Virginia Tech Publications website:
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/index.html
Trees and Shrubs:
https://www.plantnovatrees.org/shade-trees
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/426/426-611/426-611.html
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/HORT/HORT-84/HORT-84-PDF.pdf
https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/article/planting-a-new-tree/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9fttug7SlM How to plant a tree video
Native Plants:
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/document/cp-nat-plants.pdf (Coastal plain native plant
list)
https://www.plantnovanatives.org/quick-start-guide Native plant quick start guide
https://dnr.maryland.gov/criticalarea/Documents/chesapeakenatives.pdf
https://vnps.org/native-plant-nursery-list/ Native plant suppliers
https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/?s=native+plants
https://www.plantvirginianatives.org/plant-southeast-virginia-natives
Pests:
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/2902/2902-1101/2902-1101.html Japanese Beetle
https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/extension-gardener-handbook/20-wildlife#moles Info on many pests
https://njaes.rutgers.edu/deer-resistant-plants/
Mulching:
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/pubs_ext_vt_edu/en/426/426-326/426-326.html
https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs099/ Problems with over mulching trees and shrubs
Composting:
https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/HORT/HORT-49/HORT-49-PDF.pdf
Climate Change and Gardening:
https://extension.umd.edu/resources/yard-garden/climate-resilient-gardening/climate-change-
gardening
Raised Bed Gardening:
https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/dos-donts-of-raised-bed-gardening/