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  • Prevention of Predation

    … are moved daily to fresh pasture. Set in a pasture, on a lawn, or in a garden. Flexible and moveable Wildlife … You are working with a live animal that requires daily care. Other Things To Consider... Always practice good …

  • Order Handbook

    … sustainable gardening content such as the use and care of native plants, integrated pest management, water …

  • Home Gardening & Master Gardeners

    … insects. Reduce hazards to fish & wildlife. Shrink your lawn footprint. Protect our waterways and shorelines. Educate …

  • Containing and Removing Bamboo

    … Golden Groove Bamboo ( Phyllostachys aureosulcata ). You can explore the list of all area invaders by using the … are jointed but fleshy, not hardened as in bamboo. They do not grow nearly as rapidly nor as tall as bamboo.   …   Related information Introduction to Invasive Plants What is a Native Plant? Plants for Mixed Privacy Screens …

  • About

    … Horticultural enterprises include nurseries, landscaping/lawn care companies, floriculture, arborists, sod farms, and …

  • Master Gardener

    … Master Gardeners are volunteers who combine their love of plants, people, and the environment to help residents in … on home gardening, insects, the Baywise program, botany, native plants, and more! Ask A Gardening Expert Ask A Gardening …

  • Crapemyrtle: Identify and Manage Problems

    … about crapemyrtle Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia ) is popular in home gardens and public landscapes for its long summer … plant health or appearance can be quite common. Pest insects, for example, can spread relatively easily. Growing … cultivars currently have any significant resistance to insects. Some cultivars have been bred for resistance to …

  • Master Gardener

    … stewardship. Our Mission  is to support the University of Maryland Extension's mission by educating residents about … waterway on or near their property are eligible for free trees through the Department's Backyard Buffers program. … An excellent source for names of plants broken down by types: trees, shrubs, vines, herbaceous, etc., with planting …

  • Social Wasps: Yellowjackets, Hornets, and Paper Wasps

    … to sugary substances. They feed on flower nectar, fruit juices, oozing sap, honeydew excreted by sap-feeding … around flowering plants. Prey can include grasshoppers, flies, and bees, as well as other wasps, plus a variety of … nest to potentially return with more workers at a later time. During the slaughter phase , multiple worker hornets …

  • Maryland Regional Crop Reports

    … Sorghum harvest is almost complete. Some cover crops and small grains have been planted. We have gotten some rain this … very well as they received September rain. Cover crop and small grain establishment looks very good, setting us up for … in Montgomery County (one field had one weevil per corn plant in some areas). This black-colored weevil is a pest of …