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Landscape Crop Advisory Team (CAT) Alert newsletter, pest management advice for landscape maintenance, nursery production, turfgrass, Christmas trees, forestry, and the home environment. A rticles and reports written by MSU Extension faculty and field agents. Field staff from the Michigan Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources also contribute information. Current season issues along with searchable archives are available. View mail delivery subscription form. |
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Nursery and Landscape Research Projects and Educational Programs (2000-2003, 2004) |
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Perennial evaluation trials at MSU's Horticultural Demonstration Gardens. 2002, 2003 |
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An MSU IPM publication: A Pocket IPM Scouting Guide for Woody Landscape Plants. |
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NEW web site: Enhancing Biological Control with Native Plants. How to select and grow native plants to attract beneficial insects. |
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Learn more about dogwood anthracnose in this fact sheet from Diagnostic Services: Help Protect Native Flowering Dogwood Stands |
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Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association serves a broad array of businesses. |
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Michigan Green Industry Association offers a "Contractor Search" at no charge to members. Valuable horticultural information, question/answer hotlines and email. |
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Southern Nursery Association website offers proceedings of past research conferences along with a searchable database. Information about nursery-related events and conferences in the Southern states. |
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American Nursery and Landscape Association contains information about membership, the Horticulture Research Institute, and Journal of Environmental Horticulture. |
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International Society of Arboriculture. Membership information, events, plant healthcare information and factsheets along with selected articles from the Arborist's News and Journal of Arboriculture. |
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National Arbor Day Foundation. Various tips and trends related to tree planting including an updated plant hardiness map. |
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Michigan chapters of the Wild Ones and the 2002–2003 edition of the Michigan Native Plants and Seeds Source Guide with a list of native plant species grown by Michigan Native Plant Producers Association (MNPPA) member nurseries. |
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Texas A&M University's listing of many botanical gardens and arboreta, plus plant taxonomy sites. |
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The plant health care page for the Morton Arboretum with weekly reports of diseases and insects around the Chicago area, along with good photos and helpful links to other sites. |
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Morton Arboretum researches practical solutions to the challenges of selecting and maintaining trees and other plants. |
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Chicago Botanic Garden's list of best plants for the Illinois area; cultural tips and plant characteristics along with plant photos. |
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Chicagoland Grows is a unique partnership among the Chicago Botanic Garden, The Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois (OGA) that works with other industry professionals throughout North America to select, evaluate, produce and market new and recommended plant cultivars with proven performance under Northern growing conditions. |
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NC-7 Regional Ornamental Plant Trials emphasize detailed, long-term evaluations of woody plants at a broad range of sites. |
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Michigan Department of Agriculture's pesticide registration database for the State of Michigan. |
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USDA methyl bromide alternatives newsletter. |
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Forestry Images related to tree health and culture. |
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Forest Health Protection. Several forest and tree health on-line publications from the US Forest Service. |
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USDA plants web site with lists of common and Latin names, images, and plant distribution. |
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All-America Selections with information about recent winners, test sites, and display gardens where the plants can be viewed. |
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USDA Agricultural Research Service's searchable database of the noxious weeds in the U.S and Canada. |
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Penn State University weed identification factsheets. |
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Missouri Weeds. Color photos of common weeds, with the most important identification characteristics. Also has keys to use for identifying common weed plants |
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Purdue Landscape and Nursery Thesaurus contains over 6,000 links to horticulture related sites. |
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Purdue University entomology extension publications related to ornamental plants can be downloaded free at this site. |
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University of Conneticuit IPM. How-to information about bridge grafting to repair valuable trees girdled by voles. |
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University of Minnesota's Soil Test Interpretations and Fertilizer Management publication for Lawns, Turf, Gardens, and Landscape Plants. |
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Perry's Perennial Pages for on-line perennial and related horticultural information based in Vermont. Information for the professional grower and home growers of herbaceous perennials. |
