Lawn, Garden & Home

Bothered by bugs on the homefront? Looking for ways to turn yourthumb – and garden – green? Curious about what you can do toenhance the environment and protect water quality? You’re in luck!The University of Maryland Cooperative Extension has educationalprograms, applied research projects, and lots of information justfor you. Check out the links below to learn more.

Grow it, Eat it!
Maryland's Food Gardening Network
Home and Garden Information Center
Highlights of the HGIC Web Site: Timely Tips (updated frequently), Publications (Online and free to order), Invasive Species Alerts, extensive Links, new timely sections on Cicadas and Sudden Oak Death and our award winning Plant Diagnostic Site.
Environmental Horticulture
Environmental Horticulture refers to the use of greenhouse and nursery plants to improve aesthetics in the human environment.
Delmarva Gardens
Ginny Rosenkranz hosts Delmarva Gardens on Public Access Channel 14 in Salsibury and Wicomico County. Watch past episodes online in streaming video with Real Player.
Master Gardeners
Maryland Master Gardeners are volunteer educators for the University of Maryland who teach the public about safe, effective, and sustainable gardening practices. This site will help you learn about this acclaimed program and find the closest Master Garde.
Integrated Pest Management
Environmentally friendly programs to reduce the use of pesticide while maintaining crop yields and productivity.
Local Master Gardener Pages
Bay-Wise
"Better water quality through smarter gardening"

General Resources

Lawn, Garden & Home Publications

For more information, contact Bob Tjaden

Last updated: 06/25/2009

What do Katie O'Malley, cover crops, and onthefarmradio.com have in common?
Answer: The Grow It Eat It Campaign! Onthefarmradio.com, promotes cover crops and the Grow It Eat It campaign with Katie O'Malley's Kitchen Garden. - posted Nov 19, 2009

MDA features Grow It Eat It in November eNewsletter.
Maryland's 1st Lady Katie O'Malley plants a cover crop in her kitchen garden with the help of Master Gardeners as part of the Grow It Eat It campaign. - posted Nov 17, 2009

General Forestry Course
Interested in learning about the trees in your woodlot, and how to protect them from insects and pests? Are you interested in managing your forest for wildlife? These topics and more are covered in the General Forestry Course. - posted Nov 16, 2009

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