Published on 02/18/10

UGA offers free gardening publications online

By Amanda Swennes

If you’re looking for reliable, up-to-date, free information about how to landscape your lawn this spring, which ornamentals, vegetables, native species or herbs to plant or how to compost and mulch, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension likely has a publication that will answer your questions.

The CAES Publications Web site (www.caes.uga.edu/publications) offers more than 200 research-based publications on gardening and landscaping. Another 400 publications cover subjects ranging from how to raise horses, cattle, pigs and chickens to how to control carpenter ants and termites. Below is a list of some of the free online publications that can help you prepare your garden for spring and start planning ahead for summer.

Indoor and Container Gardening

Gardening in Containers: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C787/C787.htm
Gardening in Containers Using Tropical Plants: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1338/B1338.htm
New Trial Tropical Container Gardens: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1361/B1361.html
Growing Indoor Plants with Success: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1318/B1318.htm

Spring Gardening -- Ornamentals

Soil Preparation and Planting Procedures for Ornamental Plants in the Landscape: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B932-w.htm
Care of Ornamental Plants in the Landscape: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1065/B1065.htm
Proper Planting Results in Healthy, Water-Efficient Plants: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C895/C895-3.htm
Environmentally Friendly Landscape Practices: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C967/C967.htm
Landscape Plants for Georgia: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B625/B625.htm
Native Plants for Georgia Part I: Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B987/B987-contents.htm
Native Plants for Georgia Part II: Ferns: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B987-2/B987-2.html
Crape Myrtle Culture: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C944/C944.htm
Rose Culture for Georgia Gardeners: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B671/B671.htm
Selecting and Growing Azaleas: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B670/B670.htm

Spring Gardening – Vegetables and Herbs

Georgia Home Grown Tomatoes: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1271/B1271.htm
Growing Vegetables Organically: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1011/B1011.htm
Home Gardening: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B577/B577.htm
Vegetable Gardening in Georgia: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C963/C963.htm
Herbs in Southern Gardens: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1170.htm
Conversion Tables, Formulas and Suggested Guidelines for Horticulture: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B931/B931.html
Soil Testing for Home Lawns, Gardens and Wildlife Food Plots: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C896/C896.htm

Composting and Mulching

Composting: Recycling Landscape Trimmings: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C981/C981.html
Composting and Mulching: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C816/C816.htm

Landscape Design

Choosing a Landscape Design Professional: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/FS101/FS101.htm
Drawing a Landscape Plan: The Base Map: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/FS103/FS103.htm
Drawing a Landscape Plan: Site Analysis: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/FS104/FS104.htm
Working with a Garden Designer: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/FS102/FS102.htm
Water Saving Tips when Planning a New Landscape: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C895/C895-2.htm

Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Wildlife

Environmental Enhancement with Ornamental Plants: Attracting Birds: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C976/C976.html
Environmental Enhancement with Ornamentals: Butterfly Gardening: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C975/C975.html
Beyond Butterflies: Gardening for Native Pollinators: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1349/B1349.htm
Planting Guide to Grasses and Legumes for Forage and Wildlife in Georgia: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C814/C814.html

Pruning

Pruning Ornamental Plants in the Landscape: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B961/B961.htm
Basic Principles of Pruning Woody Plants: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B949/B949.html

Trees

Trees for the Landscape: Selection and Culture: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubs/PDF/B875.pdf
Fast-Growing Shade Trees: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/L350.htm

Pests

Managing Imported Fire Ants in Urban Areas: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1191/B1191.html
Rats and Mice: Get Them Out of Your House and Yard: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C970/C970.html
Stinging and Biting Pests of People: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C782/C782.htm
Dealing with Nuisance Wildlife: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1248/B1248.html
Using Milorganite to Repel White-Tailed Deer from Flowering Perennials: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C889-1/C889-1.htm
Using Milorganite to Temporarily Repel White-Tailed Deer from Food Plots: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C889-2/C889-2.htm

For more free resources on topics ranging from gardening to raising backyard chickens to managing a dairy herd to getting rid of head lice, visit the Publications Web site at www.caes.uga.edu/publications or contact your county UGA Extension agent by calling 1-800-ASK-UGA1.

Amanda Swennes is a publications editor for the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

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