Urban Horticulture Institute, Department of Horticulture, Cornell ..."Founded in 1980 with the explicit mission of improving the quality of urban life by enhancing the functions of plants within the urban ecosystem, the Institute program integrates plant stress physiology, horticultural science, plant ecology and soil science and applies them to three broad areas of inquiry. They are:
- The selection, evaluation and propagation of superior plants with improved tolerance of biotic and abiotic stresses, and enhanced functional uses in the disturbed landscape.
Developing improved technologies for assessing and ameliorating site limitations to improve plant growth and development.
- Developing improved transplant technologies to insure the successful establishment of plants in the urban environment. "
DVD publications include such titles as Creating an Urban Forest: The Bare Root Planting Method and Tough Trees for Tough Sites.
Offers a substantial list of links to related websites
The Ohio State University Extension - Urban Programs -" Providing Horticulture Information to Urban Audiences"
The Franklin County office of OSU Extension endeavours to reaches its audience through various methods, including writing articles for the Columbus Dispatch. Two columns appear a week in this publication: "By Extension" which addresses current garden subjects and "Growing Concerns," which is a question-and-answer column for readers. The Columbus Dispatch currently makes these columns available on the Web at http://www.dispatch.com -- scroll down to Your Garden on the left menu. The Dispatch also has an archive of past articles and questions and answers.
SULIS - Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series: U of MN.
"The goal of the SULIS is to provide sustainable landscape information to the public and to the horticulture/landscape industry. By utilizing SULIS concepts, homeowners, business owners and related industry personnel will be able to create outdoor spaces that are functional, maintainable, environmentally sound, cost effective and aesthetically pleasing." Recent topics include:
- Moving and Transplanting Trees with a Tree Spade
- Dividing Perennials
- Sustainable Woody Plant Maintenance
- Zoning and Permits: What You Need to Know as a Designer
- Landscape Design Principles: How Line Forms Dictate Space and Style
- Color Techniques for Landscape Design
University of Wisconsin Urban Horticulture Website
Topics include:Landscape, turf, flowers, fruits & vegetables and pests. Links to related sites. Recent publications include: Wisconsin Garden Facts, Wisconsin Horticultural Update, Monthly Gardening Calendar and Alphabetical Listing of Pest References. Also provides a
complete list of powerpoint presentations and
View information on Phenological Events
University of Illinois Extension-Cook County-Urban Horticulture
Publications include Good Gardening and Gardener's Corner for news on gardening in Northern Illinois and the Garden Discovery Series - A series of six information packed brochures on some of the latest trends in gardening.
Links to amazing web sites by the UI extension department on different aspects of gardening. The one on lawn care, Lawn Talk is a series of 30 fact sheets on lawn care written by Bruce Spangenberg, a horticulture educator with University of Illinois Extension. This website, desacribes grass varieties for every situation right, dealing with shady areas, proper methods of watering and fertilization, etc. It is also visually appealing