Choosing the Right Landscape Plants: Factors to Consider
Plant selection is one of the most important decisions a gardener, landscaper or designer makes. Learn more about selecting plants in this publication.
Selection
Plants Not Favored by Deer
If deer visit your property, before planting (or replanting), check out this list of trees, shrubs, flowers, herbs, and grasses that deer tend to avoid.
Winter Salt Injury and Salt-tolerant Landscape Plants
Learn to recognize and prevent plant damage caused by deicing salts. Learn about alternatives to rock salt and which plants are salt-tolerant.
Choosing Trees and Shrubs Under Powerlines
This linked website provides information for trees and shrubs suitable under powerlines.
Hardiness Maps
Maps related to cold hardiness zones so you can choose plants that can survive winter in your area.
Planning and Designing Your Home Landscape
This publication explores landscape planning: putting the plan on paper; selecting, placing, and planting trees and shrubs; and maintaining the home grounds.
European Larch, Larix decidua
Not all conifers are evergreen, and larch is one example of a conifer that loses its needles every year. Learn more about Larix decidua in this article…
Concolor Fir, Abies concolor
Native to the western US, concolor fir is a great evergreen tree for the Midwestern landscape. To learn more about concolor fir, read this article…
