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GARDENING BASICS FRUIT, VEGETABLES & HERBS TREES, SHRUBS & VINES LAWN & TURF HERBACEOUS ORNAMENTALS INSECTS, DISEASES & WEEDS WILDLIFE IN
THE GARDEN
PLANT YOUR LANDSCAPE
Trees, Shrubs, Groundcovers and Vines

T
rees, shrubs, and vines serve many purposes and offer numerous benefits including shade, screening for privacy and windbreaks, and noise reduction. They also provide shelter for a variety of wildlife. Groundcovers can visually define a space or provide texture and color to a landscape. In this section, you'll find useful information on how to select and care for your valuable landscaping plants.
DIAGNOSING PLANT PROBLEMS
Diagnosing Plant Problems Three Categories
 of Plant Problems
Common Plant 
 Problems
UI Publications on 
 Plant Problems
Links for Insect
 Problems
Links for Diseases
Links for
 Physiological
 Problems
PRUNING
Pruning Why Prune?
When to Prune?
Two Basic Types 
 of Pruning Cuts
Location of Pruning
 Cuts
Pruning Tools
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PLANTING
Planting Time of Year to
  Plant
Special Planting
  Needs
Planting
  Instructions
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FERTILIZING
Fertilizing Why Fertilize
  Landscape Trees
Soil Types
Diagnosing
  Nutrient 
  Problems
When to Fertilize
Determining
  Fertilizer
  Quantities
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