Landscaping : publication
Learn how to identify and control aphids, scales, and mites to protect your garden plants from damage and common pest-related issues.
Develop an attractive and useful home landscape with this step-by-step approach. Learn principles to keep in mind, the uses of the three major landscape areas, and how to develop a plan with sketches in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
Learn to select, plant, and care for trees and shrubs suited to your landscape, ensuring health and resilience in varying conditions.
Discover the beauty of herbaceous ornamentals—annuals and perennials that add color, texture, and fragrance to your garden with easy-growing versatility
Trees provide shade, wind protection and visual appeal. Given their value, it is wise to put consideration into their selection, planting and maintenance.
Learn how to enhance lawn and landscape soils by improving structure, drainage, and fertility through soil testing and organic amendments.
This publication offers strategies for using landscape plantings to reduce home energy consumption. It covers the benefits of windbreaks, shade trees, and vegetation placement to enhance energy efficiency.
Create a beautiful, low-maintenance landscape with thoughtful design, proper plant selection, and easy-to-care-for features that suit your space and lifestyle.
Editor’s note
Learn to grow and give back. The Missouri Master Gardener Program trains volunteers in research-based, sustainable home horticulture.
Chapter 11 of the Missouri Master Gardener Core Manual
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Tips on selecting broad-leaved evergreen plants for your landscape, from ideal soil conditions to winter care, enhancing year-round beauty and structure.
Check out some uncommon landscape trees that have a good chance for survival in the Missouri climate.
Learn water-saving techniques for gardening, from drought-tolerant plants to efficient irrigation methods, and create a sustainable, beautiful landscape.
Learn how to design, locate and care for a wildflower garden; and what wildflowers suitable for shaded or sunny locations in Missouri. Tips on collecting native plant seeds and other propagation methods are included in this MU Extension guide.