Lawnmowers are commonly used tools by both homeowners and landscapers. Whether a landscaping professional or a weekend warrior, performing r...
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The Alabama Cooperative Extension System home grounds team presents STEM in the Garden, a teacher training workshop.
For a school’s out...
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Resource for all ages and all learning levels from novice to professional. Sustainable practices to manage landscapes, urban gardens, and ho...
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Eight tasks for the winter season to ensure your landscape is ready for spring growth.
Cut the grass
Cut warm season lawns to a height o...
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Eight tasks for the winter season to ensure your landscape is ready for spring growth.
Remove finished and dead plants
Overwintering plant...
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Urban Gardens
The Home Grounds Urban Gardens component increases the intake of local fresh fruits and vegetables to improve nutrition, rai...
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*This is an excerpt from Top 10 Most Wanted Bugs in Your Garden, ANR-2283.
Aliases: fairy fly, chalcid
Wanted For: Parasitizing the eggs ...
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Join fellow birdwatchers worldwide in the Great Backyard Bird Count, February 16-19. Each year people come together to observe, count, cele...
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This article is the second and final part of the spring garden preparation series.
Spring is the perfect time to plan your garden and lan...
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Spring is in the air and soon something else will fill the air—butterflies. With their graceful movement and astonishing beauty, butterfli...
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Have you ever noticed the large puddles of water that form on the ground's surface when it rains? When you look later, the puddles have drai...
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This article is part one of the spring garden preparation series.
As the days grow longer and the sky less dreary, spring is the ideal ti...
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