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Landscaping Topics and Resources

Scroll down for Basics, Bird-scaping, Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Edible Landscapes, Fountains, Garden Planning, Invasive Plants, Lawns, Low Maintenance Gardens, Mulching, Native Plants, Pollinators, Pruning, Raised Beds, Rock Gardens, Shady Spots, Soil, Trees, Wet Areas, and Winter Color.

Basics:

3 Year Landscaping Plan

3 Simple DIY Soil Tests

10 Steps to Beginning a Garden

A Kid's Guide to Gardening (comprehensive resource)

All-round Reference on Landscaping and Gardening

Amending Soil (Restoring Nutrients)

Art and Science of Watering

Attracting Butterflies

Attracting Worms

Backyard Landscaping Ideas

Beginner's Basic Gardening Guide

Boulders, Rocks and Stones

Building Raised Beds for Vegetables

Can't Kill Flowers for Beginners

Care of Outdoor Fountains

Choosing a Garden Site

Cinder Blocks -- Innovative Uses

Climbing Plants

Cottage Gardens

Crevice Gardening

Design a Flower Bed

Design a Yard with No Grass

Designing for Privacy

Plants for Privacy

Designing your Garden as a Sanctuary

Design Tips for Beginners

Differences Between Annuals and Perennials

Drought-Tolerant Shrubs

Easy Care Plants

Easy Landscaping Ideas

Eco-friendly Care of Landscapes

Edible Plants for Seasonal Color

Edging with Bricks and Rocks

Evergreen Groundcovers

Evergreen Perennials

Evergreen Shrubs

Fast-Growing Annuals

Flower Cutting Gardens

Flowers that Bloom at Night

More about Foodscaping

Fragrant Garden Flowers

Fragrant Plants for Pathways

Front Yard Ideas

More Front Yard Ideas

Garden Design Ideas

Gardening with Antiques

Hardiness Zone Finder

Herb Garden Design

Hillside Landscaping Ideas

More about Steep Slopes

How Plants Use Water

Incompatible Plants

Invasive Plants

Long-Living Perennials

Low-Maintenance Flowers

Low-Maintenance Landscaping

Meadowscaping with Wildflowers

Mulch Calculator

Ornamental Flowers that Bloom at Night

Plants for Hanging Baskets

Plants for Morning Shade and Afternoon Sun

Plants for Spring Color

Plants that Bloom in Fall

Perennial Favorites

Raised Bed Gardening

Why Raised Bed Gardens? (video)

Small Gardens -- Making the Most of Them

Small Space Landscaping Ideas

Straw Bale Gardening

Summer-Flowering Bulbs

Tips for a Beginning Gardener

Tips from Disneyland

Tomatoes Hate Cucumbers (Companion Planting)

Tough Plants for Changing Climate

Trees and Shrubs for Fall Color

Ultimate Guide to Dividing Plants

Walkway Plants for Shade

Watering Mistakes (Video)

When to Stop Fertilizing and Why

Winter-Flowering Plants

Winter Projects

WV Plant Planning Tool - interactive

Birdscaping:

Best Berry Plants for Birds

Creating Spaces for Nesting Birds

Garden Birdhouses

Native Plants that Feed Birds

Native Trees that Benefit Birds

Plants that Attract Hummingbirds

Butterflies:

12 Plants that Attract Butterflies

20 Flowers that Attract Butterflies

Feeding and Watering

Guide to Butterfly Gardens

Habitat Assessment Guide for Pollinators in Yards, Parks and Gardens

How to Make a Waterer

Larval Host Plants

Lesson Plans on Butterflies and Pollinators -- National Wildlife Federation

Monarch Butterfly Conservation

Monarch Butterfly Facts

Native Plants and Butterflies and Moths They Host

Pollinator Conservation Resources in Mid-Atlantic Region

Deer Resistant:

15 Deer Resistant Plants

More Deer Resistant Plants and Deterrents

Extensive General Resource - U. of MD.

Extensive General Resource -- Rutgers

Edible Landscapes:

Trees and shrubs for the edible landscape

Fountains:

Making a Fountain Out of Found Objects

Garden Planning:

Design Tips for The Perfect Garden

No-Fuss Garden Plans

Planning for Wildlife

Ten Steps to a Magnificent Garden

Invasive Plants:

Common Nursery Plants that are Non-native and Not Good for Backyard Wildlife Habitats

How to Control Common Lawn Weeds

Japanese Stilt Grass

Weed Identification Guide

Lawns:

Organic Lawn Care Basics

Spring Lawn Care

Sustainable Lawn Care

Low Maintenance Gardening:

Spring Lawn Care

Tips for Low Maintenance Gardens

Mulching:

Dangers of Certain Wood Chip Mulch

Native Plants:

Native Plant Database (for North America)

Planning a Native Garden

Sources of Native Plants in WV (somewhat out of date)

Sources of Native Plants in PA

Sources of Native Plants in VA

Spring Wildflowers of the Mid-Atlantic (video)

Wildflowers and Native Plants -- What's the Difference?

WV Native Plant Society Planting Tool

Pollinators:

All about Pollinators

Attracting Native Mason Bees

Creating a Bee-Friendly Garden

Perennials for Pollinators

Plant Life that Supports Pollinators

Savvy Spring Clean-up

Pruning:

Fixing Pruning Mistakes

Flowering Shrubs

Rejuvenative Pruning of Mature Shrubs

More on Pruning Roses (video)

What to Prune When

Raised Beds:

Guide for Beginners (video)

How to Build a Raised Bed Keyhole Garden

Mistakes to Avoid

Overview of Raised Beds (video)

Rock Gardens:

Design Ideas for Rock Gardens

Plant Ideas for Rock Gardens

Rock Garden Inspiration

Shady Spots:

Best Shade-loving Perennials

Colorful Selections for Shade

Edible Plants that Grow in Shade

Moss is No Weed

Selections for Shade

Shade-loving Plants for Hanging Baskets and Containers

Shade Tolerant Herbs

Soil:

About Soil in Winter

Improving Your Soil

3 Simple DIY Soil Tests

Soil Testing in WV

Trees:

Convert Tree Stumps to Planters

Planting Tips for Trees

Protecting Young Trees from Cicadas

Trees with Winter Interest

Wet Areas:

Plants for Wet Areas

Winter Color:

Flowers and Plants for Winter Color

More Choices for Winter

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