Fact Sheets

Maintenance Practices

General

Comparing Production Systems for New England Nurseries

Efficient Outdoor Watering

Fall Cleanup Hazards

Fall Maintenance Practices for Landscapes

Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs

Helping Trees Recover from Stress

Indoor and Outdoor Residential Water Conservation Checklist

Inspection of Storm Damaged Trees

Irrigation Systems and Trees

Managing Soil Structure for Water Conservation in the Landscape

Measuring Soil Moisture

Nutrient Management for Ornamentals

Overwintering Container-Grown Ornamentals

Planting and Maintaining Trees and Shrubs

Pruning Blueberries

Pruning Needled Evergreens

Pruning Neglected Apple Trees

Recycling Gray Water for Home Gardens

The Role of the Irrigation Audit in Water Conservation

Trickle Irrigation

Plant Materials

General

Choosing Sustainable Plants

Crabapples

Dogwoods

Drought Tolerant Perennials

Drought Tolerant Plants for the Landscape

Growing Hydrangeas

Guidelines for Planting Within the 100 Foot Buffer

Invasive Plants and the Green Industry

Juniper Culture

Landscaping to Conserve Water

North American Plants for New England Gardens

Ornamental Grasses for Water Conservation in the Landscape

Rain Gardens: A Way to Improve Water Quality in Your Community

Secondary Conservation List of Non-Native Species

Selection and Maintenance of Plant Materials for Coastal Landscapes

Trees and Shrubs for Coastal Environments and Freshwater Resource Buffer Zones

Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Low Maintenance Landscapes

Wintercreeper Euonymus (Euonymus fortunei)

“Right Plant, Right Place” - A Plant Selection Guide for Managed Landscapes

Insects and Mites

Bark Beetles

Conifer Bark Beetle

Elm Bark Beetle

Defoliators

Asiatic Garden Beetle

Bagworm

Eastern Tent Caterpillar

Forest Tent Caterpillar

Gypsy Moth

Japanese Beetle

Larch Casebearer

Lily Leaf Beetle

Viburnum Leaf Beetle

Winter Moth Identification & Management

Winter Moth Overview

Galls

Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid

Eastern Spruce Gall Adelgid

Leafminers

Arborvitae Leafminer

Birch Leafminer

Boxwood Leafminer

Mites

Spider Mites in the Landscape and Nursery

Management Tools

Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.)

Beneficial Nematodes

Bio-Rational Pesticides

Fundamentals of An Insect and Mite IPM Program

Horticultural Oils

Nuisance Pests

Bed Bugs

Formosan Termite

Giant European Hornet

Other Topics

Unexpected Late-Season Pests in the Landscape and Garden

Piercing and Sucking Insects

Adelgids

Andromeda Lacebug

Aphids

Balsam Twig Aphid

Beech Blight Aphid

Boxwood Psyllid

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Frequently Asked Questions

Honeylocust Plantbug

Root and Shoot Feeders

Black Vine Weevil

Periodical Cicada

Scale Insects

Pine Needle Scale

Wood Attackers

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Bronze Birch Borer

Rhododendron Borer

Blights

Diplodia (Sphaeropsis) Blight

Kabatina Blight

Ovulinia Petal Blight

Phomopsis Blight

Volutella Blight

Cankers

Botryosphaeria Canker

Cytospora Canker

Dogwood Anthracnose

Perennial Nectria Canker

Phytophthora Bleeding Canker

Galls

Black Knot of Prunus

Crown Gall

Leaf Spots

Apple Scab

Black Spot of Rose

Frogeye (Sphaeropsis) Leaf Spot

Guignardia Leaf Blotch

Hawthorn Leaf Spot

Holly Leaf Spot

Oak Leaf Blister

Rhododendron Leaf Spot

Sooty Mold

Sycamore Anthracnose

Needle Casts

Lophodermium Needle Cast

Ploioderma Needle Cast

Phytoplasmas

Powdery Mildews

Root Diseases

Armillaria Root Disease

Phytophthora Crown and Root Rot

Seedling Root and Crown Rots

Rust Diseases

Ash Rust

Cedar-Apple Rust

Cedar-Hawthorn Rust

Cedar-Quince Rust

Vascular Wilts

Dutch Elm Disease

Verticillium Wilt

Other Topics

Peach Leaf Curl

Phytophthora Dieback

Phytophthora ramorum

Spore Shooting Fungi

Wetwood and Slime Flux

Environmental Stress

General

Effects of Cold on Landscape Plants

Freeze/Frost Occurrence Tables for Connecticut

Freeze/Frost Occurrence Tables for Massachusetts

Long-term Drought Effects on Trees and Shrubs

Winter's Death Knell

General

Fungi in Mulches and Composts

Growing and Selling Organic Products

Poison Ivy

Repelling Animals Using Commercial Animal Repellants

Sour Mulch

Wildlife and the Landscape: White-Tailed Deer

Home Lawn & Garden

Flower

Fertilizing Guidelines

Growing Tips: Annuals for Shade

Growing Tips: Annuals for Sun

Growing Tips: Colorful Container Gardens

Growing Tips: Deer Resistant Plants

Growing Tips: Holiday Plant Care

Growing Tips: Holiday Plant Care - Spring

Growing Tips: Perennials for Continuous Color

Growing Tips: Watering New Plantings

Impatiens Downy Mildew in Home Gardens

Managing Earwigs and Slugs in the Vegetable Garden

Planting for Pollinators

Water Conservation in the Home Garden and Landscape

Small Fruit

Apples: A High Density Growing System for the Home Garden

Bird Protection for Blueberries and Other Fruit

Container Gardening with Fruit

Fruit Trees: Failure to Bear Fruit

Maintenance of Fruit Plantings Requires Attention in April

Maintenance of Fruit Plantings: Preparing for Winter

Mulching Tree Fruit and Small Fruit