planning and placement of a tree or shrub. This 24-page guide explains pruning myths, the impact of pruning, and reasons to prune. It also describes pruning tools, pruning techniques, and how to properly prune deciduous shrubs and trees, evergreen shrubs and trees, vines, ground covers, hedges, espalier, topiary, and roses. A glossary and illustrations are also provided.
Department:
Horticulture
Catalog Number:
AGRS-095
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A Guide for Selecting Shrubs for Pennsylvania Landscapes
More than 100 different shrubs are listed in this guide. This publication is broken down into the following ares: what to consider when selecting shrubs, aesthetic qualities of shrubs, and shrubs for specific conditions.
Department:
Horticulture
Catalog Number:
UJ257
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What Is Growing in My Landscape Mulch? Mushrooms, Slime Molds, Bird’s Nest Fungus, Artillery Fungus
This eight-panel publication describes four common types of fungi growing in landscape mulches in the eastern United States: mushrooms, slime molds, bird’s nest fungus, and the artillery fungus.
Department:
Plant Pathology
Catalog Number:
UL201
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Boxwoods for Pennsylvania Landscapes
In the nursery and landscape trade today, numerous boxwood varieties and hybrids are available. Each offers unique characteristics, including round, dwarf, and columnar forms, winter hardiness, and variegated foliage. This eight-page publication lists the boxwoods currently on the market, and discusses various forms and characteristics that may be useful in many different environments and landscapes of Pennsylvania.
Department:
Horticulture
Catalog Number:
UJ252
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Planting Ornamentals
Ornamental plantings on a property help shape and enhance the outdoor environment and experience. Successful, healthy, and long-lived plantings depend on several factors. This 16-page publication covers these factors in detail, including buying healthy plants, different types of ornamentals, and the proper way to plant them.
Department:
Horticulture
Catalog Number:
UJ253
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Creating Healthy Landscapes 8: Recognize and Conserve Natural Enemies
Before you attempt to control an insect "pest," take time to identify the "suspects." Are you really sure they are harmful? Most insects in your landscape are harmless, and many even do important pest management work for you. This publication offers guidelines to help you make sure you're not eliminating insects that help your landscape thrive. This two-page fact sheet is part of a series of fact sheets about understanding and using integrated pest management in landscapes.
Department:
Horticulture
Catalog Number:
UJ247
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Controlling Weeds in Nursery and Landscape Plantings
Weed control is the leading cultural problem facing growers of nursery and landscape plantings. This 46-page guide explains how people who grow and maintain landscape and nursery plantings can develop effective weed control programs. It covers weed control methods, herbicides, controlling plant damage, surfactants, fumigants, equipment calibration, and more.
Department:
Horticulture
Catalog Number:
UJ236
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Viburnums for the Pennsylvania Landscape
Viburnums are one of the largest and most versatile groups of ornamental shrubs and small trees. Their species and cultivars display fragrant and showy flowers, offer colorful and wildlife-friendly fruit, and have architecturally appealing habits and textures that can improve any home landscape.This guide allows you to compare viburnum characteristics for your landscape needs. It is formatted as an eight-panel Publication.
Department:
Horticulture
Catalog Number:
UJ249
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Creating Healthy Landscapes 1: Introduction
When a plant looks unhealthy or injured, often our first impulse is to apply a pesticide. But a better approach is to manage the health and beauty of shrubs, trees, and flowers with minimal pesticide use through a method called integrated pest management, or IPM. This two-page fact sheet is part of a series of fact sheets about understanding and using integrated pest management in landscapes.
Department:
Horticulture
Catalog Number:
UJ237
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Creating Healthy Landscapes 2: Choose Plants Wisely
This publication explains how to choose plants that are suited to the conditions in your yard in order to create and maintain a healthy landscape. This two-page fact sheet is part of a series of fact sheets about understanding and using integrated pest management in landscapes.
Department:
Horticulture
Catalog Number:
UJ238
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Creating Healthy Landscapes 3: Plant with Care
One of the most important steps you can take to ensure the health of your plants is to plant them correctly. Poor plant growth and plant death are most often caused by failure to follow the recommended planting procedures covered in this publication. This two-page fact sheet is part of a series of fact sheets about understanding and using integrated pest management in landscapes.
Department:
Horticulture
Catalog Number:
UJ239
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