What's blooming
in the garden this week?
Mahonia bealei compacta great for the winter garden!

Mulch Mowing - Use your leaves in your Lawn!
Click here for short PowerPoint Tips
or Click here for a text/photo file
provided by Dwayne D'Ardenne, CGM
Street & Landscape Superintendent, City of Roanoke

The Virginia GoGreen Garden Festival
was Saturday, September 12
Science Museum of Virginia, Richmond
Click here for a recap
next Festival - September 11, 2010

The Value of Landscaping - Your greatest asset
may be in your own backyard!

• 2009 Perennial Plant of the Year Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
• Want to help the Environment?
• Properly Fertilize Your Lawn this Fall
• Spring Lawn Weed Control Podcast
• Water It Right!!
• WaterWise Tips Shade Trees as an Energy Investment

Hellebores, the deer resistant
 and winter blooming plant!

• 24 Ways to Kill a Tree (things not to do)

(click on title for more info)

Do you know when to GoGreen?

Guide to Nutrient Management

Turfgrass Nutrient Management Practices in Virginia

Citizen's Guide to Pest Control & Pesticide Safety
(large file, but worthwhile)

Monthly Gardening Tips

When to Prune Deciduous Trees

Fall Gardening Tips

Why should you look for a certified professional?

Cool Communities with Trees

Directory of Gardens & Societies

Pests to Look for by Month

Fire ants are emerging nuisance for Virginians

Drought Gardening Tips & Info

Tips & Techniques for Container Gardening

(click on title for more info)