POW Number: 5.K
POW Title: Consumer Horticulture
Available Educational Resources:
4-H Horticulture Project Materials (see the Family Guide to 4H Publications)
Horticulture Judging and Identification, Unit 1 Meet the Plants; Unit 2 Vegetable gardening, Landscape gardening and Indoor gardening; Unit 3 Tree and Shrub project, Perennials, Herbs, Annual Flowers
Green Power in Pennsylvania and Beyond: Current Status of the Green Industry and its Potential for the Future, Dennis Wolnick, 1995
1993-1997 Professional Landscape, Lawn and Tree Care Services, American Nursery Landscape Association at http://www.anla.org/industryinfo/
HortTechnology Journal, April-June, 1995, Horticulture: Meeting the Needs of Special Populations, Virginia polytechnics, Diane Relf and Shery Dorn
The Economic Importance of Greenhouse and Nursery Products and Landscape and Horticultural Service in PA, Martin Shields, Dept. of Ag. Ec.at Penn State University
Gardening With the Elderly, HYG-1642-94 Ohio State University
Wildlife and Agricultural Pesticide Use: A Review for Natural Resource Managers, North Carolina Coop. Ext.
PA Wildlife No. 1, Wildlife-Habitat Relationships, Penn State University
PA Wildlife No. 5, Meadows and Prairies: Wildlife-Friendly Alternatives to Lawn, Penn State University
PA Wildlife No. 6, Attracting Hummingbirds, Penn State University
Diverse Issues newsletter, Peen State Coop . Extension
AGRS-23, Landscaping the Home Grounds
AGRS-25, Woody Ornamental Insect, Mite and Disease Management
AGRS-56, Street Tree Factsheets
AGRS-66, Herbs for the Home Gardener
UJ22 series, Fact sheets on Vegetable Culture and Varieties for the Home Gardener:
Penn State Master Gardener manual
The Penn State Master Gardener Coordinator's Manual
AGIM-207, Landscape Design, Student Manual
NRAES-07, Home Storage of Fruits and Vegetables
NRAES-43, Composting to Reduce the Waste Stream
American Horticulture Society Resource Bulletin on Butterfly Gardens and Gardening
EPA Citizen's Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety
Friends of the garden Horticulture Trial Garden newsletter
1998 Penn State Flower and Vegetable Trial Review
Creating Healthy Landscapes IPM Fact Sheet Series
The Southeast Pennsylvania IPM Research Group
BirdNotes, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Creating a Garden for Birds
Topics in Horticulture Therapy (Hort 780), Dept. of Horticulture, Kansas State University
The IPM Practitioner, Bio-Integral Resource Center, Berkeley, CA
Native Plants in the Creation of Backyard, Schoolyard and Park Habitat Areas, Audubon Council of PA
Pest Resistant Ornamental Plants, Deborah C. Smith-Fiola, Rutgers.
Insects that Feed on Trees & Shrubs, Johnson & Lyon, Cornell.
Diseases of Trees & Shrubs, Johnson & Lyon, Cornell
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, Michael Dirr
Manual of Herbaceous Ornamental Plants, Dr. Steven Still
Buckeye Yard & Garden Line, Ohio State
Garden Notes, Allegheny County Cooperative Ext.
Taylor's Guides.....to Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, etc. for cultural info
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