Yard and Garden Cleanup

• Living Christmas Trees: A Long-Lasting Alternative to Cut Trees for the Holidays
• LeaveLeavesAlone.org – “Why to” and “How to” use fall leaves to enrich your lawn and landscape.

Composting

• Composting Tips by Becky Stoughton

Indoor Composting

• The Compost by My Couch: How (and Why) I Started an Odorless Bin at Home (Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, Updated May 8, 2020)

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Cover Crops

Coming Soon!

Soil Testing

• Soil Testing (Video) Sue Makowiecki, Nov. 2020)
• UNH Cooperative Extension Soil Testing Services Information

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Rain Gardens

Coming Soon!

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Integrated Pest Management

• Using Natural and Low-Risk Pesticides in the Garden (UNH Extension Video, 45 min.)
• Weeding Without Glysophosate Leads to Weeding Without Worry (Sue Stefanec, Nov 2019)

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Native Plants

Native Plant Lists and Information

• National Wildlife Federation Native Plant Finder
• Grow Native Massachusetts
• Native Plant Trust
• Town of Pepperell MA Native Plant Guide
• Handout from “Go Natives!” presentation by Sheila Steele, March 2022
• Planting for Pollinators: Establishing a Wildflower Meadow from Seed (UNH Fact Sheet)
• Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Search Tool

Native Plant Sources

• NH State Forest Native Seedling Sale and Ordering Information
• Grow Native Massachusetts Native Plant Sale
• Native Plant Trust’s Nasami Garden Shop
• Handout from “Go Natives!” presentation by Sheila Steele, March 2022

Wildlife Habitat/Pollinator Garden Certification

• University of New Hampshire Extension Pollinator Garden Certification (through University of Maine Extension)
• National Wildlife Federation “Wildlife Habitat” Certification

Drought-Tolerant Plants

Coming Soon!

Invasive Plants and Animals

• UNH Extension Invasive Species page
• New Hampshire Guide to Upland Invasive Species (pdf)
• Jumping Worms Fact Sheet from Cornell University

Ecological Landscaping

• Bird Academy’s Guide to Planning Your Naturescape (from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology)

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• Low Input Lawn Care: 14 ways you can protect the environment from UNH Extension
• Organic Turf FAQs from UNH Extension
• Green Grass & Clear Water (Fact Sheet) from UNH Extension
• Manual for Turfgrass Maintenance with Reduced Environmental Impacts from NH Seacoast Stormwater Coalition

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Tool Selection

Garden Plastic Waste

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General/Miscellaneous

• Seed Saving Tips by Mary Ann Kuhnert [linked document TBD]
• The Great Tree Migration (Link to visual article in Emergence Magazine)
• National Wildlife Federation Wildlife Habitat Certification Information and Checklist
• Pollinator Garden Certification through UNH/UMaine Extension
• Get on the Map! of Homegrown National Park (Non-profit co-founded by Doug Tallamy and Michelle Alfandari to encourage planting of native plants)