Resources by Bonnie L. Appleton
Title | Available As | Summary | Date | ID | Author |
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Groundwater Quality and the Use of Lawn and Garden Chemicals by Homeowners | May 1, 2009 | 426-059 | |||
Patriotic Gardens: How to Plant a Red, White and Blue Garden | Jul 9, 2020 | 426-210 (HORT-185) | |||
America's Anniversary Garden: A Statewide Corridor and Entrance Enhancement Program | Jul 9, 2020 | 426-211 (HORT-186P) | |||
Patriotic Gardens: Red, White, and Blue Native Plants | In 2007, Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE)
developed the America’s Anniversary Garden to help
individuals, communities, and groups commemorate
America’s 400th Anniversary with a signature landscape,
garden, or container planting. These signature gardens
have red, white, and blue color schemes. Although the
commemoration has passed, this guide continues to be
useful for creating a patriotic garden. |
Jan 14, 2015 | 426-223 (HORT-86P) | ||
Selecting Landscape Plants: Rare and Unusual Trees | There are many tree species that can be successfully
grown in Virginia, but are rarely seen in our landscapes.
Although not ordinarily recommended or readily available,
these trees may be useful to carry out a specific landscape
theme, to substitute for an exotic type which is not locally
adapted, or may be prized for unusual form, flowers, fruits,
bark, or foliage. |
May 19, 2021 | 426-604 (SPES-320P) | ||
Selecting Landscape Plants: Conifers | Conifers, also known as narrow-leaved or needled evergreens, are planted primarily for the attractiveness of their evergreen foliage. The variety of sizes, shapes, and colors available contributes to their popularity. Conifers range in size from prostrate plants growing only a few inches tall to large trees. Shapes include flat ground covers; horizontal spreaders; upright, pyramidal forms; and even weeping and contorted forms. Foliage color ranges from a gold and cream variegation to all shades of green, gray-green, and blue-green. |
Apr 6, 2015 | 426-605 (HORT-108P) | ||
Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees | Trees are the basic element for any landscape plan. They set the stage for the entire home grounds design. The type used and their location determine to a great extent what other plantings are appropriate. Providing shade usually requires tall, sturdy, long-living species. Density of foliage, which determines the amount of shading, is important. A tree such as a Norway maple will produce a very dense shade that prevents other plants from growing under it, while a honey locust will produce a light partial shade which is not a hindrance to other plants growing below it. Deciduous trees should be used to shade the south windows of a home in the summer, thus allowing the sun to penetrate in the winter. |
Apr 1, 2015 | 426-610 (HORT-104P) | ||
Selecting Landscape Plants: Flowering Trees | May 19, 2021 | 426-611 (SPES-321P) | |||
Fertilizing Landscape Trees and Shrubs | Maintenance programs should be developed for trees and shrubs in both residential and commercial landscapes. A good maintenance program includes monitoring and controlling insect and disease problems, suppressing weed competition, and making timely applications of water, mulch, and fertilizer. Tree and shrub fertilization is especially important in urban and suburban areas of Virginia where soils have been altered due to construction. These urban soils tend to be heavily compacted, poorly aerated, poorly drained, and low in organic matter. Even where soils have not been affected, fertilization may be needed as part of a maintenance program to increase plant vigor or to improve root or top growth. |
Jul 12, 2021 | 430-018 (HORT-120P) | ||
Trees for Problem Landscape Sites -- The Walnut Tree: Allelopathic Effects and Tolerant Plants | Apr 10, 2015 | 430-021(HORT-113P) | |||
Trees for Problem Landscape Sites -- Air Pollution | Aug 10, 2020 | 430-022 (HORT-123P) | |||
Trees for Problem Landscape Sites — Wet and Dry Sites | To grow, all trees require air, light, water and nutrients. Some trees can survive over a wide range of climatic and soil conditions, whereas others are very site specific. Both wet and dry sites present establishment and growth challenges, making selection of the right tree for the right site very important. |
Apr 8, 2015 | 430-026 (HORT-114P) | ||
Trees for Parking Lots and Paved Areas | May 1, 2009 | 430-028 | |||
Getting Started in the Nursery Business: Nursery Production Options | The nursery industry in Virginia has enjoyed an extended period of growth and expansion. Consequently, there is considerable interest in and some potential for new business opportunities in the industry. Another consequence of this period of economic growth is an increase in competition within the industry to supply the growing demand for landscape plants. Those interested in getting into the nursery business are strongly encouraged to invest their time and energy into learning as much as they can about the modern nursery industry, and the many options now available in nursery production, before they invest any money in facilities and operations. |
Apr 27, 2015 | 430-050 (HORT-89P) | ||
24 Ways to Kill a Tree | Few residential trees die of “old age.” Mechanical damage and improper tree care kill more trees than any insects or diseases. Avoid making the tree-damaging mistakes shown in the diagram below. Few of these items alone would kill a tree, but multiple problems will certainly stress, and could eventually kill, a tree. |
Mar 9, 2021 | 430-210 (SPES-307P) | ||
Tree and Shrub Planting Guidelines | Select trees and shrubs well-adapted to conditions of individual planting sites. Poorly-sited plants are doomed from the start, no matter how carefully they’re planted. |
Mar 3, 2015 | 430-295 (HORT-106P) | ||
Pruning Crapemyrtles | Apr 19, 2022 | 430-451 (SPES-387P) | |||
A Guide to Successful Pruning: Pruning Basics and Tools | May 1, 2009 | 430-455 | |||
A Guide to Successful Pruning: Pruning Deciduous Trees | May 18, 2022 | 430-456 (SPES-403P) | |||
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Evergreen Trees | May 17, 2022 | 430-457 (SPES-402P) | |||
A Guide to Successful Pruning: Stop Topping Trees! | May 1, 2009 | 430-458 | |||
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Shrubs | May 1, 2009 | 430-459 | |||
A Guide to Successful Pruning: Deciduous Tree Pruning Calendar | Jun 16, 2021 | 430-460 (SPES-328P) | |||
A Guide to Successful Pruning: Evergreen Tree Pruning Calendar | Jun 16, 2021 | 430-461 (SPES-324P) | |||
A Guide to Successful Pruning, Shrub Pruning Calendar | Jun 11, 2021 | 430-462 (SPES-323P) | |||
Soil Test Note: 20 Home Shrubs and Trees | Jun 29, 2021 | 452-720 (SPES-336P) |