In Season Quarterly Extension Master Gardener Magazine
Stay up to date with In Season, the Extension Master Gardener quarterly magazine. In Season features important updates from the EMG State Office, highlights of local unit projects, and interviews with horticulture researchers.
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Extension Publications
For a complete list of all Extension publications, please visit: https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/
Selection of Popular Extension Publications:
Master Gardener Program Extension Publications
Creating Inviting Habitats
by Mary Free, Northern Virginia Master Gardener
Fooling Mother Nature: Forcing Bulbs for Indoor Bloom
by George Graine, Fairfax County Master Gardener
by Walter Hussey with the Fluvanna County Extension Master Gardeners
by Phyllis Turner, Bedford Master Gardener
by Ed Rishell, Prince William County Master Gardener
What in the World? International Products at Virginia Farmers Markets
Brenda Lynn, Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener, Green Spring
Wine Making for the Home Gardener
Phyllis Turner, PhD. Bedford Master Gardener
Smart Yard Care Book
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Smart Yard Care: Big Rewards from Small Investments in Stewardship, takes a holistic look at landscaping and home life to promote Firewise practices. The book by Francis J. Reilly, Jr. offers environmentally-friendly alternatives to burning yard waste, including ways to avoid creating it in the first place. Thoughtful homeowners, especially those in Mid-Atlantic States, will find good information to help reduce, reuse, or recycle yard waste, decreasing fuels from around their homes. Debris burning is a major cause of unwanted wildfires and reducing that activity may also help decrease wildfire starts. The handbook provides useful tips on dealing with invasive species and living with wildlife, as well as protecting human homes and landscapes from wildfire.
The book is the culmination of an idea first brought to the Virginia Cooperative Extension of Virginia Tech by Barb Stewart of the National Park Service. She, Stephanie Bushong of the USDA Forest Service and Cindy Frenzel, then with the Virginia Department of Forestry, were looking for environmentally-sensitive ways to help people protect their homes from wildland fire. David D. Close, Virginia State Master Gardener Coordinator, was project director. National Fire Plan funds supported the project through an agreement with the National Park Service Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit. – Information about the Smart Yard Care guide courtesy of the National Park Service website.
Ordering
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