Understanding Integrated Pest Management
Question: I have heard the term “Integrated Pest Management” and think it probably involves environmentally safer methods than treating with… Read More »Understanding Integrated Pest Management
Question: I have heard the term “Integrated Pest Management” and think it probably involves environmentally safer methods than treating with… Read More »Understanding Integrated Pest Management
Creating a backyard forest is a fast-growing movement, inspired in part by the desire to mitigate the effects of global… Read More »Grow a Forest in Your Backyard
Question: I have 15-year-old viburnum that is showing signs of decline, and 80% of the plant looks like it’s dead… Read More »Diagnosing Disease in Viburnums
Piedmont Master Gardener volunteers are reaching out to garden centers, nurseries and other retailers in the Charlottesville-Albemarle County area to… Read More »Find Native Plants at a Retailer Near You
Question: What is the purpose of using a cover crop? Some cover crops are planted at different times of the… Read More »Choosing Cover Crops
Question: I am building a new home and am interested in having a “green roof.” What are the main benefits… Read More »Benefits of Green Roofs
Question: I have several types of hydrangeas and I am confused about when to prune them. One year I pruned… Read More »Pruning Hydrangeas
Question: I’m building a new home and want to incorporate sustainable landscaping in my yard. What factors should I consider… Read More »Sustainable Landscape at Home
Question: We have wild honeysuckle everywhere, especially along our creek. It smells so lovely, but it is growing up into… Read More »Removal of Wild Honeysuckle
We gardeners don’t need a weatherman to know it’s been an abnormally dry year in the Charlottesville area. Federal weather… Read More »Wise Watering in Dry Times