Yard and Landscape

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Learn how to grow healthy plants indoors and outdoors in Maryland, how to identify and manage problems while respecting the environment.

Annuals, Perennials, Flowering Plants
Annuals, Perennials, Flowering Plants
Annuals & perennials
Bulbs & groundcovers
Identify & manage problems
Indoor Plants
Indoor Plants
Selection & care
Identify & manage problems
Invasive Species
Invasive Species
What are invasive species
How to identify them
What to do about them

Landscaping for the Home Garden
Landscaping for the Home Garden
Landscape planning
Plant selection & care
Lawn Care for the Maryland Home Landscape
Lawn Care for the Maryland Home Landscape
Start & maintain a lawn
Lawn challenges & alternatives
Identify and manage weeds
Organic lawn care
Native Plants for the Home Landscape
Native Plants for the Home Landscape
What is a native plant?
Why you should plant natives
Recommended native plants

Soil, Compost, and Fertilizer for the Home Garden
Soil, Compost, and Fertilizer for the Home Garden
Soil testing
Improving the soil
Cover crops
Composting
Fertilizers
Trees and Shrubs
Trees and Shrubs
Selection & care
Buying & planting
Identify & manage problems
Weeds
Weeds
Identify & manage common weeds
Invasive plants
Lawn weeds

Wildlife
Wildlife
Attracting wildlife, how to identify and manage problems caused by wildlife in the yard and garden