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The understanding of cultural needs of plants in landscapes and nurseries and use of proper management techniques is an essential component of an Integrated Plant Management or Plant Health Care program. The following fact sheets provide detailed information to help the practitioner to establish and maintain a healthy growing environment for ornamental plants.

Maintenance Practices | Landscape Plants | Irrigation and Drought | Invasive Plants |Buffer Zones/Conservation Plantings | Effects of Cold | Nuisance Animals | Miscellaneous | References

Maintenance Practices:
Cultural Practices that Reduce Lawn Diseases
Fall Maintenance Practices for Landscapes
Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs
Helping Trees Recover from Stress
Improving Sandy Soils
Mulching
NEW! Nursery BMPs - A Handbook for Massachusetts Nursery Best Management Practices Adobe PDF icon
Overwintering Container Grown Ornamentals
Planting and Maintaining Trees & Shrubs
Pruning Blueberries
Pruning Evergreens Adobe PDF icon
Pruning Neglected Aging Apple Trees
Pruning Shade Trees in Landscapes External link - courtesy of University of Florida

Landscape Plants:
Apples and Crabapples
Birch Culture
Crabapples
Dogwoods
Effects of Cold Temperatures on Landscape Plants

Growing Hydrangeas
Juniper Culture
North American Plants for New England Gardens
NEW! Rain Gardens & Water Quality
Selection and Maintenance of Plant Materials for Coastal Landscapes
Trees, Shrubs and Vines for Low Maintenance Landscapes
Why Fruit Trees Fail to Bear
Wintercreeper Euonymus

Irrigation and Drought:
Drought Tolerant Perennials
Drought Tolerant Plants for the Landscape
Efficient Lawn Watering
Efficient Outdoor Watering
Irrigation for Container Nursery Stock
Irrigation Systems and Trees
Long-term Drought Effects on Trees and Shrubs
Recycling Gray Water for Home Gardens
Trickle Irrigation
Water Conservation Checklist
Water Conservation: Information Resources for Landscape Professionals
NEW! Appropriate Landscaping to Conserve Water

Invasive Plants and Pests
Invasive Plants and the Green Industry
Invasive Plants in MA: An Update for 2003
Fact Sheet Listing at the Massachusetts Introduced Pests Outreach Project
External link

For additional information about invasive plants visit the Invasive Plants page External link on the Massachusetts Nursery and Landscape Program web site. External link

Buffer Zones and Conservation Plantings
Guidelines for Planting Within the 100 ft. Buffer
Trees and Shrubs for Coastal Environments and Freshwater Resource Buffer Zones

Secondary Conservation List of Non-Native Species

Effects of Cold
Cold Effects on Landscape Plants
Winter's Death Knell

Nuisance Animals:
Deer
Repelling Animals Using Commerical Animal Repellents

Miscellaneous:
Fungi in Mulches & Composts
Mulch Concerns - Formosan Termite

Poison Ivy

Poisonous Plants in Pastures - from UNH Extension
Problem Soils
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Salt Damage
Some Uses of Imidacloprid in the Landscape
Sour Mulch
Wild Violets
What's Wrong With My Lawn?

References:
NEW! Information on Growing and Selling Organic Products Adobe PDF icons
NEW! Recycling Agricultural Plastics Adobe PDF icons - Courtesy of Cornell University
References for Production Nursery Operators

Reference Publications in Spanish
Suggested Reference Books

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