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How to Plan and Construct a Landscape

view   Amending Soils for Perennial Beds
view   Bubble Diagrams
view   Building a Flexible Lined Pond
view   Building Boulder Walls
view   Building Overhead Structures, Pergolas, and Arbors
view   Building Soil Berms
view   Building Timber Landscape Steps
view   Building Waterfalls for Residential Properties
view   Completed Landscape Design
view   Concept Plans
view   Constructing Flagstone Steps in the Landscape
view   Deck and Outdoor Structure Footings
view   Draft Designs
view   Elements of Design
view buy Fitting Trees and Shrubs into the Landscape
view   Installing Block Retaining Walls
view   Installing Poly Landscape Edging
view   Landscape Design Glossary
  buy Lawn and Landscape Design
  buy Minnesota Gardening: How to Buy a Tree (VHS)
view   Mulching the Home Landscape
view   Paver and Brick Installation
view   Plan View Drawing
view   Planting Annual Seeds and Transplants in the Landscape
view   Planting Bare Root, Containerized and Balled and Burlapped Trees and Shrubs
view   Principles of Design
view   Protecting Existing Trees During Construction
view   Rock Riprap
view   Selecting Commercial Compost
view   Selecting Wood for Outdoor Structures
view   The Base Plan
view   The Landscape Design Sequence
view   Timber Wall Construction
view   Trees and Turf: Are they Compatible?
view   About Plant Elements of Design, A Plant Selection Program

Landscape Plants to Consider

view buy Azaleas and Rhododendrons for Minnesota
view buy Blueberries for Home Landscapes
view buy Choosing Landscape Evergreens
view   Cool Season Grass Selection
view buy Garden Chrysanthemums
view buy Iris for Northern Gardens
view buy Recommended Trees for: Northern Tallgrass Prairie
view buy Recommended Trees for: Northwest and Central Minnesota
view buy Recommended Trees for: Southwest Minnesota
view buy Roses for the North: Performance of Shrub and Old Garden Roses at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
view buy Selecting Hardy Roses for Northern Climates
view buy Selecting Lilies for Your Garden
view   Trees, Shrubs and Vines for Minnesota Landscapes
view   Water Plant Selection, Implementation, and Maintenance

Landscaping Tough Sites

view buy Best Plants for 30 Tough Sites, The
view buy Gardening in the Shade
view buy Ground Covers for Rough Sites
view   Landscape Design for a Lakefront Property on Crystal Lake--Burnsville, Minnesota
view buy Landscaping Septic Systems
view buy Ornamental Grasses for Cold Climates
view buy Ornamental Grasses for Minnesota
view   Planting Under Existing Trees
view   Planting Under Trees (slide set)
view buy Shoreland Landscaping Series
view buy Tough Trees and Shrubs for Tough Sites

Landscaping for Wildlife or Ecosystems

view buy Butterfly Gardening
view   Collecting Wildflower and Prairie Seed
view buy Common Questions about Wildflowers and Native Plants
view   Developing a Residential Prairie
view   Energy Saving Landscapes
view buy Establishing and Maintaining a Prairie Garden
view   Establishing a New Lawn to Achieve Sustainability
view buy Native Plants for Sustainable Landscapes
view buy Native Trees for Landscape Use
view buy Plants in Prairie Communities
view   Sustainability and Landscape Design
view   Your Sustainable Yard: Tips for a Healthy Yard and Environment

Cultivar Introduction and Research
The University of Minnesota is famous for developing and researching hardy cultivars.

view buy Azaleas (poster)
view buy Cardinal Dogwood
view   Centennial Sun Mum
  buy Cultivar Trials of Bedding Plants: 1992 Edition (Cultivar Trials Series)
  buy Cultivar Trials of Bedding Plants: 1993 Edition (Cultivar Trials Series)
  buy Cultivar Trials of Bedding Plants: 1994 Edition (Cultivar Trials Series)
  buy Cultivar Trials of Bedding Plants: 1995 Edition (Cultivar Trials Series)
view buy Golden Lights: A Northern Lights Azalea Hybrid
view buy Inca and Snowscape Mums
view buy Lemonsota, Grape Glow, and Burnt Copper Mums
view buy Mums (poster)
view buy Maroon Pride and Snowsota Mums
view buy Northern Sun Forsythia
view buy Orchid Lights Azalea
view buy Princess Kay Plum
view   Rose Blush Mum
view   Rosy Glow Mum
  buy Set of 6 Color Reports on 11 U of MN Mum Cultivars
  buy Set of 6 Reports on Cardinal Dogwood, Northern Sun Forsythia, Princess Kay Plum, Golden, Orchid and Spicy Lights Azalea
view buy Spicy Lights Azalea