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Department of Horticulture

N-318 Ag Sciences Center University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40546-0091

859-257-2909

Fax (Lexington): 859-257-2859
       (Princeton): 270-365-2667 

For questions about home gardening, landscaping or commercial horticulture production, please contact your county extension agent. Click here, then click on your county either on the map or from the list of counties below it. For general undergraduate student information, contact Dr. Rick Durham at (859) 257-3249, or rdurham@uky.edu. For undergraduate student information regarding the Sustainable Agriculture program, contact Dr. Krista Jacobsen at (859) 257-3921, or krista.jacobsen@uky.edu. For graduate student information, contact Dr. Mark Williams at (859) 257-1758, or mark.williams@uky.edu.

 

 

 

  

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    Click here for additional information about diseases in the landscape.
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    Home Composting: A Guide to Managing Yard Wastes (HO-75)
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    Homeowner's Guide to Fungicides (PPFS-GEN-07)
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    How Dry Seasons Affect Landscape Plants (ID-89)
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    Improving Yard and Garden Care (ID-62)
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    Insect Problems
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    Kentucky Pest News
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    Landscape Insects Calendar for Kentucky
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    Pesticides Calculations for Homeowners
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    Submitting Plant Specimens for Disease Diagnosis (PPFS-GEN-09)
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    Understanding and Managing Diseases of Landscape Plants (PPFS-OR-W-8)
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    Wet Feet in the Landscape (PPFS-OR-W-4)
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    Woody Plant Disease Management Guide for Nurseries and Landscapes (ID-88)

Videos

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    IPM in the Home Landscape
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    Plant the Right Tree, in the Right Place
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    Tree Planting

Design

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    Landscape Design With Plants (HO-62)

Fertilization

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    Principles of Home Landscape Fertilization (ID-72)

Turf

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    Brown Patch Disease in Kentucky Lawns (PPFS-OR-T-12)
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    Chemical Control of Turfgrass Diseases (PPA-1)
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    Destructive Diseases Common on Turfgrasses in Kentucky (PPFS-OR-T-09)
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    Disease Management in the Home Lawn (PPFS-OR-T-11)
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    Localized Dry Spot (PPFS-OR-T-5)
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    Low-Maintenance Lawn Care, Stressing Pest Avoidance and Organic Inputs (ID-154)
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    Managing Spring Dead Spot of Bermudagrass (ID-130)
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    Patch Diseases in Kentucky Bluegrass Lawns (ID-122)
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    UK College of Agriculture Turfgrass Science Web site

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