Plantsman's Guides
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TREES & SHRUBS
- Planting Trees and Shrubs
- Plants usually not damaged by deer
- Watering landscape plantings
- Recommended plants for shade
- Recommended trees and shrubs for privacy screening
- Recommended plants for wet areas
- List of native, N.E. plants for gardens and landscapes
- City-tough plants for the dry shade
- Control of Woolly Adelgid*
- Measurement of nursery plant sizes
- Trees and shrubs for outdoor container planting
- Caring for the Flowering Dogwood
- Natural mulches... benefits
- Control of common pests of ornamental plants*
ROSES
PERENNIALS
- Planting & caring for perennials
- Suggested perennials for shade
- Planting & growing herbaceous evergreen ground covers
- Guide to growing Daylilies
- Guide to hardy Ferns
- Guide to growing Peonies
FRUITS
- Pollination
- Guide to growing Grapes
- Growing hybrid Strawberries
- Planting a strawberry jar*
- Growing Asparagus
- Growing Asian pears*
BULBS
- Amaryllis*
- Forcing bulbs is easy & fun*
- Deer-resistant bulbs
LAWNS
CHRISTMAS
- Live Christmas trees
- Care of Christmas potted plants*
- Keeping a Poinsettia*
CONTAINER GARDENS
- Growing annual flowers in containers
- Growing Bonsai
- Herb and Ivy topiaries
- Planting moss-lined wire baskets and planters
- Growing Cactus
*Available at the Nursery upon request.