Landscape Design & Maintenance
Selected Readings and Content
UMaine Extension Bulletins
- Adding a Rain Garden to Your Landscape: Landscapes for Maine, Bulletin #2702
- Common Problems in Container Gardens, Bulletin #2765
- Debunking Old Gardening Myths — Caring for Woody Plants in Your Maine Landscape, Bulletin #2512
- Designing Your Landscape for Maine, Bulletin #2701
- Gardening in Small Spaces, Bulletin #2761
- Gardening to Conserve Maine’s Native Landscape: Plants to Use and Plants to Avoid, Bulletin #2500
- Pruning Forsythias in Maine, Bulletin #2513
- Pruning Woody Landscape Plants, Bulletin 2169
- Selecting, Planting, and Caring for Trees and Shrubs in the Maine Landscape, Bulletin #2366
- Mosquito Management, Bulletin #5110
- Trickle Irrigation: Using and Conserving Water in the Home Garden, Bulletin #2160
- Tick Pest Management Fact Sheet, Bulletin 5407
UMaine Extension Videos
- How to Prune a Crabapple Tree
- How to Prune a Forsythia
- How to Prune a Lilac Bush
- Pruning Ornamental Trees
Additional Resources
- Maine Yardscaping Links Page — For topics like Pollinators and Plant Selection
- Cornell Guides on Growing Flowers and Color in the Garden
- How Many Plants Will Fill an Area?
- Massachusetts Extension Guide on Planting Trees and Shrubs in the Landscape
- Mulch, Soil, and Compost: Amounts Needed
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map for Maine
- Useful Measurements