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Establishing Lawns
Publication Number 426-718, Revised 2001
Lawns 
Selecting Turfgrass
Publication Number 426-719, Revised 2001
Lawns 
Mowing To Recycle Grass Clippings
Mowing To Recycle Grass Clippings: Let the Clips Fall Where They May! Publication Number 430-402, February 2000
Lawns 
Home Lawn Fertilization in Virginia
Publication Number 430-003, Posted July 2001
Lawns 
Aerating Your Lawn
Publication Number 430-002, Posted June 2001
Lawns 
Soil Testing for the Lawn and Landscape
Publication Number 430-540, Posted May 2005
Lawns; Soil Testing 
'Leave' Them Alone: Lawn Leaf Management
Crop and Soil Environmental News, November 2004
Landscaping; Lawns 
Selecting Landscape Plants: Broad-Leaved Evergreens
Publication Number 426-607, posted July 2000
Shrubs and Vines 
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Shrubs
Publication Number 430-459, Posted December 2002
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Shrubs and Vines 
Selecting Landscape Plants: Flowering Trees
Publication Number 426-611, posted June 2000
Landscaping; Trees 
Selecting Landscape Plants: Rare and Unusual Trees
Publication Number 426-604, posted July 2000
Landscaping; Trees 
Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees
Publication Number 426-610, posted August 2000
Landscaping; Trees 
Trees for Problem Landscape Sites -- Screening
Publication Number 430-025, posted January 2000
Landscaping; Trees 
Publications in the Sustainable Landscape Management Series
Landscaping 
Trees for Problem Landscape Sites -- Trees for Hot Sites
Publication Number 430-024, posted January 2000
Landscaping; Trees 
Planting Trees
Publication Number 426-702, Revised 2001
Landscaping; Trees 
Tree and Shrub Planting Guidelines
Publication Number: 430-295, Revised June 2004
Landscaping; Shrubs and Vines; Trees 
Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs
Publication Number 430-018
Landscaping; Shrubs and Vines; Trees 
Managing Winter Injury to Trees and Shrubs
Publication Number 426-500, Revised June 2001
Shrubs and Vines; Trees 
A Guide to Successful Pruning: Pruning Basics and Tools
Publication Number 430-455, April 1999
Pruning Trees and Shrubs 
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Deciduous Trees
Publication Number 430-456, Posted December 2002
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Trees 
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Evergreen Trees
Publication Number 430-457, Posted December 2002
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Trees 
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Shrub Pruning Calendar
Publication Number: 430-462, posted June 1998
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Shrubs and Vines 
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Decidous Tree Pruning Calendar
Publication Number: 430-460, posted June 1998
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Trees 
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Evergreen Tree Pruning Calendar
Publication Number: 430-461, posted June 1998
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Trees 
A Guide to Successful Pruning: Stop Topping Trees!
Publication Number 430-458, posted April 1999
Pruning Trees and Shrubs; Trees 
Perennials: Culture, Maintenance and Propagation
Publication Number 426-203, Revised 2004
Landscaping; Perennials/Annuals 
Herbs
Publication Number 426-420, posted August 2000
Perennials/Annuals 
Hosta
(Plantain Lily Hosta species) August 1996
Perennials/Annuals 
Selecting Landscape Plants: Ground Covers
Publication Number 426-609, posted July 2000
Landscaping; Perennials/Annuals 
Vegetable Planting Guide
Publication Number 426-331, Posted September 2006
Vegetable and Herb Gardening 
Vegetables Recommended for Virginia
Publication Number 426-480, posted July 2000
Vegetable and Herb Gardening 
Irrigating the Home Garden
Publication Number 426-322, August 1996
Landscaping; Plant Maintenance; Vegetable and Herb Gardening 
Fertilizing the Vegetable Garden
Publication Number 426-323, Posted January 2002
Vegetable and Herb Gardening 
Integrated Pest Management for Vegetable Gardens
Publication Number 426-708, Revised January 2005
Integrated Pest Management; Vegetable and Herb Gardening 
Tomatoes
Publication Number 426-418, Revised 2004
Vegetable and Herb Gardening 
Indoor Plant Culture
Publication Number 426-100, Posted June 2001
Indoor Plants 
Care of Specialty Potted Plants
Publication Number 426-101, Posted June 2001
Indoor Plants 
Trees for Problem Landscape Sites -- Trees for Landscape Containers and Planters
Publication Number 430-023, posted January 2000
Container Gardening; Trees 
Vegetable Gardening in Containers
Publication Number 426-336, Revised 2004
Container Gardening; Vegetable and Herb Gardening 
Soil Sampling for the Home Gardener
Publication Number: 452-129; Posted June 2002
Garden Planning; Landscaping; Soil Testing 
Gardening Equipment
Publication Number 426-315, Posted September 2006
Garden Planning; Landscaping 
Building Healthy Soil
Publication Number 426-711, Revised 2001
Garden Planning; Landscaping 
Mulching for a Healthy Landscape
Publication Number 426-724, Revised 2001
Landscaping; Plant Maintenance 
Creating a Water-Wise Landscape
Publication Number 426-713, Revised 2004
Garden Planning; Landscaping 
Diagnosing Plant Problems
Publication Number 426-714, Revised 2001
Integrated Pest Management; Plant Maintenance 
Applying Pesticides Safely
Publication Number 426-710, Revised March 2005
Insect and Pest Problems; Integrated Pest Management; Plant Maintenance 
Managing Wildlife Damage: Moles
Publication Number 420-201, Posted January 1999
Critters 
Planting Shrubs
Publication Number 426-701 Revised 2001
Landscaping; Shrubs and Vines 
Managing Wildlife Damage: Beavers (Castor canadensis)
Publication Number: 420-202, Posted October 2000
Critters 
Managing Wildlife Damage: Black Bears (Ursus americanus)
Publication Number 420-200, Posted January 1999
Critters 
Managing Wildlife Damage: Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Publication Number 420-203, Posted November 2001
Critters 
Managing Wildlife Damage: Moles
Publication Number 420-201, Posted January 1999
Critters 
Voles
Critters 
Snails And Slugs
Critters; Insect and Pest Problems 
Bats
Critters 
Ants
Insect and Pest Problems 
17 Year Cicadas
Insect and Pest Problems 
Aphids
Insect and Pest Problems 
Bagworms
Insect and Pest Problems 
Japanese Beetles
Insect and Pest Problems 
Lace Bugs
Insect and Pest Problems 
Spider Mites
Insect and Pest Problems 
Bagworms
Insect and Pest Problems 
Growing Azaleas
Shrubs and Vines 
Managing Plant Diseases with Biofungicides
Virginia Vegetable, Small Fruit and Specialty Crops
Integrated Pest Management 
Insect Identification
Insect and Pest Problems; Integrated Pest Management 
Weed Identification Guide
Interactive Application
Landscaping; Lawns; Plant Maintenance 
Summer Lawn Management: Watering the Lawn
Publication 430-010
Landscaping; Lawns; Plant Maintenance 
2012-2013 Turfgrass Variety Recommendations
Garden Planning; Landscaping; Lawns 
Deer Resistant Plants
Garden Planning; Landscaping; Perennials/Annuals 
Japanese Stilt Grass
Landscaping; Lawns; Weed Control 
Invasive Plants - A Horticultural Perspective
426-080
Garden Planning; Invasive Plants 
Reducing Pesticide Use in the Home Lawn and Garden
450-725
Integrated Pest Management; Plant Maintenance 
Weed Identification in Nurseries and Landscapes
Tom Dudek, hort. ext. specialist at Mich. State suggests 2 publications: "Weeds of Container Nurseries in the United States" by Joseph C. Neal, N.C. St. Univ,. and Jeffrey F. Derr, Va. Tech; and "An IPM Pocket Guide for Weed Identification in Nurseries and Landscapes" from Mich. State Ext. (pub. No. E-2982) The pocket guide is also available online.
Weed Control 
Emerald Ash Borer in Virginia
Insect and Pest Problems 
Dogwood Borer
Insect and Pest Problems; Trees 
Septoria Leaf Spot of Tomato
Insect and Pest Problems; Vegetable and Herb Gardening 
Blossom End Rot
Insect and Pest Problems; Vegetable and Herb Gardening 
Azalea Leaf and Flower Gall
Insect and Pest Problems; Perennials/Annuals 
Phytophthora Root Rot of Rhododendron and Azalea
Insect and Pest Problems; Perennials/Annuals; Shrubs and Vines 
Boxwood in Landscape
Landscaping; Perennials/Annuals; Shrubs and Vines 
Selecting Landscape Plants: Deciduous Shrubs
PUBLICATION 426-606
Garden Planning; Landscaping 
Insect Control: Horticultural Oils
Insect and Pest Problems; Integrated Pest Management 
Living with Black Bears
Critters 
Problem-free Trees for Virginia Landscapes
Publication 450-237
Garden Planning; Landscaping; Trees 
Planting Trees the Root Washing Way
Landscaping; Trees 
Native Plants: Ferns, Grasses and Vines
Native Plants 
Native Plants: Native Grassland Plants
Native Plants 
Native Plants: Riparian Plants
Native Plants 
Native Plants: Shrubs
Native Plants 
Native Plants: Trees
Native Plants 
Piedmont Native Plants
Native Plants 
Coastal Plain Native Plants
Native Plants 
Grasslands Native Plants
Native Plants 
Mountain Native Plants
Native Plants 
Invasives
Invasive Plants; Native Plants 
Alternatives to Invasives
Native Plants 
Native Plant FAQs
Native Plants 
Digital Atlas of Virginia Flora
Contains all flora with notes about native status. The flora are organized by county, as well as group, family and genus.
Native Plants 
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