Mulching trees, shrubs, and flower beds is a recommended landscape maintenance practice with many benefits, yet it can literally kill plants when applied improperly. Properly used, mulches provide ...

Botanically, rhododendrons and azaleas belong to the same genus, Rhododendron, and are affected by the same problems. These plants require well-drained, light, acidic soil and need adequate moisture ...

Soil compaction occurs when soil particles are pressed closer together, reducing the space between them and thereby increasing the soil’s density (Soil Science Society of America 2019). Soil ...

Curly-leaf pondweed is a hardy perennial submersed aquatic plant. Attached to the lake or pond bottom by rhizomes, it can grow to reach the lake surface by midspring (Fig. 1). It has a very ...

This publication is intended for professionals who manage lawns, golf courses, athletic fields, and other turfgrass areas with cool-season turfgrass species. If you are a non-professional turfgrass ...

Identify Your Landscape Goals Reduce maintenance and use of fertilizers and pesticides. Incorporate native plants by replacing plants that are not doing well; adding natives to an existing landscape; ...

According to the U.S Department of Health & Human Services, about half of all American adults—117 million people—have one or more preventable chronic diseases. Seven of the ten most common chronic ...

Use the Five Food Groups to Build Healthy Meals and Snacks The five food groups are important because each offers valuable nutrients to help our bodies function properly. Each of the groups are ...

FS108,Lawn areas which become unattractive and disappointing in performance generally contain a sparse and an unhealthy stand of lawn grasses. Also, an infestation of weeds is characteristic of these ...

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Rutgers Cooperative Extension: Landscape Plants Rated by Deer Resistance ...

This publication provides pesticide applicators with a comprehensive source of information and guidance on the selection and safe use of respiratory protection for pesticides in compliance with ...