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:
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)
Beginner's Basic Gardening Guide
Building Raised Beds for Vegetables
Can't Kill Flowers for Beginners
Cinder Blocks -- Innovative Uses
Designing your Garden as a Sanctuary
Differences Between Annuals and Perennials
Eco-friendly Care of Landscapes
Edible Plants for Seasonal Color
Meadowscaping with Wildflowers
Ornamental Flowers that Bloom at Night
Plants for Morning Shade and Afternoon Sun
Why Raised Bed Gardens? (video)
Small Gardens -- Making the Most of Them
Tomatoes Hate Cucumbers (Companion Planting)
Tough Plants for Changing Climate
Trees and Shrubs for Fall Color
Ultimate Guide to Dividing Plants
When to Stop Fertilizing and Why
WV Plant Planning Tool - interactive
Birdscaping:
Creating Spaces for Nesting Birds
Native Trees that Benefit Birds
Plants that Attract Hummingbirds
Butterflies:
12 Plants that Attract Butterflies
20 Flowers that Attract Butterflies
Habitat Assessment Guide for Pollinators in Yards, Parks and Gardens
Lesson Plans on Butterflies and Pollinators -- National Wildlife Federation
Monarch Butterfly Conservation
Native Plants and Butterflies and Moths They Host
Pollinator Conservation Resources in Mid-Atlantic Region
Deer Resistant:
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
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
Lawns:
Low Maintenance Gardening:
Tips for Low Maintenance Gardens
Mulching:
Dangers of Certain Wood Chip Mulch
Native Plants:
Native Plant Database (for North America)
Sources of Native Plants in WV (somewhat out of date)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:
Creating a Bee-Friendly Garden
Plant Life that Supports Pollinators
Pruning:
Rejuvenative Pruning of Mature Shrubs
Raised Beds:
How to Build a Raised Bed Keyhole Garden
Overview of Raised Beds (video)
Rock Gardens:
Shady Spots:
Edible Plants that Grow in Shade
Shade-loving Plants for Hanging Baskets and Containers
Soil:
Trees:
Convert Tree Stumps to Planters
Protecting Young Trees from Cicadas
Wet Areas:
Winter Color:
Flowers and Plants for Winter Color
