{"id":2554,"date":"2012-09-18T09:46:59","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T13:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/?page_id=2554"},"modified":"2022-10-24T15:15:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T19:15:42","slug":"design-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/design-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Landscape Design &amp; Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4794 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/design-maintenance-2.jpg\" alt=\"garden shed and landscaped yard\" width=\"510\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/design-maintenance-2.jpg 510w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/design-maintenance-2-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/design-maintenance-2-105x26.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/design-maintenance-2-317x78.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2014\/09\/design-maintenance-2-423x104.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,510px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Selected Readings and Content<\/h3>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension Bulletins<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Adding a Rain Garden to Your Landscape: Landscapes for Maine\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2702e\/\">Adding a Rain Garden to Your Landscape: Landscapes for Maine<\/a>, Bulletin #2702<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Common Problems in Container Gardens\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2765e\/\">Common Problems in Container Gardens<\/a>, Bulletin #2765<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Debunking Old Gardening Myths -- Caring for Woody Plants in Your Maine Landscape\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2512e\/\">Debunking Old Gardening Myths &#8212; Caring for Woody Plants in Your Maine Landscape<\/a>, Bulletin #2512<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Designing Your Landscape for Maine\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2701e\/\">Designing Your Landscape for Maine<\/a>, Bulletin #2701<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Gardening in Small Spaces\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2761e\/\">Gardening in Small Spaces<\/a>, Bulletin #2761<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Gardening to Conserve Maine's Native Landscape\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2500e\/\">Gardening to Conserve Maine\u2019s Native Landscape: Plants to Use and Plants to Avoid<\/a>, Bulletin #2500<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2513e\/\">Pruning Forsythias in Maine<\/a>, Bulletin #2513<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Pruning Woody Landscape Plants\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2169e\/\">Pruning Woody Landscape Plants<\/a>, Bulletin 2169<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Selecting, Planting, and Caring for Trees and Shrubs in the Maine Landscape\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2366e\/\">Selecting, Planting, and Caring for Trees and Shrubs in the Maine Landscape<\/a>, Bulletin #2366<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5110e\/\">Mosquito Management<\/a>, Bulletin #5110<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/publications\/2160e\/\">Trickle Irrigation: Using and Conserving Water in the Home Garden<\/a>, Bulletin #2160<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5047e\/\">Tick Pest Management Fact Sheet<\/a>, Bulletin 5407<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UMaine Extension Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/feeVCNvGd2s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Prune a Crabapple Tree<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZWdn5xaA2MA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Prune a Forsythia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to Prune a Lilac Bush\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/8jyI4-FLRZc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Prune a Lilac Bush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Pruning Ornamental Trees\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/azANIMQtIkY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pruning Ornamental Trees<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dacf\/php\/pesticides\/yardscaping\/plants\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Yardscaping Links Page<\/a> &#8212; For topics like Pollinators and Plant Selection<\/li>\n<li>Cornell Guides on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardening.cornell.edu\/homegardening\/scenee139.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Growing Flowers<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardening.cornell.edu\/homegardening\/scenee40a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Color in the Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/how-many-plants-will-fill-area\/\">How Many Plants Will Fill an Area?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.umass.edu\/fact-sheets\/guidelines-for-planting-trees-shrubs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massachusetts Extension Guide on Planting Trees and Shrubs in the Landscape<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/mulch-soil-compost\/\">Mulch, Soil, and Compost: Amounts Needed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/usda-plant-hardiness-zone-map\/\">USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map for Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/gardening\/manual\/useful-measurements\/\">Useful Measurements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8212; 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