Landscaping

Landscape plants do more than beautify our homes and workplaces; they purify our air, reduce stormwater run-off and provide a host of other ecosystem services.  Landscape design, installation, and maintenance involve both art and science.  Landscape principles and practices are constantly evolving and staying current can be a challenge.  Whether you are a professional landscaper or homeowner, Michigan State University Extension’s landscape specialists and educators are your connection to the most up-to-date and reliable information on designing, installing and caring for the environments where we live and work.

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• HOT TOPICMosquito season is here

  May 16, 2013 | Howard Russell | Plenty of snow over the winter and ample spring rains has provided plenty of standing water for developing mosquito larvae.

• Boxwood insect pests

  May 16, 2013 | Howard Russell | Consumers and landscape professionals need to be aware of three important pests that can plague the boxwood shrub.

• Low impact Development: Putting the LID on flooding

  May 15, 2013 | Jane Herbert | Recent flooding serves as a reminder that upstream stormwater management efforts can reduce impacts at home and downstream.

• HOT TOPICPruning spring flowering shrubs

  May 15, 2013 | Bob Bricault | Correct timing of pruning will preserve flowers on shrubs that bloom in the spring.

• HOT TOPICUpdate on winter injury to landscape trees for 2012-13

  May 15, 2013 | Bert Cregg | Winter was long but produced mainly garden variety problems for landscape trees.

• Knowing about fire behavior can protect your home from wildfire

  May 12, 2013 | Russell Kidd | Every spring, homeowners should inspect their property to eliminate hazards that can burn their homes and damage their property from spreading wildfires.

• HOT TOPICPollen cones may be plentiful on conifers in 2013

  May 9, 2013 | Bert Cregg | Stress from 2012 drought likely to result in bumper crop of pollen cones.

• Cicada mania not coming to Michigan in 2013

  May 8, 2013 | Duke Elsner | You’ll have to travel east to witness this remarkable flight of billions of noisy insects, the cicada.

• HOT TOPICTick season is getting under way

  May 2, 2013 | Howard Russell | Ticks are just plain nasty and they are out right now looking for a meal.

• HOT TOPICMulching landscape beds FAQs

  May 2, 2013 | Bert Cregg | As the weather warms and homeowners and landscapers become active, many questions begin to arise when it comes to mulching landscape beds.

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