Virginia Cooperative Extension

Environment and Natural Resources Publications

Looking for publications on lawn care, general horticulture topics, insects, plant diseases, water quality and the environment? The Environment and Natural Resources team of Virginia Cooperative Extension provides the following links for your convenience. Most of our Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Tech publications can now be found on the internet. We suggest viewing and printing the PDF version of a publication when available.

 
Links to Virginia Cooperative Extension Publications:

 

​Gardening Topics	​Growing Fruits and Vegetables
​Pest Management Guide - Home Grounds & Animals	​Pest Management Guide - Field Crops
​Pest Management Guide - Forest Crops ​	​Cook's Gardening Planting Dates

 

Publications on General Gardening Topics:

​Prince William County Plant Hardiness Zone Map	Virginia Plant Hard​iness Zone Map
​Horticultural Best Management Practices	​Habitat Gardening for Birds, Butterflies and Hummingbirds
​Ground Covers Comparison Chart	Lawn Alternatives

 
Publications on Insects and Plant Diseases:
 

Japanese Beetles	Plant Disease Fact Sheets
​Emerald Ash Borer	​

 

Publications on Lawn Care Turf Grass and Soil Testing:

 

VT Turfgrass Publications	Warm Season Turf Calendar / Cool Season Turf Calendar
​Three Options for Fall Lawn Renovation	​Lawn Best Management Practices Lawn Care
​Simple Lawn Care Schedule by the Holidays	​Mulch Out Not Up

 

Weed Identification resources:

 

​Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

 

Turf and Garden Podcasts: Virginia Tech Turf and Garden Podcasts

 

Publications on Trees and Shrubs: Deciduous Tree Pruning Calendar  

 

Virginia Cooperative Extension Tree Care Publications:

 

​Shrub Pruning Calendar	​24 Ways to kill a Tree
​A Guide to Successful Pruning: Stop Topping Trees! Updating	​A Guide to Successful Pruning, Deciduous Tree Pruning Calendar
​A Guide to Successful Pruning, Evergreen Tree Pruning Calendar	​A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Deciduous Trees
​A Guide To Successful Pruning, Pruning Evergreen Trees	​A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Shrubs
​A Guide to Successful Pruning, Shrub Pruning Calendar	A Guide to Successful Pruning: Pruning Basics and Tools​

 

Publications on Water Quality (including well and septic): VT Information Resources for Water Quality

General Information on VCE Programs (Websites):

​Master Gardener Volunteer Program Info (State)	​Virginia Cooperative Extension Website
​​Virginia Cooperative Extension - Prince William	​​Prince William Soil & Water Conservation District

Pesticide Information: Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 
 

Butterflies

 

Rain Barrels

 

VCE Wildlife Fencing

 

Turning Composting - NO SOUND!!

 

Double Dig Video